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Steven F. Wilson

Steven F. Wilson is a senior fellow at the Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research and the author of “The Lost Decade: Returning to the Fight for Better Schools in America.” He previously founded Ascend Learning, a network of tuition-free, liberal arts charter schools.

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‘Social justice’ education has been harming the children it needs to help, but cutting off funds to schools is not the answer

Steven F. Wilson 5.13.2025
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For both classroom and computer learning, content matters

Steven F. Wilson 1.25.2012
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