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A reboot of the Institute of Education Sciences? Time will tell.
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 2.8.2024
NationalFlypaper
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Grading standards and student effort: Short-run versus long-run effects
Adam Tyner, Ph.D. 11.9.2023
NationalFlypaper
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#894: The victims of grade inflation, with Tim Donahue
Tim Donahue, Michael J. Petrilli, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., David Griffith 11.1.2023
NationalPodcast
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#893: When to hold kids back, with Umut Özek and Louis Mariano
Umut Özek, Louis T. Mariano, Michael J. Petrilli, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., David Griffith 10.25.2023
NationalPodcast
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Students’ ignorance of U.S. history and civics remains a national embarrassment
Robert Pondiscio 9.28.2023
NationalFlypaper
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#884: Texas takes over Houston’s schools, with William McKenzie
William McKenzie, Michael J. Petrilli, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., David Griffith 8.22.2023
NationalPodcast
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Virginia leads the way on conservative education reform
Daniel Buck 8.3.2023
NationalFlypaper
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#877: Don’t overpromise on learning loss, with Jim Peyser
James Peyser, Michael J. Petrilli, Adam Tyner, Ph.D. 7.5.2023
NationalPodcast
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History and civics scores still falling, reports NAEP
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 5.4.2023
NationalFlypaper
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“A Nation at Risk” still has a message for today, forty years later
Bruno V. Manno, Chair 4.28.2023
NationalFlypaper
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Georgia’s laudable addition of Great Works to its English standards
Mark Bauerlein 4.14.2023
NationalFlypaper