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Education reform in red versus blue states
Is the conventional wisdom right that both parties have abandoned education reform? The evidence indicates that it’s mostly fair when it comes to Democrats, but not so fair when it comes to the GOP—at least if we look beyond Washington to the states.
Michael J. Petrilli 1.9.2025
NationalFlypaper
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State High School Exit Exams: A Challenging Year
Martin A. Davis, Jr. 8.23.2006
NationalBlog
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Shop 'til you drop
8.23.2006
NationalBlog
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Implementing Value-Added Assessment: Challenges and Opportunities
Deborah Owens Fink 8.22.2006
NationalBlog
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Education Funding Follies
Quentin Suffren 8.22.2006
NationalBlog
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Dayton's Children Making Gains in Reading and Math
Terry Ryan 8.22.2006
NationalBlog
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A Promise Made
Quentin Suffren 8.22.2006
NationalBlog
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ACT National and State Scores
8.16.2006
NationalBlog
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Reform of higher ed dead?
8.16.2006
NationalBlog
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Bloomberg and Bush: Bring it (national standards) on!
8.16.2006
NationalBlog
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March of the pessimists
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 8.16.2006
NationalBlog
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High-Quality Charter Schools at Scale in Big Cities
8.16.2006
NationalBlog
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Conversations about God
Martin A. Davis, Jr. 8.16.2006
NationalBlog