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What we're reading this week: August 25, 2022

The Education Gadfly
8.25.2022
  • The Great Recession baby bust and the Covid-19 pandemic led federal statisticians to predict enrollment declines in almost every state by 2030. —Matthew Ladner
  •  Research-backed reading curricula and higher standards are needed to reverse years of learning loss cause by bad education policy and Covid-19 restrictions on schools. —Jeb Bush
  • After being shut out in statewide elections for over a decade, California’s Republican party is shifting tactics and recruiting candidates for local school board races. —CalMatters
  • Having launched just 18 months ago, parent advocacy group “Moms for Liberty” now has 200 chapters with 100,000 members and is making its influence felt in local school board politics. —USA Today
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