Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson faced active efforts to dissuade him from his lofty goals in the world of science from the people who should have supported him the most. What about other students who face the tyranny of lowered expectations?
What do the education-policy world and the sports world have in common? For one, Americans are rabidly passionate about both.
The Thomas B. Fordham Institute is thrilled to welcome Robert Pondiscio as our senior fellow and vice president for external affairs, effective today. Here's his first of many posts he will pen as a member of the Fordham Institute team.
COMMON COREA nine-year-old struggling with New York City’s new math curriculum highlights challenges in Common Core implementation. (New York Times) THIRD-GRADE READING
