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The Education Exchange: Supreme Court to Weigh Whether Maine Can Exclude Religious Schools
A senior attorney at the Institute for Justice, Michael Bindas, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss…
Blinding Ourselves to America’s Achievement Woes
Much as happened after A Nation at Risk, the U.S. finds itself facing a bleak education…
It’s Time to Dump Deficit-Based Data
As the school year begins, we hear lots of deficit-laden words like “Title I,” “tough,” “low-income,”…
New Polling Shows the K-12 Covid Fights Aren’t Going Anywhere
A 12-year-old boy gets vaccinated in Florida. Parents of a bare majority of children under age…
Why We Can’t Just Shut Up and Teach
It is no easy thing to help high school students become better critical thinkers. Especially now.…
Why We Can’t Just Shut Up and Teach
It is no easy thing to help high school students become better critical thinkers. Especially now.…
Q&A: Selma’s Superintendent Keeps Kids Learning, Even as COVID Rages
In 2017 Dr. Avis Williams came to Selma City Schools as its new superintendent, taking over…
Cognitive Gadgets Theory Might Change Your Mind—Literally
The scientific consensus on human cognition goes something like this: The way we humans function is…
The Education Exchange: Mask-Wearing Mandates Are Based on “Pathetic” Lack of Data, a Johns Hopkins Doctor Warns
A professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Dr. Marty Makary, joins Paul E. Peterson…