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AMERICANGREATNESS (Larry Sand) - Two Winners in Education: Merit Pay and School Choice

The recently released scores from the latest National Assessment of Educational Progress, also known as the nation’s report card, offer little good news. The results […] Source

THEFEDERALIST (Terry Stoops) - 5 Years Post-Covid, Public Middle Schoolers Still Can’t Read Or Do Math

Addressing the “middle school slump” requires a comprehensive strategy that refocuses on the fundamentals of education.

AMERICANTHINKER - Why America still needs positive children’s books

Are we teaching our children criticism and division, or are we leaving them with gratitude, hope, responsibility, and inspiration?

HUFFPOST - Teens' Reading And Math Scores Have Stagnated, U.S. Test Results Show

“We can clearly see that this isn’t just a pandemic story,” said Matthew Soldner, acting commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics.

NPR (Sequoia Carrillo) - After years of declines, young students show gains in reading and math

Unscathed by pandemic-era school closures, the nation's 9-year-olds showed progress in math and reading. It's a different story for 13-year-olds, however.

REDSTATE (Becky Noble) - CA University Professors Discover Students Can't Do Basic Math, Demand Return of Standardized Tests

DAILYCALLER (Lucy Spence) - University Professors Beg For Return Of Standardized Tests As Students Can’t Do Basic Math

'preparation gaps so severe that instructors must re-teach middle school mathematics'

JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Harvard College faculty votes in favor of capping percentage of A's to address grade inflation

A report found that A grades accounted for 40% of all grades in 2015, up from 24% in 2005.

DAILYCALLER (Lucy Spence) - Harvard Faculty Approve Grade Cap As University Faces Soaring Grade Inflation

An “important step”

NYTIMES (Mark Arsenault) - Harvard Caps A’s as Selective Colleges Attack Grade Inflation

Faculty members overwhelmingly approved a limit on the number of top grades they can give to about a fifth of their undergraduate classes.