U.S. Kids Are Falling Behind Their Global Counterparts I have previously blogged about the failures of K-12 education in the U.S. The most recent National Assessment of Educational Progress, known as The Nation’s Report Card, found that barely a quarter or less of students are proficient in reading, and even less are proficient in math, geography, and […]
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Measuring Academic Achievement May Be Easier Said Than Done I’ve been reading a lot about Harvard controlling the number of students who are awarded an ‘A’ grade. It seems too many are receiving that grade. A proposed cap on grading has students up in arms. Harvard’s faculty will vote next week on a proposal to
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Federal Funding of Universities and DEI Programs Under Attack Last week I blogged about the accomplishments and questionable actions by President Donald Trump during his first 100 days in office. I did not tackle the question of the fairness of cutting federal funding to the elite and other universities because of the way they oversaw student behavior
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