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Student catch-up initiative similar to vetoed 2021 Republican plan

It is now clear that two years of unnecessarily long public school shutdowns have produced a massive learning loss.

Florida is ranked first in a new Heritage Foundation survey in the areas of education choice, academic transparency, low regulations on schools, and a high return on investment for taxpayer spending on education. Columnists from the Heritage Foundation explain why.

The pandemic further derailed science education and the implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards in many California schools.

Florida’s now 2nd in overall K-12 education. Yes, second. That includes having the best performance derived from school choice, remote learning and a tie for first with teacher performance.

The study from the National Center for Education Statistics shows that for 4th grade students, assessments scores in both reading and math dropped in two years.

When President Lyndon Johnson signed the Elementary and Secondary Education Act into law in 1965, he vowed the unprecedented new federal intervention in K-12 education would “bridge the gap between helplessness and hope” for “educati

Well, it wasnt just Arkansas, was it?

The soul of this country is at stake. That’s one Joe Biden’s right about.

Third graders who spent most all or most of second grade learning remotely were more likely to be eligible for retention.