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Many lament the decline in the teaching of civics and history that we are seeing in our schools. According to a recent survey of core curriculums of 1,100 colleges and universities by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni, only 18% of institutions are requiring students to take a course in U.S. history or government.  In another survey, the National Assessment of Educational Progress found that only 24% of eighth-grade students perform at or above proficient level in civics.

 

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) slammed the public school system in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, claiming he does not know how inner-city school teachers received a college degree.

Boylan President Amy M. Ott writes: "Catholic education is more than just taking theology classes or saying a prayer to begin every day."

The group will recommend licensing updates to ensure newly-minted educators understand decades of best practices and reading science.

Trenace Dorsey-Hollins is on a mission. The mother of two daughters and one stepson wants parents across her hometown of Fort Worth to know exactly how well...

The human brain is hard-wired for spoken language, but we are not born with the natural ability to read. The skills that lead students to become competent, lifelong readers must be explicitly and systematically taught at a young age with ample opportunity for practice and improvement. Nearly half of Pennsylvania’s

A recent study charting the results of nearly 400,000 IQ test samples shows that Americans’ IQs have actually been dropping since 2006.

A former Baltimore teacher and home educator mom pulled her youngest of her three children from public school to avoid classroom politicization and bias.

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