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Left-leaning media outlets and Democratic politicians repeatedly criticized former President Trump for wanting to reopen schools, and claimed it was unsafe.

A new assessment purports that reading and math scores for 9-year-old students declined during the COVID-19 pandemic, a period that reportedly negatively impacted student behavior and performance due to remote learning arrangements.

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

The declines hit all regions of the country and affected students of most races. But students of color saw some of the steepest decreases.

Math and reading scores for America’s 9-year-olds fell dramatically during the first two years of the pandemic, according to a new federal study.

Trends in U.S. education are better than recognized. Gaps between white students and students of color have closed, as has the socioeconomic one.

“The beatings will continue until morale improves” is a rather familiar quip of unknown origin.  Two recent news stories remind of just how apt the saying

A strong national defense depends on a well-supported military. Members of the armed services and their families are the most important resource the U.S. has in terms of national defense. Individuals who have served deserve to be well-served through education opportunities for themselves and their children that enable the pursuit of life and career goals.

For years, education reformers have struggled to find strategies toimprove opportunities for disadvantaged children and eliminate theachievement gap between minority students and their peers.  OnCapitol Hill, decades of new programs and increased governmentspending on education have failed to achieve significantimprovement. 

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