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Perhaps at no moment in recent American memory has a widespread understanding of civics been more crucial. Yet the portents are ominous.

It’s understandable that many parents are upset about what is being taught in their schools. They should be even more upset about what’s not being taught (at least not effectively):

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Math scores may feel distant from most people’s lives. But a U.S. math deficit raises questions about how the country plans to protect its economic competitiveness and national security.

Boston University Ignition Awards help accelerate the advancement of promising new science and technology.

Bipartisan measure would tie part of a teacher’s evaluation to student growth on standardized tests. Implementing the new assessments would cost millions but backers say it will improve learning by giving teachers the training and support they need to get better.

Its understandable that many parents are upset about what is being taught in their schools. They should be even more upset about whats not being taught (at least not effectively):

This nation’s economic security will be won or lost based on the ability of elementary schools to energize science education. That is because the country is at the start of a massive effort intended to bring semiconductor manufacturing to the Southwest, battery research and development to rural upstate New York and more. It’s an effort […]

It’s understandable that many parents are upset about what is being taught in their schools. They should be even more upset about what’s not being taught (at least not effectively):

From the column: First you help them accumulate knowledge, then understand the why and how of the facts they’ve learned, and then you give them the skills to explain it to others.