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Brookings Experts Wonder Why Early Childhood Ed Isn’t Working
Ron Haskins of the Brookings Institution wondered why “children who participated in Tennessee’s statewide pre-K program had worse attitudes toward school and poorer work habits than children who didn’t.” Haskins co-authored a policy brief (entitled…
From Basketball to the Science Fair
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and founder of FIRST Dean Kamen discussed the importance of implementing STEM (Science, technology, engineering, and math education in America)to redirect kids’ passions from competing with basketballs to competing with robots….
Study: Bernie Sanders’ Free College Plan would Benefit the Rich, Not the Poor
A study by the left-leaning Brookings Institute found that Bernie Sanders’ free college tuition plan would benefit the rich and not the poor. Photo by origamidon Photo by origamidon
Charter Schools are Taking Off
At least one form of very productive education disruption is growing exponentially. “Parents can choose public schools for their children in 55 percent of the nation’s largest school districts, more than double the percent…
Religious Progressives’ Future
At the Brookings Institute, a center-left think tank, Washington Post contributor E.J. Dionne, theological professor Gary Dorrien, and Columbia University professor Dorian Warren discussed the future of religious progressives in American society and how it…