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  • New Republic Writer: Blue and Red States Should Go Their Own Ways

    New Republic Writer: Blue and Red States Should Go Their Own Ways0

    Nearly a week ago in The New Republic, writer Kevin Baker penned an open letter stating that blue and red states should breakup.  In the letter, addressed to “Red State Trump voters,” Baker spends about 4,700 words making an intellectual case for progressivism, insulting people who live in West Virginia and rural Arkansas, and explaining why

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  • New Report: Teacher Evaluation Systems Still Not Removing Bad Teachers

    New Report: Teacher Evaluation Systems Still Not Removing Bad Teachers0

    It’s been said time and again that having a good teacher is the primary determiner of whether or not a child will succeed in school. Parents and school boards in the era of the one-room schoolhouse likely recognized this, and were quick to remove poor teachers from their midst. But in modern times—due in part

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  • New Report: Preschool Benefits Not Supported by Evidence

    New Report: Preschool Benefits Not Supported by Evidence0

    As state legislative sessions kick into high gear for 2016, it’s inevitable that some lawmakers will suggest implementing a universal Pre-K plan. This is because universal pre-K has become the silver bullet with which politicians try to lift the masses out of poverty while simultaneously improving academic performance in the public schools. But before politicians

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  • New Report: Evidence for Pre-K is Sketchy at Best

    New Report: Evidence for Pre-K is Sketchy at Best0

    A couple months ago, the Brookings Institution came out with a paper questioning the evidence on pre-K’s effectiveness. As author Dale Farran noted: “The proposition that expanding pre-K will improve later achievement for children from low-income families is premature. Premature as well is the presumption that solid research exists to guide the content and structure

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  • New Report Shows Stunning Success of Apprenticeship Programs

    New Report Shows Stunning Success of Apprenticeship Programs0

    The average American college student graduates with $30,000 in debt, and the cost of college has more than doubled since 1985 even after accounting for inflation. Unfortunately, due to a lack of other options, many students feel forced into this expensive system even when they can’t afford it or don’t really need a traditional college

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  • New Report Shows How Congress Has Screwed Over Young People

    New Report Shows How Congress Has Screwed Over Young People0

    We already knew that the budget deficit will hit a record-breaking $3.3 trillion this year as the federal government continues to run up debt in response to the COVID-19 crisis. Yet a new report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) shows that we aren’t just facing a short-term spike in deficits. We’re on an

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