Category Archives: reading

Do We Still Need Public Schools?

Posted on 22 April, 2022 by Sandra Stotsky

Sandra Stotsky, April 2022 Do we still want a chief policy maker in in the Department of Education with little classroom teaching experience beyond grade 5 who has never administered a middle or high school? No particular ethnicity or race … Continue reading →

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Academic Fitness

Posted on 6 October, 2020 by Will Fitzhugh

A few years ago I was at a conference of a few hundred History/Social Studies educators, consultants, etc. at the Center for the Study of the Senate in Boston. I was introduced, as The Concord Review and I had recently … Continue reading →

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K-12 is a land of mystery

Posted on 29 May, 2020 by Bruce Price

Bruce Dietrick Price* For those who enjoy a good puzzle, K-12 education is more intellectually entertaining than most people imagine. Classrooms are full of convoluted theories and mystifying methods. Probably the teachers themselves can’t explain the reasoning behind approaches that … Continue reading →

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Romanian officials’ nonchalant reaction to 2018 PISA results

Posted on 19 December, 2019 by Juan Martinez

Juan A. Martinez Constanta, Romania Two Romanian officials have reacted publicly to the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results. They appear to be unfazed by the results. This is atypical for persons responsible for national education quality. Their … Continue reading →

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