MIT Reinstates SAT and ACT Tests for Admission
MIT reinstates SAT and ACT tests for admission. Below is a thread by Prof. Kathryn Paige Harden describing the research behind this decision. Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Education issues
Christina Pushaw on Critical Race Theory
Christina Pushaw is an excellent investigative journalist. And does she ever have things to say about Critical Race Theory. Continue Reading →
Just Say No to Woke Math
California is dumbing down the math curriculum. Williamson Evers and I have written about this. Summarizing both, “just say no to woke math.” Continue Reading →
Parents Defending Education
Every parent concerned about the ongoing decline in the quality of K-12 public education should consider joining Parents Defending Education. Continue Reading →
California Has Proposed New Math Standards
The apparent aim of these guidelines is to make California’s performance in the National Assessment of Educational Progress even worse. Continue Reading →
Two Plus Two Equals Five
If two plus two equals five, the bridge will fall down. Or the experiment may blow up in your face. This applies to many fields of study. Continue Reading →
Preschool to Prevent Entry by Charter School Boards
Public school boards are preventing charter school boards from access to these students. We can use game theory to analyze how public school boards use preschool to prevent entry by charter school boards. Continue Reading →
Just What the CSU Needs: Mandatory Ethnic Studies
The purpose of this article is to explain why AB 1460 should never become law. It is just what the CSU needs: mandatory ethnic studies Continue Reading →
A New Record for the U.S. High School Graduation Rate
roughly half of states now offer multiple diplomas. Some are rigorous, but some aren’t. Also in many places, he says the high school graduation exam is a really low bar. Some states have dropped it altogether. Scores on the test known as the Nation’s Report Card suggest Cohen’s concerns are well-founded. Last year, high school seniors scored on average lower in reading than they did in 1992. Continue Reading →
Schools Require Parent Participation
Charter schools are legal in California. The state education code as well as voter-passed propositions, have consistently shown broad public support for them. There are rules about the types and amounts of support a local school district must give each charter. Instead of fighting charter schools, perhaps folks should consider the model advanced by San Carlos. That town (where I once lived) has basically turned their entire school system into charter schools. Continue Reading →