Public Education
Analysts: New York skews reading, math scores to create ‘illusion’ of improved student performanceNew York State is skewing reading and math proficiency rates to make K-12 schools appear more effective, according to a recent policy analysis. On Aug. 11, the New York State… Read More
Opinion
The great grade giveaway(The Daily Signal) – You get an A! And you get an A! On campuses this fall, some students might feel like they’ve wandered into their own Oprah episode, except… Read More
Opinion
How family structure leads to academic success(The Daily Signal) – In 1965, the late Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan wrote: “The role of the family in shaping character and ability is so pervasive as to be easily overlooked. Read More
Public Education
ACT trims test in bid to make it easier, less expensive for students to finishACT Education Corp has announced “enhancements” to the ACT college entrance test in a bid to reduce the cost of the test and allow students more… Read More
Public Education
Atlanta professor allegedly fired for refusing to inflate grades at an HBCUA former economics professor at Atlanta’s Spelman College alleges he was fired after he refused to inflate grades in an econometrics class. Spelman, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU)… Read More
Culture
Over 90% of gender studies majors at Ivy League university received A’s(Daily Caller News Foundation) – An Ivy League report revealed that over 90% of women and gender studies majors receive A grades, according to Yale Daily News. The proportion of… Read More
Public Education
Blue state students hit with significant grade inflation during pandemic, study shows(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Washington state K-12 students suffered significant grade inflation during the COVID-19 pandemic, raising concerns that learning loss may have had a larger effect in the… Read More