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Roll Call: The economic challenge facing Republicans
In today’s Roll Call, the Winston Group’s David Winston writes about how Republicans’ and Trump’s advantage on economic issue handling are beginning to slip, and how Republicans need to refocus on the issue that won them the election — inflation. In the last election, voters preferred Republicans to handle inflation by 12 points. That margin has now dropped to 3 percent, but not because Democrats improved. In the post-election survey, they were at 40 percent,
Latest Posts
Harvard Launches New Remedial Math Course
Three Things We Are Seeing In Our New Survey Data On Tariffs
The Education Crisis Trump Needs To Address
Tuesday’s Special Elections In Context
The Honesty Gap And The Importance Of NAEP
Policy and Politics
Tuesday’s Special Elections In Context
As we watched Tuesday’s coverage of the special election, it seemed that the media was poised for the storyline that Democrats are back. The Wisconsin Supreme Court win was a plus for Democrats, but it is hardly a sign that Democrats’ problems are behind them. As Republicans have learned the
7 Key Facts From the 2024 Election
It was a new day in Washington as Trump returned to the White House and Republicans have control of the Senate and House. In light of the inaugural events, here is a recap of seven must-know facts from the 2024 election: For more election insights, see our 2024 post election report.
The Battle For Free Speech Is On
Meta has announced a change to their content moderation policies, admitting previous policies have gone too far and fact checkers “have destroyed more trust than they created.” Mark Zuckerberg called the recent election a “cultural tipping point towards once again prioritizing speech.” Nowhere is the battle over free speech more intense than in higher education,
Three Things We Are Seeing In Our New Survey Data On Tariffs
Tariffs have rocked the markets this week, and we are nowhere close to a resolution. From our new survey for Winning the Issues (April 8-10), here are three things we are seeing so far: 1. The economic impact is widely felt. One of the rationales of the White House has been that
A Look At Federal Tax Revenues
As the tax debate progresses, we will hear more about federal tax revenues, and the extent to which current levels of revenues are sufficient or if tax increases are needed. Democrats are saying that Republican tax cuts have deprived the federal government of needed revenues. Let’s take a look at
The Challenge Trump Still Faces On The Economy
The Winston Group’s David Winston is quoted in an article in today’s Wall Street Journal about President Trump’s address to Congress last night. Read the full piece here.
Harvard Launches New Remedial Math Course
Last fall, The Harvard Crimson ran a story called “Harvard Launches New Intro Math Course to Address Pandemic Learning Loss.” It quotes Harvard’s Director of Introductory Math Brendan Kelly, who said that the learning loss students sustained during Covid prompted the university to develop the remedial math course. The course,
The Education Crisis Trump Needs To Address
The last several weeks have seen a flurry of actions from the Trump administration on education, including the cancellation of contracts and grants, the reduction in force at the Department of Education, and most recently, the executive order to eliminate the department. While many Trump supporters may be cheering his
The Hechinger Report: NAEP, the Nation’s Report Card, was supposed to be safe. It’s not
Jill Barshay of The Hechinger Report cited the Winston Group’s David Winston’s recent column for Roll Call on the importance of the National Assessment of Education Progress: Other supporters of the test are making their case in the media. William Bennett, education secretary under former President Ronald Reagan, penned an open
Roll Call: The economic challenge facing Republicans
In today’s Roll Call, the Winston Group’s David Winston writes about how Republicans’ and Trump’s advantage on economic issue handling are beginning to slip, and how Republicans need to refocus on the issue that won them the election — inflation. In the last election, voters preferred Republicans to handle inflation
Roll Call: The Democratic Party owns Joe Biden’s policy fails
The Winston Group’s David Winston in today’s Roll Call writes that Democrats should consider a different playbook moving forward. Many Democrats, especially those in the progressive wing, believe they lost because they didn’t go far left enough. They couldn’t be more wrong, and that thinking has put the Democratic Party
Protect NAEP: The Gold Standard For Education Accountability
In today’s Roll Call, The Winston Group’s David Winston writes about NAEP’s critical function in ensuring our education system is on track — and letting us know when it is not. There are reasonable arguments to be made about the size of the federal government and whether certain crucial programs