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Roll Call: The nation’s report card hits crisis level
The Winston Group’s David Winston writes about the latest NAEP scores in today’s Roll Call: The NAEP results are beyond sobering. The tests found that 40 percent of the country’s fourth graders and a third of eighth graders were “below basic” in reading, incapable of understanding even the central idea
Newt Gingrich: The Republican Budget Opportunity
Newt Gingrich cites our new survey numbers in his commentary today: The Winston Group made a series of important findings after running focus groups and a survey of 1,200 registered voters in January: “1.) Inflation was the construct by which people viewed the economy and taxes. As a result, the most important
The 2025 Tax Wars Begin: New Research on Taxes and Debt
The new year kicks off the tax wars on Capitol Hill, with the TCJA individual tax provisions set to expire at the end of 2025. We have new research on taxes and the debt (a series of focus groups and a national survey of 1200 registered voters conducted January 7-10).
What Do The Latest NAEP Data Say About Learning Loss?
Early this morning, the results of the highly anticipated 2024 NAEP were released. The results in a nutshell: student achievement is not back to its pre-pandemic levels, with reading scores especially posting declines and the lowest-performing students continuing to struggle the most. “The news is not good,” said Peggy Carr, NCES Commissioner. “This
How To Get Students To Think Like Scientists
On his new Substack, “The Next 30 Years: The Future Of Education Reform,” Robert Pondiscio has a new piece on the importance of content-specific knowledge for building skills like critical thinking. “You want students to ‘think like a scientist’ instead of studying science?” he asks. “You can’t.” He continues, There
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.