March 3, 2026
Degraded Schools
Nat Malkus, a senior fellow in education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, oversees the Return to Learn Tracker, which monitors chronic absenteeism in U.S. schools. His latest report, released in early February, includes data from 39 states and Washington, DC. He states that after reaching a high of 29 percent in the 2021–22 […]
March 2, 2026
State Education Standards Should Matter More
In the United States, education is primarily under the purview of the states. Although the federal government has taken a larger role since the creation of the Department of Education in 1979 and the passage of laws like No Child Left Behind in 2002, education pedagogy generally remains under the sole discretion of state entities. […]
February 20, 2026
Socialism In Our Schools — In The Tank Podcast #527
The Heartland Institute in its In The Tank Podcast covers socialism in our schools—how bad it really is—and how to counter it.
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