Michigan: high absenteeism, low test scores. Indiana: low absenteeism, high test scores.

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You can't count on your kid getting a brilliant teacher. But if the school has a good, well structured curriculum, it doesn't require a brilliant teacher, just an average dedicated one.

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Now you just need to finish high school with a 2.5 GPA to be automatically admitted to 16 California State University campuses: no SAT, essay, or application required. Lowering standards may get more butts in seats but does not assure good outcomes. ocregister.com/2025/11/10/is-…

The UC San Diego professors who wrote the bombshell report on the collapse of their students' college-readiness deserve credit for saying aloud what the K-12 education establishment will not: we are setting students up to fail. My latest for AEIdeas American Enterprise Institute aei.org/education/a-sa…

The story out of UC San Diego, that a far-too-high number of students don't even have lower or middle school writing and math skills, exposed the national embarrassment of our public school system. Changes are needed. Now. My column in Friday's New York Post: nypost.com/2025/11/13/opi…

This young man just posts videos about the classic books he’s reading and what he loves about them. Seeing young people light up over the depth and wisdom found in great literature is the best. 🎥: IG - chriskindareads

I just visited a shop class in Great Falls, Montana where high school students are building houses for people who need a place to call home. Let that sink in for a moment. High schoolers in Great Falls Montana, under the guidance of an excellent shop instructor and lots of

Many students are sold a lie that learning should feel pleasurable, and when that's not their experience, the cognitive dissonance eats them alive. It's like someone signs up for strength & conditioning at a gym and the trainer tells them that they should feel pleasure doing

The CEO of Ford Motor Company has 5,000 mechanics jobs he can't fill, even at $120G. Says we need trade schools. We have CTE, but that doesn't stand for "Can't Take Exams." You still need to be good at math and reading. New from yours truly for New York Post nypost.com/2025/11/14/opi…

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This is crazy. "In a survey of American teenagers by the nonprofit Common Sense Media, one-fourth admitted they had seen pornographic content during the school day. Almost half of that group saw it on a school-issued device." nytimes.com/2025/11/16/opi…

🚨 BREAKING: Chicago Public Schools has infuriated parents after being caught spending MILLIONS on luxurious travel worldwide despite horrendous performance from students. Principal-booked Vegas Suite Hawaii "professional" trip 15 staff trips abroad And yet: over 43% of

So much of what we call reading comprehension failure is basically disguised vocabulary failure. Struggling kids don't need to be taught to "find the main idea", they need to be taught more words. And explicitly. Reading Marzano's book on vocab and I'm fascinated by this table.

Returning education to the states does not mean the end of federal support for education. It simply means the end of a centralized bureaucracy micromanaging what should be a state-led responsibility.

There's a reason we don't teach "discovery-based swimming." We understand the risks outweigh the reward. That we abide it in schools suggests that we really don't think the stakes are very high. (h/t: Anna Stokke ) bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

This piece by Chad Aldeman is excellent and the data devastating. If your child is behind early in reading Do. Not. Wait. (Or let their school tell you to take your time). The odds of catching up narrow every year. chadaldeman.com/p/do-not-wait?…