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How Do State Standards Map To NAEP Standards?
Earlier this month, the National Center for Education Statistics released the preliminary findings of its state/NAEP standards mapping study. For this initial research while the full report is prepared, researchers analyzed the shares of students reaching proficient on each state’s annual math and reading assessments and identifies the corresponding NAEP
Senate Battleground Maine: The Secret To Success For Susan Collins
In the first of our Discussion Points Podcast Battleground episodes, we are spotlighting the Senate race between Susan Collins and Troy Jackson. (Link here to Episode 7: Senate Battleground Maine: Can Susan Collins Win Re-Election Again?) The current environment is challenging in a state like Maine, but this is something Collins
The Wall Street Journal: The Republican Party Is Losing Its Edge With Voters on the Economy
The Winston Group’s David Winston was recently featured in an article from The Wall Street Journal about cost-of-living worries and how the preference for Republicans to handle economic issues has started to slip. If Democrats win by double digits among independents and can sustain leads on the economy, a Blue
With El-Sayed On The Ticket, Is Michigan A Slam Dunk For The GOP?
Abdul El-Sayed has achieved another win for the left over the Democratic establishment. Even with his far left beliefs, Republicans shouldn’t assume this race is a slam dunk. In 2024, Republicans thought Mike Rogers — a top quality candidate — would beat Elissa Slotkin in an environment of Biden’s unpopularity.
Roll Call: Will El-Sayed Play In Pontiac Come November?
In his latest column for Roll Call, The Winston Group’s David Winston writes about Tuesday’s Democratic Senate Primary in Michigan and what Abdul El-Sayed’s narrow win over establishment-supported Haley Stevens may mean for the general election in November. This was certainly not the comfortable victory that the surveys predicted. Now,
Where Is The Political Will On Education? Part 2
At the end of last week, philanthropist and former NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg took to the virtual pages of Bloomberg with an op-ed with a straightforward thesis: “We can’t fix America’s schools without data.” The piece is a full-throated defense of using assessment data to help improve our nation’s public schools, and of