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Education And The 2021 Virginia Gubernatorial Election
The votes in Virginia are in, and Republican Glenn Youngkin has defeated Democrat Terry McAuliffe to be the next governor of Virginia. This week, we take a look at the election exit polls and the role education played in the 2021 Virginia gubernatorial election. First, Youngkin succeeded because he was
Who Should Have More Influence On A School’s Curriculum?
Today, voters in Virginia cast their ballots for their next governor, choosing between Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin. As David wrote in his column for Roll Call last week, education has become one of the factors shaping the election, particularly in the wake of McAuliffe’s comment during a
Is the US Becoming the World’s “C” Student?
Given the experience of the pandemic over the last year-and-a-half and the urgent need to confront the challenges it has brought, it can be easy to forget that the U.S.’s education system was experiencing challenges even before the pandemic. Data from the most recent Program for International Student Assessment (PISA)
“Split Decision”: 2020 Presidential Election Analysis
Going into the 2020 November election, Joe Biden enjoyed a sizable lead, according to most media polling. Democrats believed the country was moving toward the left; and that, as a result, the political environment was also moving significantly in their direction. If they could tie Republican Congressional candidates in swing
Voters’ Views on Proficiency
In our last Emerging Issues newsletter, we took a look at the latest data on the learning loss that voters believe has occurred due to the disruptions caused by the pandemic. As we noted, voters clearly believe schools will be facing some level of unfinished learning when students return to
New NAEP 12th Grade Data
In the flurry of headlines that were coming out right before the election, one that might have been missed was the release of the new math and reading achievement data for 12th grade on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Specifically, this week we will analyze the data by