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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

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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.

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Roll Call: Trump’s big bang approach to Day 1

In today’s Roll Call, The Winston Group’s David Winston covers Trump’s first day in office. Beyond the pardons, as Inauguration Day progressed, the contrast between the policies of Biden and Trump was astonishingly obvious. After four years of bad decisions, Trump sent a clear signal that a new sheriff was

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The Battle For Free Speech Is On

Meta has announced a change to their content moderation policies, admitting previous policies have gone too far and fact checkers “have destroyed more trust than they created.” Mark Zuckerberg called the recent election a “cultural tipping point towards once again prioritizing speech.” Nowhere is the battle over free speech more intense than in higher education,

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The Big Change For Congressional Republicans In 2025

For the past four years, Republicans’ main focus has been defining Democrats and Biden policies. The communications and policy environment is about to dramatically change in the new Congress as Republicans now have the White House, Senate and House. This means that the focus can no longer be on Biden

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