Education

A New Look At The Brand Image of Ivy League Universities

Harvard has continued to find itself in the news the last several weeks. First, the Trump administration announced it was blocking about $2.2 billion in funding from the university, with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem later announcing the cancellation of $2.7 million in DHS grants, as well as

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Harvard Launches New Remedial Math Course

Last fall, The Harvard Crimson ran a story called “Harvard Launches New Intro Math Course to Address Pandemic Learning Loss.” It quotes Harvard’s Director of Introductory Math Brendan Kelly, who said that the learning loss students sustained during Covid prompted the university to develop the remedial math course. The course,

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The Education Crisis Trump Needs To Address

The last several weeks have seen a flurry of actions from the Trump administration on education, including the cancellation of contracts and grants, the reduction in force at the Department of Education, and most recently, the executive order to eliminate the department. While many Trump supporters may be cheering his

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The Honesty Gap And The Importance Of NAEP

Last month, the Collaborative for Student Success released its latest “Honesty Gap” analysis, looking at the differences between the shares proficient as measured by state standardized tests and the shares proficient on NAEP. What they found is that in many states, the gaps persist. “If we believe that NAEP is

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Protect NAEP: The Gold Standard For Education Accountability

In today’s Roll Call, The Winston Group’s David Winston writes about NAEP’s critical function in ensuring our education system is on track — and letting us know when it is not. There are reasonable arguments to be made about the size of the federal government and whether certain crucial programs

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