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America's Math Collapse: Harvard Institutes Remedial Math
American Spectator | April 17, 2025 | Lance Izumi

America’s amazing technological achievements, such as SpaceX’s recent rescue of stranded astronauts, mask the death spiral of math learning in the U.S., which has reached an ignominious low with Harvard’s decision to offer remedial math.

On the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress math exam, 73 percent of eighth graders nationwide taking the test failed to score at the proficient level.
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To Save Medicaid, We Have To Cut It
National Review | Sally C. Pipes | April 16, 2025

Medicaid costs taxpayers nearly $900 billion a year. That figure is on track to exceed $1 trillion by the end of this decade.

The entitlement is growing faster than the economy. That kind of growth is unsustainable — and risks shredding the safety net for those who need it most.
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May Revised Budget Should Play It Safe
Spending Watch | Wayne Winegarden | April 15, 2025

The imposition of tariffs at the national level has put all states, including California, in a more difficult financial position. Unless there are drastic changes soon, California’s fiscal position is likely to be significantly more tenuous than the Governor’s January Budget assumed.

Given these risks, the Governor should emphasize greater expenditure control in the May Revision. The alternative is to raise taxes during an anemic economy. Such a policy will further weaken economic growth to the detriment of Californians’ wellbeing.

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