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Why Are Student Test Scores Plunging? Look at Politicized Education
Real Clear Education | October 14, 2022
Lance Izumi & Wenyuan Wu
Recent national student test scores showed a massive decline in learning in reading and math. This achievement implosion has several explanations – one is the increasing politicization of classroom instruction, which is reducing rigor and diverting attention from improving students’ foundational knowledge and skills.
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Hospitals are still hiding costs
Washington Examiner | Sally Pipes
October 16, 2022
Hospitals aren’t complying with a nearly 2-year-old federal rule requiring them to publish their prices, according to new research ([link removed]) from PatientRightsAdvocate.org.
Their willingness to flout the law is understandable. They make more money when people don’t know how much the medical services they consume cost. But patients and payers shouldn’t stand for this intransigence. It’s depriving us of information we could use to foster competition among healthcare ([link removed]) providers — and ultimately secure better care at a lower cost.
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How Congress Can Improve Education
Right by the Bay | Lance Izumi
October 14, 2022
Whatever the results of the midterm elections, the new Congress will face many old problems, especially in education. Yet, despite the seemingly intractable nature of these problems, there are important actions that Congress can take to meet the needs and concerns of parents and their children.
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