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Dear Colleague,
Welcome back. We are excited to share the latest from The Heritage Foundation’s Center for Education Policy.
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The Daily Signal, Lindsey Burke
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In a predictable, yet shocking outcome, the latest scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress record the biggest decline in math ever recorded. "Student scores declined more on average in states where remote learning was more prevalent," writes Lindsey Burke.
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ReimagineED, Jonathan Butcher
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In Illinois, data from 2019—before the pandemic—finds that the percentage of third graders reading at grade level in some districts was in the single digits. "Some still appear to be interested in 'getting and spending,' though, at the expense of education’s power to give students hope for the future," Jonathan Butcher writes.
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National Review, Jason Bedrick and Corey DeAngelis
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In a massive win for families, the last obstacle to universal school choice in Arizona has fallen. But one other factor proved more decisive than all of SOS’s resources: parent power. As Jason Bedrick and the American Federation for Children's Corey DeAngelis explain, "Although special interests will try to push back, Arizona’s example shows that parents want what’s best for their kids and are willing to fight for it."
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Chalkboard Review, Jonathan Butcher
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How can one office promote “inclusion” while the other encourages students to engage in soviet-style secret reporting on each other? Jonathan Butcher writes, "DEI officers and bias response teams say they want diversity and inclusivity and to protect students, but most do little to foster these things."
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The Daily Signal, Jason Bedrick
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On Friday, opponents of education choice in Arizona declared a “historic victory.” But by Monday, they were conceding defeat. The secretary of state should release the results with all deliberate speed so that Arizona families can start getting access to the ESAs that they need. Jason Bedrick writes, "Families seeking to provide their children with an education that best fits their learning needs are breathing a sigh of relief."
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The Daily Signal, Adam Kissel
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Frank Garrison will owe about $1,000 to Indiana simply because the U.S. Department of Education is changing the rules. Even if the HEROES Act were constitutional, it does not give the Department of Education the power to cancel repayment of student loans in this case. Adam Kissel argues, "The HEROES Act was never meant for massive cancellation of the obligation to pay back student loans."
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Jewish Review of Books, Jason Bedrick
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Noah Feldman incorrectly assumes that the public funding of religious schools is something new and unprecedented. At issue in Carson was the question of whether a state may exclude otherwise eligible religious schools from participating in school choice programs. "What’s good for the Jews—and all Americans—is an education system that respects and reflects America’s core values of religious liberty and pluralism," Jason Bedrick says.
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The Daily Signal, Jay Greene and Robert Pondiscio
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The American Library Association and PEN America, think they can slander others as “book banners” to bully them into acquiescing to their organizations’ preferences. If we adopt the expansive view of book banning as not having a work physically present in a school library, then we are all book banners. Jay Greene and the American Enterprise Institute's Robert Pondiscio write, "No one should accept the American Library Association and PEN calling those who refuse to follow their dictates without question 'book banners'."
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Wall Street Journal, Jason Bedrick
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The Times cited high poverty rates in Hasidic communities, but the rates are distorted by larger family sizes and a younger median age. "The yeshiva system produces communities with a high degree of social capital and low rates of crime and other social ills," Jason Bedrick argues.
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