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Beware the ‘Community Schools’ Trojan Horse
Beware the ‘Community Schools’ Trojan Horse: These schools are teacher’s union controlled indoctrination centers.
Williamson M. Evers | Aug. 14, 2023
Does College Accreditation Work?
Does College Accreditation Work?
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Despite $128 Billion Budget, California’s K–12 Education ...
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Reviewed By Jenna A. Robinson
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A Better Path Forward: Re-Thinking Government Student Loans and Grants
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California Flies Blind On Testing: The Troubling Saga Of The State’s ‘Smarter Balanced Test’
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Biden Buys College Vote, Lockdowns Lowered Learning, Historians Go Woke, Gorbachev’s Legacy | Independent Outlook 45
Sep. 15, 2022
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Mar. 10, 2021
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May 19, 2020
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Apr. 21, 2020
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Oct. 31, 2019
Research Fellow Vicki Alger appears on the Andy Caldwell radio show
Oct. 17, 2019
Common Core: A Decade of Making American Education (even) Worse
June 13, 2019
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