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Nation at Risk

The State of the Union: A Nation at Risk

Jeanne Allen | Posted 04.16.2013 | Politics
Read More: Teachers Union, Education Reform, Public Education, Charter Schools, State of the Union, Nation at Risk, Politics News
Jeanne Allen

This spring will mark 30 years since "A Nation at Risk" was issued. And yet, how many have even heard of the report these days -- a report which, while drawing the ire of many in the education establishment, was factual, clear, well-regarded by a majority of diverse lawmakers, and is still relevant today?

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Scott Walker is Trying to Sell Wisconsin

Eric Brunsell | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Wisconsin, Wisconsin Schools, Scott Walker, Americans for Prosperity, Nation at Risk, Cato Institute, Teachers Unions, Wisconsin Teachers, Governor Scott Walker, Koch Brothers, Wisconsin Protests, Home News
Eric Brunsell

The controversy in Wisconsin is about breaking the back of labor unions. This is about vilifying and silencing public workers. This is about selling Wisconsin.

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Reforming American Postsecondary Education

Charles Kolb | Posted 05.25.2011 | College
Read More: Ben Wildavsky, Department of Education, No Child Left Behind, Postsecondary Education, Race to the Top, William Bennett, Elementary School, Council for Aid to Education, Kaplan, Educational Reform, Nation at Risk, Bologna Project, The Great Brain Race, Phoenix University, College News
Charles Kolb

America's postsecondary education sector is a vital component of our democracy's health. Our ability to transform it will be a key factor in determining its future.

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America's Educational System is Doing Alright!

Patrick Takahashi | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Finland, Singapore, Nation at Risk, American Education, Patrick Takahashi, Home News
Patrick Takahashi

As a nation, we have decided to focus on the few who will lead. Even at this stage, there will be more followers than chiefs. But this system is working, and could well be the answer to our success.

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