Brief #86 – Education Policy Brief
by Yelena Korshunov
According to recent findings, 45% of students in high school admit to being stressed almost every day in school, and 61% of teenagers between the ages of 13 and 17 feel stress over obtaining satisfactory grades.
Brief #85 – Education Policy Brief
by Steve Piazza
34% of adults 18-24 say they are not attending college because of the costs…
Brief #84 – Education Policy Brief
by Rudolph Lurz
Many elite students from both inside and outside the Sunshine State, who would otherwise have attended schools like the University of Florida, are being scared away.
Brief #83 – Education Policy Brief
by Steve Piazza
When it comes to the progress of desegregating schools, charter schools have actually been shown to have little success achieving diversity, and even creating more segregated environments.
Brief #82 – Education Policy Brief
by Rudolph Lurz
Zeal for conservative education ideas has not equated to good education policy in recent history.
Brief #84 – Education Policy
by Steve Piazza
President Biden’s announcement to forgive all or portions of qualified students’ loans came as a relief to some and an outrage to others.
Brief #83 – Education Policy
by Rudolph Lurz
During a debate in the 2021 Virginia gubernatorial campaign, Terry McAuliffe… stated, “I don’t think parents should be telling schools what they should teach.”
Brief #62 – Education Policy
by Rudolph Lurz
March 28th, 2023 marked the first anniversary of the signing of Florida’s controversial Parental Rights in Education Act. Critics have commonly labeled it as the “Don’t Say Gay” law.
Brief #61 – Education
By Steve Piazza
In response to a spate of shooting incidents in schools over the last several decades, state and local governments have attempted a number of ways to keep students safe.
Brief #60 – Education Policy
By Steve Piazza
Six states have recently signed into law restrictive measures regarding the teaching of race in K-12 schools. New laws in Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, South Dakota, and Tennessee consist of, amongst other things, measures prohibiting anything appearing on a list of “divisive concepts.”
Brief #59 – Education
By Steve Piazza
The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard arguments relating to the use of Affirmative Action, or policies designed to reduce discrimination during the college admission process. The focus was on two cases: Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, No. 20-1199, and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina, No. 21-707.
Brief #58 – Education Policy
By Steve Piazza
In the United States, no single, comprehensive K-12 academic curriculum exists at the Federal level. The states maintain the authority to design and mandate systemic curricula, but even then there is no real consistency.