K-12 Education
Social Studies TEKS Reform: The Story So Far
On April 7, the State Board of Education is set to give its final approval to new Social Studies Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), a much-needed reform to the standards that determine what educators teach. Here’s…
Greg Abbott gets it: The Constitution isn’t a shield to protect radical Islamists
Should Texas taxpayers be forced to fund institutions with connections to radical Islamist networks? They will if certain activist groups have their way. In a letter sent to the Texas Attorney General last year, acting…
Study: K-12 Grade Inflation Making American Kids Dumber, Costing Them Millions
When teachers inflate grades — giving higher marks than students’ actual performance warrants — the effects ripple far beyond the classroom. Increasingly widespread high school grade inflation can cost students more than…
How to keep good teachers in the classroom
Last of a Badger Institute series about teacher loss in Wisconsin schools and what policy makers and administrators can do about it. Teachers who have fled a school or the profession altogether — and there are many of them in…
In talent squeeze, independent schools respond — and seek relief
Drawn by mission, kept by coaching Part of an ongoing Badger Institute series about teacher loss in Wisconsin schools and what policy makers and administrators can do about it. Facing an increasingly difficult market for…
Teachers in flight – Badger Institute
What’s really driving educators out of Wisconsin’s classrooms Wisconsin’s public school teachers are leaving their classrooms at higher rates than they have in more than 25 years — some to other school districts, some out of…
Teachers in flight – Badger Institute
What’s really driving educators out of Wisconsin’s classrooms Wisconsin’s public school teachers are leaving their classrooms at higher rates than they have in more than 25 years — some to other school districts, some out of…
Connecting History to Students’ Daily Lives
What students are missing is the most important part: how world history connects directly to their daily lives. Texas is about to change that. The new proposed social studies standards—thoughtfully drafted by content advisors…
SBOE Workgroups Announced: The Final Fight for Texas History
The workgroup numbers for the Texas State Board of Education are finally out, and they reveal a historic milestone for our state’s education system. As the SBOE moves toward the completion of this monumental process, it is…
Texas Parents Break Records for School Choice Applications
By Kathryn Hickok At last count, more than one and a half million children now benefit from school choice programs across the Unites States. With 75 programs in 34 states, plus Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, more than…
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