Banning phones and boosting literacy: Utah’s 2026 education legislative priorities Written by Education bills have nearly always outpaced most other policy areas. We hope that legislators will consider how each policyimpacts …
When I entered the first grade, I was assigned to the lowest reading group. This came as a shock to my mom, as I had always loved books. Over the winter break, my mom and I read from “Fun with Zip and Zap,” a phonics chapter…
Nonprofit think tanks serve a distinct role in public life by advancing enduring ideas and principled analysis — rather than engaging in partisan politics or short-term electoral strategy By educating both lawmakers and the…
If you want to develop human intelligence, you can’t let students rely on artificial intelligence.Generative AI will transform the world, even if no one is quite sure what the end product will look like. These are artificial…
In the effort to improve transparency and accountability of New York’s education system, the Empire Center has systematized and published grade 3-8 English Language Arts (ELA) and Maths test scores. The easy to use database …
Introduction North Carolina’s compulsory attendance law allows parents and guardians to enroll their children in school as early as age five. Before their children reach that age, parents and guardians may choose to employ…
Introduction The North Carolina Education Lottery was born in controversy and division, having squeaked through the General Assembly by a narrow, one-vote margin in 2005. In the almost 20 years since the legislation was…
Introduction The United States Constitution does not mention education. From our nation’s infancy, Congress generally adhered to the principle that the federal government had no authority to undertake functions and duties not…
Introduction The North Carolina State Constitution requires the General Assembly to provide funding for “a general and uniform system of free public schools,” but it also allows the legislature to delegate additional…
Introduction Do North Carolinians need four-year degrees to be successful? According to projections from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the North Carolina Department of Commerce, employment opportunities may be…
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