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Explore the debate and science of Academic Standards.

November 24, 2025

NAS Endorses Florida's New History of Communism Social Studies Standards

National Association of Scholars

The people of Florida can be proud of what their elected officials and their Department of Education have accomplished. We hope that many other states will follow Florida’s pioneering example.

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November 4, 2025

Easy Come, Easy Go: The Grade Inflation Report

Kali Jerrard

Harvard University’s latest internal report deals with rampant grade inflation and could offer a path to change.

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May 2, 2025

Comment: Oklahoma Adopts New Science and Social Studies Standards

National Association of Scholars

Oklahoma adopts new standards informed by NAS, Civics Alliance, and Freedom in Education model standards.

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January 25, 2023

Letter: The New Mexico Public Education Department Must Revise Its Social Studies Standards

Peter Wood and David Randall

We believe that NMPED should revise its social studies standards to ensure that they provide an adequate, uniform, and sufficient social studies education to all New Mexico students.

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July 5, 2022

Learning From Asian-American Success

Neetu Arnold

Life is not a zero-sum game. The successes of some should inspire others to do better, not fuel bitterness and envy.

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May 17, 2022

Stop the Spread (of Lowered Standards)

Marina Ziemnick

Erasing academic standards won’t solve the problems that students face in the post-pandemic era—it will only mask them.

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December 2, 2021

Sokal III: The Latest (and Greatest?) Academic Hoax

Marina Ziemnick

Start perusing the latest issues of “elite” academic journals. There’s no telling what you might find.

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November 4, 2021

Don’t Cancel Rigor

David Randall

Academic rigor shapes itself to the demands of the subject, not the inquirer, and makes the student worthy of what he studies. Academic rigor is truly transformative.

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December 2, 2019

Academic Freedom, Academic Diversity, and Research Integrity at UCLA

National Association of Scholars

The National Association of Scholars has submitted a comment to the WASC Senior College and University Commission, which is currently accrediting UCLA. We urge WSCUC to call on UCLA to admit wrongdoin......

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November 1, 2019

The End of Meritocracy

National Association of Scholars

In an excerpt from The Diversity Delusion, Heather Mac Donald describes the "diversity mania" taking over the academy.

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