Articles

Explore the debate and science of Curriculum.

February 12, 2026

The Climate Science Controversy

David Randall

The Federal Judicial Center’s unwillingness to defend the Climate Science chapter is strong evidence, albeit not dispositive, that the accusation of unprofessional bias was true.

Continue Reading

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.

Continue Reading

November 17, 2025

NAS Standards Inform Proposed South Dakota Mathematics Standards

National Association of Scholars

We are delighted and honored that South Dakota’s Department of Education has found the Archimedes Standards useful as a way to inform its own work.

Continue Reading

June 10, 2025

The Alarming Decay of Mathematical Competency in America

David Randall and Jonathan Gregg

America’s existing mathematics standards promote neither high achievement nor democratic accessibility. The National Association of Scholars and Freedom in Education have drafted Model PreK-12 M......

Continue Reading

April 28, 2025

Bright Spots Do Exist in American Higher Education—Are They the Future?

Teresa R. Manning

Four small colleges reject woke orthodoxy, student debt, and federal strings—offering faith, grit, and classical learning as a bold alternative in higher ed.

Continue Reading

January 28, 2025

America Needs New Science Standards

David Randall

The Franklin Standards are content-rich, rigorous, depoliticized, and should appeal to the broad majority of Americans who want their children truly to be ready for college, career, and informed citiz......

Continue Reading

May 22, 2024

Applause for Iowa House File 2545

National Association of Scholars

House File 2545 details at length what Iowa social studies standards should look like. In doing so, it sketches a necessary and wonderful strengthening of Iowa’s public K-12 social studies educa......

Continue Reading

May 16, 2024

Letter: Comment on Idaho Academic Standards for Social Studies

National Association of Scholars and The Civics Alliance

The Idaho Department of Education has produced Social Studies Standards far better than those of other states. However, they would benefit from additional revision to ensure the best po......

Continue Reading

May 9, 2024

Letter: Comment on Oregon Draft Social Science Standards

National Association of Scholars

The Oregon Education Department should rescind the Draft Standards and replace it with a content-rich, unpoliticized social studies standard that replaces inculcation of radical polemic with teaching......

Continue Reading

April 25, 2024

Letter: Comment on West Virginia Social Studies Standards

Peter Wood and David Randall

These Standards require substantial improvement—and that this improvement should be conducted by recruiting an independent commission to redraft new social studies standards.

Continue Reading