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January 13, 2015

Opposing Common Core, State by State

National Association of Scholars

Across the country, parents and citizens who are opposed to the Common Core State Standards have used Facebook to organize by state.

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January 12, 2015

College Un-Ready

National Association of Scholars

NAS board member Sandra Stotsky writes about the failures of the Common Core State Standards to prepare students for truly college-level reading and thinking.

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January 12, 2015

Push-Back on APUSH

Robert L. Paquette

Robert L. Paquette describes his encounter with AP history at the high school level.

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January 7, 2015

A Diverse Group of Social Psychologists Calls for More Diversity in Their Field

George Leef

Six social psychologists are publishing an article arguing that their discipline suffers as a science due to its narrowness in the range of opinions it deems acceptable. 

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January 6, 2015

Great Books at Bergdorf Goodman

Carol Iannone

A holiday window display at fashionable NYC store Bergdorf Goodman suggests that classic literature represents an aspect of the good life. 

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