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    University President Calls Law Requiring Study of Constitution ‘Archaic’

    University of South Carolina president Harris Pastides is refusing to comply with a state law that requires all public universities to teach students about America’s founding documents, including the Constitution, calling it “archaic.”  In a bit of irony that is apparently lost on Pastides, USC claims the state law is itself unconstitutional. Section 59-29-120 of…
    Hans von Spakovsky
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    • Opinion

    Americans Think Education Is on the ‘Wrong Track’—but Support for School Choice Is on the Rise

    Support for school choice is on the rise, but Americans hold a “dim view of the federal government’s performance in K-12 education,” found the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice in its newly released “2014 Schooling in America Survey.” The survey found 58 percent of Americans think that K-12 education has gotten off on the “wrong…
    Brittany Corona
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    Watch Out: This School Bus Camera Could Get You a Ticket

    Better be extra cautious when passing a school bus. Redflex Traffic Systems is partnering with 19 Virginia school districts to install cameras on buses to catch drivers who ignore their stop signs. The cameras would be installed about six feet behind the bus’ stop-arm to monitor traffic in both directions. The system activates when the…
    Kaitlyn Speer
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    Nearly 50 Years of Growing Federal Intervention in Education, Explained in One Picture

    America has seen a half-century of growing federal intervention in education. This centralization, however, has not led to improved educational outcomes. According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress long-term-trend assessment, 17-year-old students today perform no better in reading and math than 17-year-olds did in the 1970s. According to the main NAEP assessment, often referred…
    Brittany Corona
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