NR Daily: Fraud and Failure in D.C. Public Schools

Syllogisms have gone out of style in education, but the conclusion to this one ought to keep parents across the country up at night: (1) Washington, D.C.'s "expert driven" education reforms were hailed as a national model and emulated in districts nationwide; and (2) Most of the alleged progress in D.C. public schools turns out to have been fraudulent. Education reformers used to celebrate D.C.'s dramatic decline in school suspensions. Then a Washington Post investigation revealed that it was fake; administrators had merely taken suspensions off the books. The same reformers used to celebrate D.C.'s sharp increase in high-school graduations ...

February 12 2018

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Fraud and Failure in D.C. Public Schools Max C. Eden, Lindsey Burke Syllogisms have gone out of style in education, but the conclusion to this one ought to keep parents across the country up at night: (1) Washington, D.C.'s "expert driven" education reforms were hailed as a national model and emulated in districts nationwide; and (2) Most of the alleged progress in D.C. public schools turns... READ MORE Could the Gerber Baby Help Lead a Revolution? Kathryn Jean Lopez Rome, Italy — I left the country the other day, and ever since I logged on across the pond, the talk of Facebook seems to be the new algorithms that limit the number of people you see on your... Understanding the Media's Ugly Weekend David French When it comes to whitewashing North Korea, one mainstream-media article is a problem. Two is a travesty. But what about three, then four, then five? What if some of them adopt a seemingly... ADVERTISEMENT The Dumb Controversy over the Schiff Memo Andrew C. McCarthy The Schiff memo, principally authored by Democratic staff on the House Intelligence Committee under the direction of ranking member Adam Schiff (D., Calif.), is the response to the Nunes memo,... The White House Response to Rob Porter's Resignation Is Sickening Katherine Timpf The domestic-violence accusations against Rob Porter are credible and despicable — and the White House's attempts to diminish them are sickening. In case you've been living under a rock, the... When Border Searches Become Unreasonable Kyle Sammin Last month, when United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers boarded a Greyhound bus in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and demanded proof of citizenship from the passengers, it returned a... DACA or DACA-Plus? Mark Krikorian Later today, the Senate will begin to debate immigration. There's no actual bill on offer — Majority Leader McConnell will bring a shell bill to the floor, and then the amendments will begin.... ADVERTISEMENT Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel's Targeted Assassinations Ronen Bergman "Hands down the best book I've read on intelligence, Israel, and, for that matter, the Middle East...this page-turning book is indispensable for understanding Israel's fight for survival, with a revelation on every page.." — Robert Baer, author of See No Evil: The True Story of a Ground Soldier in the CIA's War on Terrorism LEARN MORE Eagles Victory Parade Military Parades in the USA ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.