Evidence from Florida, home of the first statewide mandate

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A generation ago, state leaders collaborated to fix a K–12 nation at risk. Universities today need the same gubernatorial guidance.

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Overlooked and undervalued, three remote school districts show what could be possible with even more support from the state

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High school grade inflation imposes long-term harms, new research shows

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Scaling choice in the Sunshine State is found to be at least 11 times more cost effective in improving public school student performance than simply spending more

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Two new states mandate cursive instruction but overstate its benefits

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An analysis of 27 states and Washington, D.C. shows open enrollment is increasingly an attractive public school choice

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