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Younger Parents Say Their Kids Are Indifferent to the Flag
Nathan Harden | December 27, 2022 (RealClearEducation) — A new survey suggests that younger parents don’t share the same values or priorities for civics education as their older peers. According to the survey, conducted by RealClear Opinion Research and funded by the conservative Jack Miller Center, nearly nine out of ten Americans agree that teaching children about our nation’s founding
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Florida Ranked #1 in Nation for Parent Involvement in Education
Florida Department of Education | December 18, 2022 Governor Ron DeSantis announced Florida’s ranking as the number one state in the country for parent empowerment, according to the Center for Education Reform’s Parent Power! Index. The annual Parent Power! Index debuted in 1999 and measures the extent to which states have policies in place that
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Study Finds Year-Round School Calendar Has No Academic Benefit
Kevin Bessler | December 9, 2022 (The Center Square) – Dozens of Illinois schools have gone to a year-round calendar, but a study suggests there are drawbacks. Year-round school is not a new idea. The idea was first adopted around 1970 in suburban districts like Valley View, Illinois, and Hayward, California, where enrollments were surging
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