Mary Clare Amselem, an expert in education policy, is a stay-at-home mom and contributor to The Daily Signal. She is a former analyst in The Heritage Foundation's Center for Education Policy.
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Last weekend, the U.S. Department of Education released its College Scorecard—a massive federal data set on America’s colleges and universities. The Obama administration hailed the scorecard… Read More
EducationCommentary
It’s back to school time again, but before you start helping your kids out with their math homework, let’s look at some numbers that may… Read More
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For most Americans, the Netflix show “Orange is the New Black” is the closest they will ever come to experiencing the criminal justice system. Americans… Read More
If a teenager spends a year in jail for dealing drugs, it is in nobody’s interest for that sentence to become a life sentence to… Read More
Failing to graduate from high school can be disastrous for an individual’s economic future, so it is welcome news that the average freshman graduation rate… Read More
When it comes to economic mobility, the President often starts out by making some statements that Republicans and Democrats have always agreed on, such as:… Read More
“The Fame Monster: The Cultural Politics of Lady Gaga”; “Blame It on the Bossa Nova: The Historical Transnational Phenomenon”; “The Sociology of the Living Dead:… Read More
The authors of a new Brookings Institution survey believe the American Dream is dead—or at least in trouble. And who’s to blame? Religious conservatives. Progressives,… Read More
