OPED: Rainey: The alarm on K-12 education is blaring
Two recent studies should concern anyone about the direction K-12 education has taken over the past decades. The findings suggest that since the 2010s, we have consistently missed key benchmarks in student achievement.
In a small but telling sample of U.S. students, new results offer a sobering look at how American students compare with their global peers. As the Sept. 8 New York Times reported, “By every measure, American students are being outperformed by students in Singapore and parts of China who had top scores on the Program for International Student Assessment, or PISA, taken by 15-year-olds around the world.”
October 2026
Key insight: Learn why thousands of tax professionals are mobilizing around a new federal education tax credit. What's at stake: Public school systems and private education advocates face a massive shift ...
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US school-choice advocates are launching a $10 million-plus marketing campaign to push President Trump’s tax-credit-fueled initiative to create more student grants. Taxpayers can contribute up to $1,700 individually or $3,400 for ...
October 2026
As the new federal Education Freedom Tax Credit prepares to launch in 2027, school choice groups are gearing up for unprecedented growth. ACE Scholarships, a scholarship granting organization (SGO) based in Colorado, announced its multimillion-dollar Make ...
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