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panitanphoto // ShutterstockIn the early 2000s, politicians and pundits were swept up in anxiety about U.S. performance on a key international test known as PISA. Delegations traveled to learn from high-achieving countries like Finland. Journalists…
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knelson20 // ShutterstockCan students really skip college and earn a good living? Here’s what the data shows.For much of the last few decades, some young people have heard a simple mantra: bachelor’s or bust. That…
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JASON REDMOND // AFP via Getty Images Khan Academy’s founder says AI tutoring revolution hasn't come for education, yetThree years ago, as Khan Academy founder Sal Khan rolled out an AI-powered tutoring chatbot, he predicted…
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Gorodenkoff // ShutterstockWhy have student test scores been declining for a decade in America?It’s hardly breaking news that American students are behind academically from where they used to be.But the specifics can get lost in…
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Genaro Molina // Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesIs interest in a 4-year college degree drying up? Not really.American colleges are under siege.The Trump administration has waged a legal and rhetorical battle against the country’s…
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