Author Archives: Meg Rayborn Dawson

Why Are Colleges Really Going Test-Optional? September 3, 20155:01 AM ET Heard on Morning Edition It sounds good, but in a recent column in The Hechinger Report, Stephen Burd asks whether schools have “a less altruistic reason.” CORY TURNER   LA Johnson/NPR It’s an … Continue reading →

Study: Colleges That Ditch The SAT And ACT Can Enhance Diversity April 26, 20186:12 AM ET  National Public Radio CLAUDIO SANCHEZ   LA Johnson/NPR There are now well over 1,000 colleges and universities that don’t require SAT or ACT scores … Continue reading →

We’ve just had the best decade in human history. Seriously Little of this made your evening news, because GOOD news is no news Matt Ridley  The Spectator USA December 22, 2019   Let nobody tell you that the second decade … Continue reading →

EDUCATION Lawsuit Claims SAT And ACT Are Illegal In California Admissions December 10, 20195:01 AM ET Heard on All Things Considered   National Public Radio ELISSA NADWORNY Ryan Johnson for NPR Fatima Martinez knows there’s a lot riding on her SAT score. … Continue reading →

 OPINION:”Public schools should teach cursive writing” | But most have given it up  Posted Dec 12, 2019 LC- The Oregonian Most public schools have given up teaching cursive writing. By Express-Times guest columnist By Paul Mulshine As I was watching that … Continue reading →

Livingston Ledger Flip the script: Cursive sees revival in school instruction Written by Livingston Contributor on December 13, 2019 ALPHA-PHONICS Blog Editor Note:  Why was cursive handwriting ever dropped out of curricula in the first place? NEW YORK (AP) – Cursive writing is … Continue reading →

Church Unearthed in Ethiopia Rewrites the History of Christianity in Africa Archaeologists now can more closely date when the religion spread to the Aksumite Empire At an archaeological site in Ethiopia, researchers are uncovering the oldest Christian basilica in sub-Saharan … Continue reading →

  Georgia keeps fiddling with its math standards when it should be looking at instructional practice. Georgia is among the states that have surveyed teachers in the past and found many in elementary and middle school don’t feel prepared to … Continue reading →

A Romp or Bevy of Otters   A Business of Ferrets  A Leash of Deer.    A Murder  of Crows   Do you know all the “Group” names for animals? Here are a few.  There are hundreds An Array of Hedgehogs  … Continue reading →

  NEWSLETTERS INSTAPUNDIT PJ MEDIA What Conservatives Hate About Common Core, and Why They’re Not Alone   BY SCOTT OTT AUGUST 9, 2015 CHAT COMMENTS Red State’s Leon Wolf interviews P JMedia’s Paula Bolyard at the 2015 gathering of conservative activists in Atlanta. Question: … Continue reading →