Category: Commentary
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The Merit Gap: How Eliminating Tests Failed Students and Schools
In 2020, many universities and magnet high schools eliminated standardized testing requirements as part…
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America Needs an Honest Conversation About Russia
Independent Women’s Center for American Safety and Security convened national security leaders who warned…
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America is Worth Celebrating—Just Ask the Europeans
As European Word Cup tourists discover America's greatness, it's time to celebrate America in…
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Finally: SCOTUS Sides With Women’s Sports
Track and cross-country athlete Madisan DeBos celebrates the recent Supreme Court ruling on girls’…
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Fairfax County Public Schools’ Leaders Consider Omitting Christmas as a Student Holiday
Students in Virginia’s Fairfax County are in the classroom five days a week for…
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I Was Five Years Old When the Cuban Regime Put a Rifle in My Hands
Independent Women Spanish-language spokeswoman Judy Pino shares the reality of growing up in communist-controlled…
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Why Charter Schools Have Succeeded Where Traditional Public Schools Failed
This National Charter Schools Week, we should learn from charter schools and the ways…
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What Happened in Washington State’s Women’s Prison Should Horrify Every American
A Washington State inmate’s brutal assault could be the catalyst that finally ends dangerous…
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You Can’t Appreciate Teachers While Systemically Undermining Them
Flowers and thank-you notes can’t pacify a profession that has been weighed down by…