Americans have generally wanted much the same things taught in their public schools. Elementary students should learn three “R’s”—reading,’riting and ‘rithmetic.
The latest SAT scores came out on Thursday, and as I remarked to Nick Anderson at the Washington Post, education reform appears to be hitting a wall in high school.
Some things are a cynic’s delight: Hillary Clinton, just a few months ago, promising a campaign of transparency and openness with the media; GOP congressional leaders assuring us they’ll have their act together, later this month, on budget deadlines and deficit ceilings.
Steve Williamson has a very nice post "Historical Fiction", rebutting the claim, largely by Paul Krugman, that the late 1970s Keynesian macroeconomics with adaptive expectations was vindicated in describing the Reagan-Volker era disinflation.
Americans have generally wanted much the same things taught in their public schools. Elementary students should learn three “R’s”—reading,’riting and ‘rithmetic. In high school, it’s time to prepare for college or a career by studying core subjects, such as English, history, algebra, biology, and a foreign language.
At the height of the Cold War, the Soviet Union had thousands of nuclear warheads aimed at American cities, and the Soviets were subject to numerous arms controls agreements.
Those of you who, like my wife and me, are big fans of the TV show The Big Bang Theory, might get a kick out of this title. I've changed the "have always been" that Sheldon says in this segment to "are" to make it more accurate.
This is a really great article. My Brookings colleague William McCants has written a lengthy profile of the Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, published by the Brookings Essay.
Renowned Harvard historian Niall Ferguson’s new biography of Henry Kissinger is one of the most anticipated books of the fall. No American statesman has been as revered or as reviled as Henry Kissinger.
Trump may have stumbled into an immigration reform that could reach agreement with all spectrums of the Party. A few years back, Trump viewed Romney's self deportation plan as cruel and bad politics.
California U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 82, has sent the first signals that she intends to run for a fifth term — invitations to a Washington, D.C., fundraiser for her 2018 campaign went out Thursday.
Scores on the SAT have sunk to the lowest level since the college admission test was overhauled in 2005, adding to worries about student performance in the nation’s high schools.
Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has said that China's grand Victory Day parade symbolizes that the nation has returned to its historic position as one of the world's leading powers.
Trump’s attitude is different from Obama’s, for example, but Obama looks like a president. Donald Trump and Ben Carson have maintained a steady and statistically significant lead.
As 17 Republican candidates try to get noticed, and 16 of them struggle to compete with The Donald, perhaps we should not be surprised to hear crazy rhetoric and outlandish ideas.
