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Freddie deBoer is Wrong and Education Reformers Must Care about Learning

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The Center's Astral Codex Ten Grant

And our plan to chart the policy landscape of advanced education in America

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Straight Talk on Gifted Education for Mayor Mamdani – and Everyone Else

Getting rid of public gifted education programs will accelerate the enrollment crisis hitting American public schools

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Polls Show that the Public Supports Gifted Education

So why do we have such lackluster policies?

Oct 31 •

What Went Wrong with Math Instruction in New York?

How the New York State Education Department’s “Math Briefs” run afoul of good education science — and how to fix them | Attacks on Excellence, Issue #4

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Attacks on Excellence

What Went Wrong with Math Instruction in New York?

How the New York State Education Department’s “Math Briefs” run afoul of good education science — and how to fix them | Attacks on Excellence, Issue #4

Oct 23 •

The British Columbian Grading Breakdown

How the province’s new Reporting Order collapses and confuses student assessment | Attacks on Excellence, Issue #3

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Attacks on Excellence: The Summer 2025 Roundup

Turning up the heat while school is out | Issue #2

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Attacks on Excellence: Escape from New York

Issue #1 (July 2025)

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Announcing the "Attacks on Excellence" Newsletter

Help us identify and track attacks on excellence in education

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Model Policy

The Center's Astral Codex Ten Grant

And our plan to chart the policy landscape of advanced education in America

Nov 14 •

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What Should the Department of Education Do?

Our plan for a federal pro-excellence education agenda | Model Policy, 01

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Theories of Progress

Freddie deBoer is Wrong and Education Reformers Must Care about Learning

Moving beyond anti-capitalism in education policy | Theories of Progress, 01

Nov 19 •

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