Hiltzik: Student test scores used for pandemic politics
There’s nothing good to say about the newly-released national test scores in reading and math for fourth- and eighth-graders, showing...
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Why Americans are concealing their true political beliefs
As the midterm elections quickly approach, Americans across the country are discussing their thoughts on trending policy topics with family,...
Post Politics Now: It’s debate night in Pennsylvania, with Fetterman and Oz set to square off
Today, Democrat John Fetterman and Republican Mehmet Oz are set to square off in the only debate scheduled in a...
Biden to get updated Covid booster shot amid warnings over winter case surge and lack of funding
CNN — President Joe Biden is set to get his updated Covid-19 booster vaccine on Tuesday as federal health officials...
Americans Value U.S. Role as Scientific Leader, but 38% Say Country Is Losing Ground Globally
Widening partisan divide over scientists’ place in policy debates Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand how Americans view...
Covid-19 is an inverse equity story, not a racial equity success story
As MacArthur Foundation fellow Jennifer Richeson noted in The Atlantic in 2020, Americans love to perpetuate narratives of racial progress,...
First on CNN: Administration’s new Covid-19 vaccine ads target ‘high-risk’ communities
CNN — New ads promoting the Covid-19 vaccines are making their debut this week, targeting specific communities that have had...
Parties offering ‘two vastly different visions,’ Biden tell Democratic staff in pep talk
President Biden warned that a Republican congressional majority could force a government shutdown over demands for deep spending cuts, creating...
Federal covid funding is going unspent by many school districts
In March 2021, the Biden administration released the federal government’s largest pool of pandemic relief for public schools. The American...
Test Scores in US Show ‘Historic’ Drop Following COVID
Students across the United States have had “historic” drops in math and reading test scores since the start of the...