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The Department of Education’s Office of Enforcement: The Obscure Agency Leading a Crusade Against Christian Colleges and How New Data Proves the Bias

This report details how actions taken by the Biden-Harris Department of Education have unfairly targeted Christian colleges and universities.

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National Cost of Aligning States and Localities to the Common Core Standards

2020

This joint Pioneer Institute and American Principles Project report outlines the financial burden that Common Core imposes on states and localities across America.

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Controlling Education from the Top: Why Common Core Is Bad for America

2020

Emmett McGroarty and Jane Robbins document Common Core’s numerous problems — from its mediocre quality and threats to student privacy to its massive costs and questionable legality — in this groundbreaking report.

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The Road to a National Curriculum

2020

Robert Eitel and Kent Talbert explore problems and offer legal insights on Common Core, Race to the Top, conditional waivers and other critical education issues.

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Common Does Not Equal Excellent

2020

Erin Tuttle and J.R. Wilson highlight the failures of Common Core mandates and their impact on student achievement—especially in math.

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Why Students Need Strong Standards [And Not Common Core]

2020

Education scholar Ze’ev Wurman exposes the troubling weaknesses within the Common Core math standards and its likely negative effect on students.

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After the Fall: Catholic Education Beyond the Common Core

2020

This study from several Catholic education experts explains in detail why Common Core is “incompatible with and unsuited for” Catholic schools.

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