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Sarah Binns2023/01/191 min read

Well, U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges, You Had a Good Run

Pop quiz: What’s the biggest problem with the American K-12 education system? If you answered “All of the above,” go to the head of the class and take another standardized test ...
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Cory Manento2022/09/081 min read

If You Don’t Have Anything Nice to Say About People with Student Debt…

Last month, President Biden announced up to $10,000 in student loan forgiveness for individual borrowers. In a previous edition, we took stock of Americans’ student debt burden ...
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Kyle Block2022/07/211 min read

Forgive Me, Forgive Me Not

While getting a college degree once was the surest way to a white picket fence and second freezer in the garage, the college educated among us are questioning the value of robbing ...
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Sarah Binns2022/07/21< 1 min read

TrendSegments: “I’ll Take Geography for $500.” Said No One.

What’s that on the map? It’s a bird… it’s a plane… it’s Ukraine? Spoiler alert: It’s probably not Ukraine if you’re 73% of Americans trying to find it on a map. In the spirit of ...
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Jordan Boeder2022/03/161 min read

The Crysus of Public Educashun

Turning the proverbial school lunch tables, we gave Americans the opportunity to grade their public K-12 education system. Well, well, well Mrs. Stuart, look who’s failing to meet ...
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Cory Manento2021/08/271 min read

Critical of Critical Race Theory?

An anti-woke chorus of Americans are advocating against teaching Critical Race Theory (CRT) in public schools. What is less clear is whether the anti-CRT crowd disagrees with the ...
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Jordan Boeder2021/08/271 min read

It Was the Best of Times, it Was the Worst of Times

Keeping with the dazed and confused theme, we asked Americans to crack open their metaphorical yearbooks and reminisce about their high school days. It turns out the events of ...
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Catherine Wagner2021/04/071 min read

Level Up, Apron On

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Kyle Block2020/07/301 min read

Toga! Toga!

We partnered with Populace, a think tank dedicated to building a world where all people have the chance to live fulfilling lives, to investigate what Americans want out of higher ...
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