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Ford needs workers, but American schools aren’t giving them the education needed

Ford CEO Jim Farley turned heads this week when he revealed the company has 5,000 vacant mechanic positions — jobs that pay twice the salary of the...

15.11.2025 40

Robert Pondiscio

‘Vibe-based literacy’ and other fads destroyed education for our kids

The correct response to the results from the NAEP is not despair. It’s to look closely at the places that seem to be getting it right, learn from...

10.09.2025 4

Robert Pondiscio

Reading opens worlds — and NYC schools are finally getting it right

There is simply no educational equity, no opportunity and no meaningful learning without skilled and proficient reading — but city schools have...

23.04.2025 6

Robert Pondiscio

How Education Department’s ‘letters’ wasted billions on Washington’s woke whims

The government's messages to school districts and universities are basically a shakedown: Comply with our enlightened vision or risk a civil rights...

02.03.2025 30