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Robert Pondiscio

  • Senior Fellow and Vice President, The Thomas B. Fordham Foundation
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Ban the Phones. Don’t Ban the Future.

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By Robert Pondiscio
| theamericanenterprise.com
A major recent study from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) examined one of the most popular school reforms of the moment: banning student cell phones. Using nationwide data from thousands of schools, researchers found that strict bans sharply reduced in-school phone use. But the academic results were far less dramatic than proponents likely anticipated or expected. On average, test scores barely budged. That finding doesn’t mean phone bans are misguided.
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On NCLB, Wiener and Petrilli Fight to a Draw

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By Robert Pondiscio
| Political Economy with Jim Pethokoukis
As Americans are discovering during this summer’s World Cup, soccer often produces an outcome that is unsatisfying to our domestic sports sensibilities: a tie. One team controls possession while the other creates better scoring chances. Both leave the pitch claiming vindication, but neither gets to declare victory.
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How to Raise a Grateful American

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By Robert Pondiscio
| Political Economy with Jim Pethokoukis
In nearly every part of the country, the school year is over. The final bell has rung; report cards have been issued; summer vacation has begun. For teachers and schools, the clock has run out. Whatever lessons students were going to learn about their country in the days leading up to its 250th birthday—our history, our ideals, our achievements, and our failures—have already been taught (or not taught). But there is still time for parents.
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