School districts across the country are touting increased graduation rates but still low reading and math proficiency. In Pennsylvania, they are having students watch things like a film on ladder safety to get a credential as evidence to why they should get their diploma. Yes, ladder safety.
00:30 Michael Harrison Joins the Show
01:44 Graduation Credentials Without Learning
03:20 Lowering the Academic Bar
04:50 Grade Inflation Reaches Harvard
06:19 The Participation-Trophy Mindset
07:48 The Politics of Federal School Choice
09:17 What the New Program Actually Provides
10:44 Trump Opposition Obscures Education Policy
12:14 How States Receive Scholarship Funding
15:06 Democratic Governors Reconsider Opting In
16:31 School Choice as a National Political Issue
18:01 The Teacher's Perspective on Parental Rights
19:27 Competition and Accountability
20:52 Supporting Frustrated Parents
22:22 Making Achievement Part of American Culture
23:48 Real Genius and the Artemis Mission
25:18 Gun Hill Road and the Song Idiots