Author Archives: Robert Holland
Social Activists Hijacking History in Public Schools
Charleston (WV) Daily Mail
A new scholarly report by the Boston-based Pioneer Institute raises the specter of the serious study of U.S. history being left in the dustbin of modern, revisionist American history .
Its authors, Robert Pondiscio, Gilbert Sewall, [Read More...]
Flunking the Basics of Americanism?
San Diego Union-Tribune
As we gather with families, friends and neighbors this Fourth of July, the rapid decline of Americans’ knowledge of their own history gives us reason to be concerned that the purpose of our star-spangled holiday will be [Read More...]
Schools Fail When it Comes to Teaching History
The Record (NJ)
A new scholarly report by the Boston-based Pioneer Institute raises the specter of the serious study of U.S. history being left in the dustbin of modern, revisionist American history.
Its authors, Robert Pondiscio, Gilbert Sewall and Sandra [Read More...]
States Place Low Priority on Preparing History Teachers
Richmond Times-Dispatch
One reason for Americans’ alarmingly shallow knowledge of their own nation’s history may be the low priority that state-teacher certifiers assign to the preparation of high school history teachers.
A study commissioned by the Lexington Institute found that [Read More...]
Teaching History In Public Schools
An Analysis of State Requirements
Executive Summary
American students continue to demonstrate a pattern of alarmingly poor knowledge of their nation’s history. Whether measured by the U.S. Department of Education or by private organizations, the results vary little and show [Read More...]
A Next Step in School Choice
Roanoke (VA) Times
Now that Virginia has become the 18th state to give private school choice a public boost (via a limited tax credit), the time may be right to move forward with more robust measures that could extend the [Read More...]
School Choice Could Benefit Oklahoma’s Military Families
The Oklahoman
With its recent adoption of opportunity scholarships, Oklahoma has become a leader in tapping the power of school choice to help families and society as a whole. The potential exists to draw on this power to help military [Read More...]
Just How Real Are Virginia Students’ Reading Gains?
Richmond Times-Dispatch
In the early 1990s, Virginia parents rose up in protest and ultimately struck down something called the Common Core of Learning that state education officials were proposing to implement in every public school. The Common Core of that [Read More...]
Making Virginia a Southern Education Leader
Richmond Times Dispatch (VA)
While Virginia was a national leader in developing substantive content standards for basic K-12 subjects in the 1990s, it has lagged badly in enabling parents to make choices as to which schools best meet those standards [Read More...]
A Country Music Education
Roanoke (VA) Times
In October of 1925, The Grand Ole Opry went live on Nashville’s WSM radio, and America’s cultural fabric was changed forever. This year as The Opry celebrates its 85th birthday, country music continues to capture the American [Read More...]