Reading Scores Plummet In Rich Blue States And Rise In Poor Red Ones

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(The Federalist) The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has released the results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) for the 2024 school year. Known as the “Nation’s Report Card,” NAEP assesses the reading and math skills of America’s fourth and eighth graders. The latest report reveals something surprising: after adjusting for demographics, the reading and math scores of students in Mississippi and Louisiana, two heavily Republican states and among the poorest in the nation, have surpassed those in deeply Democratic states such as California and New York.

The secret of Mississippi and Louisiana’s educational success is not secret at all; it is about returning to the fundamentals and following the evidence.  (Read More)

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Watchmen Ministry North Idaho was created in November of 2019 by Elsa and Daniel Owsley. We have been residents of Kootenai County since 2014. A bit about us: Daniel has worked in the technology field since graduating from college, for almost 30 years. Elsa has been a full-time Realtor for the past 23 years. We have three children and four grandchildren, and they are the biggest motivators for everything we do. We are solid Christian Conservatives who put God first, family second and love of country- in that order.