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Why Taxpayer-Funded, Government-Run Public Schools Fail College-Bound Students but Mennonite & Private Schools Succeed

Public school first-year college dropout numbers are staggering: nearly 1 in 5 quit within 12 months, and 38.2% don’t finish a bachelor’s degree in eight years. Why are government-run schools failing our college-bound students? It’s not about funding. Public school spending per pupil has surged past $17,600, yet standardized test scores lag far behind. Meanwhile,…

Should Schools Kick Chromebooks Out of the Classroom or Keep Them? We Can Ask AI or Just Look at History

Calculators were once considered cheating, and radio was criticized as “cookie-cutter education”. Today, the panic is over AI and Chromebooks in classrooms—but history reveals a familiar pattern. ChromeOS currently holds over 60% of the global K-12 education market share, with roughly 90% of U.S. middle and high schools providing 1-to-1 devices. Yet, a growing “tech-backlash”…

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