Curt Cignetti for President

We can lead the world in reading. Do we have the guts?

Nov 9 • Tim Daly

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October 2026

We Need to Talk About 504-Maxxing

Access to student accommodations is weirdly tied to wealth. Why?

Oct 13 • Tim Daly

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September 2026

Is Steubenville Cheating?

An Ohio investigation exposes a bigger problem: We don’t know what to do with successful school systems.

Sep 14 • Tim Daly

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The Mystery of Steubenville

How did an Ohio district become an education dynasty?

Sep 8 • Tim Daly

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June 2026

The Declaration at 250: A Report Card

What America's eighth graders do and don't understand about our founding

Jun 29 • Tim Daly

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The Fall of the Class of 2023

How our strongest cohort of fourth grade readers got clobbered by an education depression

Jun 9 • Tim Daly

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May 2026

What If Ed Tech Peaked 200 Years Ago?

Cheap, simple technologies long ago transformed education. Maybe that's as good as it’s gonna get.

May 4 • Tim Daly

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April 2026

Why It’s So Easy to Steal from School Districts

A field guide to education corruption

Apr 6 • Tim Daly

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March 2026

Bring Back the Try-Hard

Student effort is way down. It's not their fault - it's ours.

Mar 3 • Tim Daly

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February 2026

Gambling: The New Teen Epidemic

We opened this Pandora's box in the name of funding schools. Bad call.

Feb 4 • Tim Daly

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January 2026

The Best American School System

Most of its schools aren't even in America. It's a complicated and wonderful story.

Jan 6 • Tim Daly

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December 2025

Farewell to 2025

Was that even legal?

Dec 18, 2025 • Tim Daly

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