HeyJaredLarry’s Substack
I write primarily about the failures of our government-run schools.
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AI in Our Schools—Its Use and Abuse (opens the original)
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As I noted last week, students often use AI to cheat. A Fordham Institute paper, “High Tech, Low Standards: High School in the Age of Distraction,” discloses that 48% of students use AI to solve math problems, 36% use it to summarize books or texts to avoid reading them, 29% use it to write the first drafts of their essays or reports, and 26% use it for help during quizzes and tests.When asked to respond to statements ab
Scores on PISA Are Leaning the Wrong Way (opens the original)
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Earlier this month, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released findings from the 2025 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), a global measure of educational achievement that assesses the knowledge and skills of 15-year-old students.PISA was conducted every three years from 2000 to 2025 and has now shifted to a four-year cycle. Each test assesses reading, mathematics, and science, with one subject designated the “major domain” on a rotating ba
A Tale of Three Cities (opens the original)
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Chicago, the so-called Second City, is the third-most populous city in the U.S., but its school district is currently the fourth-largest. (Miami is now third.)The city’s schools are in disarray, and students are abandoning them. Enrollment has fallen sharply over the past 15 years, from nearly <a href="https://www.k12dive.com/news/states-districts-grapple-with-dec
The Enemy Invasion of Our Schools (opens the original)
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The pervasive homegrown progressive forces, which emphasize politics, sex, and race—all from a radical perspective—have become entrenched in our education system in recent years. But growing evidence shows that foreign enemy influence has also become a factor in the indoctrination of our students.A report by DefendingEd, released in August, reveals that for decades the Chinese government and its affiliates have been engaged in a global campaign called the ‘Belt and Road Initiative,’ design
De-grading America’s Children (opens the original)
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When teachers assess students, they must accurately report what students learn. Yet too often, this doesn’t happen.Grading for Equity, written by Joe Feldman, a former teacher, administrator, and “educational grading consultant,” was published in 2018 and has since gained traction nationwide. RealClearInvestigations reports that Boston Public Schools approved a shift to <a href="https://www.bostonpublicschools.org/cms/lib/MA01906464/Centricity/Domain/162/FINAL%20
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