Education

How to Choose a College Major

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If you’re struggling to choose your major in college, you’re in excellent company. With two thousand potential majors offered for study in the U.S., it is no wonder that 1 in 3 college students will change their major in the first 3 years of their program. Yet high school students are often expected to know, before even enrolling in college, exactly what they want to study and why. We’re here to offer some reassurance and tips to help you narrow down your options so you can approach your college years with excitement and confidence.

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How to Study for the SAT

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The College Board claims that the SAT and ACT test transferable skills like reading comprehension and logical inference. And the truth is, students who read well will likely perform well on College Board exams. But the test prep industry survives and succeeds due to the assumption that students can be trained to beat the test–that special knowledge of testing traps will help students improve their score without improving their reading skills, logical reasoning, or education in general. There is far more–or perhaps far less–to the SAT than the skills it claims to assess. 

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A Sneak Peek Into the American Civics Exam

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CLT is excited to announce the launch of our American Civics Exam next week on July 2nd! We have partnered with prominent institutions, organizations, and universities to lead the revival of civics education in America–and that begins here, with a free, online assessment designed to measure a substantive understanding of the rights, duties, and civic traditions that define American citizenship.

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The History of School Choice in American Education

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The following is a transcript of an episode of The Anchored Podcast in which Soren Schwab sat down with Dr. James Shuls, Head of the Education Liberty Branch of the Institute for Governance and Civics at Florida State University. Dr. Shuls discusses the history of school choice in America from the Founding, through the Civil Rights movement, to how the issue of school choice is currently situated in today’s political climate.

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Where Does Civic Education Fit Into the Liberal Arts?

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As the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, the time is ripe for reflection about what it means to be a citizen of this great nation. Although it is true that a republic grants its people profound freedom of choice, it is equally true that it lays a significant weight of responsibility on the shoulders of its citizens.

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