Nation’s Report Card and “Plan to Reinvent the Liberal Arts”

September 22, 2025 00:28:31
Nation’s Report Card and “Plan to Reinvent the Liberal Arts”
The Best Of Our Knowledge
Nation’s Report Card and “Plan to Reinvent the Liberal Arts”

Sep 22 2025 | 00:28:31

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Show Notes

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education, and research.

The Nation’s Report Card shows a drop in average scores for eighth graders in science and for 12th graders in math and reading.

And liberal arts colleges are going through a challenging time, but one private college in Massachusetts is "reimagining" education. 

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