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“Phonics is a fad, but it’s also good, so we should do it anyway, even though it will probably disappoint people”

Educational policy is often viewed as a field of fads, where one follows another for seemingly arbitrary reasons. We might like to believe that fad-based policy could be superseded by evidence-based policy, with rational … Continue reading →

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Educational policy is often viewed as a field of fads, where one follows another for seemingly arbitrary reasons.

We might like to believe that fad-based policy could be superseded by evidence-based policy, with rational … Continue reading →

Tyler Watts and Drew Bailey write: Educational policy is often viewed as a field of fads, where one follows another for seemingly arbitrary reasons.

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Educational policy is often viewed as a field of fads, where one follows another for seemingly arbitrary reasons. We might like to believe that fad-based policy could be superseded by evidence-based policy, with rational … Continue reading →

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