How to Fix American Education w/ Neetu Arnold

In this episode, Clay is joined by writer and Manhattan Institute fellow Neetu Arnold. Neetu’s writing focuses on education policy in both K-12 and higher education. Her work has been featured in outlets such as the Wall Street Journal, Tablet, and City Journal.

Listen to this episode if you want to understand three of the most pressing issues in modern American education: grade inflation, reading instruction methods, and standardized tests.

A selection of Neetu’s writing:

A for Average: Reversing University Grade Inflation

Michigan Thinks Grades Are the Problem

Massachusetts Chooses Literacy Over Union Politics

Universities Are Paying the Price for Ditching SATs

Why Is New York Dumping Its High School Exit Exam?

The inflation-adjusted GPA formula…

Inflation-adjusted GPA = average [traditional grade + (2.7 – class median)

*Note*

In this conversation Clay mispronounces the name “Nicholas Christakis” as “Nicholas Christophus.”