December 1, 2025
Reporter Stephen Collinson unpacks the legality of strikes on alleged cartel vessels. Brian Winter discusses Trump's latest moves in South America. John Kerry dissects the admin.'s unconventional approach to diplomacy. Pastor Tim Johnson discusses his "Fatherless No More" initiative. Writer Andrew Rice investigates the steep decline in U.S. student achievement.
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Why Is American Student Achievement Down? (It’s Not Trump or the Pandemic)
S2025 E8044 - 17m 51s
Michel Martin sits down with Andrew Rice, a features writer at New York Magazine, to discuss his recent cover story, “The Big Fail: Student achievement has fallen off a cliff. And neither Trump nor the pandemic is to blame.” In the story Rice investigates a steep, decade-long decline in U.S. student achievement and why even wealthy and progressive communities are struggling to address the problem.
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