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13 claims · evidence for and against, weighted by source quality
Education Policy
6
Education Technology
2
All claims in Education
Social media literacy should be a required school subject
Leaning yes, with caveats
Smartphones should be banned in K-12 schools
Depends on scope
Standardized testing should be completely replaced by portfolio-based assessments in all school districts
Leaning no
Standardized testing does more harm than good
Depends on scope
Arts education is as important as STEM
Leaning yes, with caveats
Retyping LLM-generated code improves programmer understanding and retention compared with copy-pasting
Depends on scope
The skilled trades shortage is leading to increased wages and a resurgence of interest in vocational training
Depends on scope
The declining trend in college enrollments is primarily due to the growing acceptance of alternative credentials by employers
No
University tenure should be abolished
Leaning no
Remote learning is less effective than in-person schooling for K–12 students
Depends on scope
College degrees are no longer worth the cost
Depends on scope
Grade inflation has made academic assessment meaningless
Leaning yes, with caveats
Homeschooling produces better outcomes than public education
Depends on scope
The evidence moved
Smartphones should be banned in K-12 schools
Depends on scope
Standardized testing should be completely replaced by portfolio-based assessments in all school districts
Leaning no
Standardized testing does more harm than good
Depends on scope