Josiah Padley is a Policy Fellow at Center of the American Experiment, where she writes on education and is a manager of the internship program. Her interest in civic involvement began at Baylor University, where she studied Classics, Political Science, and History as a University Scholar. After her graduation, she worked with the Hertog Foundation as a Political Studies Fellow and a Humanities at Hertog program facilitator. Before joining American Experiment, she taught Attic Greek, Latin, and ancient history in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The Sooner State joins the Southern Surge
Oklahoma has just passed a comprehensive early literacy reform package that mimics the “best in class” legislation of the Southern Surge. The term Southern Surge denotes recent significant educational progress, particularly…