Richard P. Phelps

The Retraction Watch Trilogy: retractionwatch.com/author/richard… “Dismissive reviews: A cancer on the body of knowledge” “How citation cartels give ‘strategic scholars’ an advantage: A simple model” “What a database of more than a thousand dismissive literature reviews can tell us”

Colleges Are Finally Confronting Their Outcomes Data washingtonmonthly.com/2026/03/10/col…

My articles and presentations on how progressive education dogmas have corrupted K-12 math education in the US and beyond: •Jo Boaler’s Fame, Stanford’s Shame; Students’ Gloom, America’s Doom: rb.gy/amoc52 •Jo Boaler's Reform Math Fallacy: bit.ly/38oASeE •Stanford Professor Jo Boaler’s Math Revolution and War Against Algebra 2: nonpartisaneducation.org/blog1/2020/10/… •Why Have American Schools Failed in Closing the Achievement Gap? A Case Study of California’s Palo Alto School District: nonpartisaneducation.org/Review/Testimo… •Letters from Mathematicians: nonpartisaneducation.org/Review/Resourc… Letters from R.James Milgram and Wayne Bishop on the deterioration of K-12 math education. •是谁夺走了美国人的数学能力? 美国百年数学战争演义 (Who Deprived Americans of Their Math Ability? A Saga of Century-long American Math Wars) rb.gy/xvg3cf

... and some of you thought the federal education department and its conglomerate of contractors might disappear. The bureaucracy cannot be killed. federalregister.gov/documents/2026…

Economics is fundamentally political open.substack.com/pub/haugejoste…

After the end of the MCAS graduation requirement, how should Massachusetts measure student learning and hold districts accountable? Our new report calls for clear high school pathways, early and end-of-course exams, and independent district accountability. Read the study: loom.ly/OvyYl_s

Massachusetts has moved away from a centralized, test-based K–12 accountability system, but what comes next? A new Pioneer Institute study examines the state’s post-MCAS landscape and calls for: - Clear high school curricular pathways - End-of-course exams in core subjects - Independent oversight of school districts Without strong accountability, academic rigor declines, and students are left unprepared. Read the full report below:

learningscientists.org/blog/2026/2/5 The Learning Scientist Blog TEN YEAR Anniversary!

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pioneerinstitute.org/study-urges-ne… Massachusetts education

How To Tell You’re Being Manipulated By A Story, by @shanesnow open.substack.com/pub/shane/p/ho…

This thought-provoking LSE blog by Richard Phelps discusses the implications of dismissive literature reviews. He argues that there is rarely a lack of pre-existing literature outside of the sciences, but claiming so is a rhetorical move to prioritise one’s own research. What do you think? 📝 🔗 buff.ly/3XX1C1L

📷 From the 'Best of Our Knowledge' to the 'Best Available Knowledge' brainiacsjournal.org/arc/pub/Craig2…

Citation Cartels, Dismissive Literature Reviews, and Big Money Dominate US Education Policy Brainiacs Journal brainiacsjournal.org/arc/pub/Phelps…

‘Elite cohort’ of biz school scholars and editors scratch each others’ backs, study finds retractionwatch.com/2025/12/17/bus…