December 3, 2025
AI Has Come for K–12 Education
The age of AI has come for K–12 education. A September 2025 RAND survey found that 54…
November 14, 2025
Did ICE Raids and Wildfires Slow California’s Progress on Student Absenteeism?
California, by far the largest state by student population, just released its chronic absenteeism data…
October 24, 2025
Do School Cell Phone Bans Actually Make a Difference?
Banning smartphones has become one of America’s favorite school policies. In 2023, Florida became the…
October 23, 2025
Absenteeism Is Up. Does It Matter as Much for Student Achievement?
Across the nation’s schools, chronic absenteeism is up and student test scores are down, but how much is the…
December 11, 2024
US Students Best Other Nations—in Achievement Gap Growth
US scores on the 2023 Trends in Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) are another sign…
December 9, 2024
TIMSS Shows the Bottom Is Falling Out for US Test Scores
Last week’s release of 2023 scores from the Trends in Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)—an…
September 6, 2024
The Latest Chronic Absenteeism Numbers
A new school year is beginning, and students are returning to school, but the question…
July 15, 2024
It Is Time to Set Goals for Cutting Chronic Absenteeism
Believe it or not, the 2024–25 school year will begin in some parts of the…
May 23, 2024
Biden’s Unending Student Loan Forgiveness Run
On Tuesday, the Biden administration announced $7.7 billion in student debt cancellation for about 161,000 borrowers, equating…
May 6, 2024
How Much Are You Willing to Spend on Student Loan Forgiveness?
Last Wednesday, the Biden administration announced $6.1 billion in student debt cancellation for over 300,000 borrowers who…
January 24, 2024
It’s National School Choice Week. Democrats: What Do You Think?
This week is National School Choice Week, which makes it a good time to ponder…
January 19, 2024
Ninety Percent Student Attendance Won’t Solve Chronic Absenteeism
One day after Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona presented the Biden administration’s “Improving Student Achievement…