May 14, 2026
Education Scorecard Looks Beyond Recovery
This week, the Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR) at Harvard University and the Educational…
April 6, 2026
States Should Consider Earnings Outcomes for Workforce Pell Programs
Workforce Pell Grants are coming this year, helping to level the playing field between traditional…
February 25, 2026
States Are Taking the Reins on College Accountability
Last year’s budget reconciliation legislation, more commonly known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB),…
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…
August 11, 2025
Beware Graduate Programs Masquerading as “Professional” to Increase Student Debt
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) included long-overdue limits on federal loans to graduate…
July 23, 2025
Over 1,000 Colleges Could Lose Access to Federal Student Aid
Students are not the only ones who enjoyed a reprieve during the nearly five-year pause…
July 2, 2025
Congress Could Rein In Graduate Student Loans
Congress is on the verge of eliminating Grad PLUS—the program which extends effectively unlimited taxpayer-funded…
June 12, 2025
The Senate’s Higher Education Reforms Are Strong (But Could Be Stronger)
Senate Republicans recently unveiled their suite of higher education reform proposals, part of a broader tax-and-spending bill…
May 12, 2025
To Improve Student Outcomes, Focus On Classroom Practice, Not Policy
Last week, I had the privilege of delivering keynote remarks at Marquette University Law School’s…