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Snow Excuses
The past few years have featured a lot of hand-wringing about chronic absenteeism and the insanity of extended pandemic school…
Op-Ed
AI in K–12: A New Year Reality Check for School Leaders
Educators have a lot of questions about AI. Well, when I want practical insight on…
Op-Ed
AI Changes NOTHING About What Students Need to Learn
What does AI mean for what schools should teach? The mantra of our age is…
Op-Ed
Can School Reform Be Bipartisan Again?
Mike Petrilli, the president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, recently launched a new Substack, SCHOOLED, that…
Op-Ed
Parent-School Partnerships Can Drive Academic Gains. Here’s How
A couple of years ago, in The Great School Rethink, I wrote at some length about…
Op-Ed
Finding Common Ground on Trump’s College Compact
As with so much in 2025, the Trump administration’s proposed “Compact for Academic Excellence in…
Op-Ed
What Could the New Federal Tuition Tax Credit Mean for School Choice?
Education savings accounts, tax-credit scholarships, vouchers, charter schools, home schooling, tutoring, course choice, dual degrees,…
Op-Ed
How Can Education Savings Accounts Serve Students with Special Needs?
As education savings account (ESA) laws have been adopted by a number of states in the past…
Article
The Southern Surge in Education
It’s been a grim stretch for America’s schools. Reading and math achievement are in a decade-long…
Op-Ed
How One State Improved Its NAEP Scores
The most recent National Assessment of Educational Progress results had a lot of bad news,…
Op-Ed
Let’s Open the Black Box of Selective College Admissions
The aftermath of the 2023 Supreme Court ruling in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard (SFFA) has…
Op-Ed
Two Cheers for California’s Ban on Legacy Admissions
Last week, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a new statewide ban on legacy admissions. It…