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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…
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Progress on Absenteeism Is Stalling. What Can We Do About It?
More than five years after the pandemic threw schools off course, the latest evidence suggests…
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Trump Has a Solution for Student Loans. Forgiveness Isn’t It.
President Donald Trump entered office intent on reversing most of the Biden administration’s student loan…
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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…
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AI Changes NOTHING About What Students Need to Learn
What does AI mean for what schools should teach? The mantra of our age is…
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A Bipartisan Step Toward Smarter College Accountability
Rarely do Washington policymakers find common ground on higher-education reform. Conservatives often call for discipline…
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Our Wishlist for Higher Ed Reform
Now that Congress has resolved the government shutdown, attention is turning to what comes next….
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Can School Reform Be Bipartisan Again?
Mike Petrilli, the president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, recently launched a new Substack, SCHOOLED, that…
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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…
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Finding Common Ground on Trump’s College Compact
As with so much in 2025, the Trump administration’s proposed “Compact for Academic Excellence in…
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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,…
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Students Are ‘Learning with Their Feet’ — by Shunning Bad Colleges
Fewer students are going to college, leading many to worry that young Americans are abandoning…