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February 22, 2024
Chronic Absenteeism Could Be the Biggest Problem Facing Schools Right Now
…really, and how can schools respond? My friend and colleague Nat Malkus has the most recent available numbers in his Return to Learn Tracker. In addition, he’s out with an…
February 22, 2024
Education and the Right
…how conservatives have interacted with educational institutions. AEI’s Matthew Continetti and Ramesh Ponnuru—drawing on their expertise in conservative history and policy—discussed the implications of the right’s growing power in education…
February 15, 2024
Conservatives Must Seize the Opportunity to Lead on Education. Here’s How…
…tab. Progressive states working to eliminate advanced math based on misguided notions of “equity.” Survey findings showing that, when asked about the purpose of civics education, more K–12 teachers mention environmental activism than “knowledge of…
February 14, 2024
Four States That Are Leading the Charge for Conservative Education
…in high-poverty school districts), granting 12 weeks of paid maternity leave to teachers, and earmarking funds for literacy coaches. In Louisiana, meanwhile, state superintendent Cade Brumley shepherded through his bipartisan…
February 7, 2024
The Past and Future of Education Reform
…agenda. Thus, conservatives cheered when Texas governor George W. Bush stepped up on K–12 schooling, urging schools to ensure that every child could read and do math at grade level…
December 8, 2023
Biden’s Even Worse Version of “Free College”
…will change behavior. That’s why cost estimates for changes to repayment programs have consistently underestimated the cost to taxpayers. As my AEI colleague Nat Malkus has calculated, Congress expected IDR (and…
October 12, 2023
I Spoke to Arne Duncan About School Reform. Here Are 5 Takeaways
…Erica Green (you can see the video here). Across town, at exactly the same time, Rep. Matt Gaetz and his gang of very online arsonists were toppling the House Speaker out…
September 19, 2023
It’s OK to Like Both Public Schools and School Choice
…of sex education. Students choose groups and activities, which electives to take, and which books to read for book reports. Teachers choose where to apply for a job, which materials…
August 29, 2023
How to Reengage Parents in Their Children’s Schooling
…student performance with them, and feel more attached to the school community. (This matters most for parents who may otherwise feel marginalized or disconnected.) Parents and teachers collectively set academic…
August 28, 2023
Where Does School Time Go?
…never enough time? It’s because too much time gets lost and wasted. In 2021, in a far-too-unusual study of schools in Providence, Rhode Island, researchers Matt Kraft and Manuel Monti-Nussbaum documented just…