Published Articles & Media
The Tarnished Shield of Qualified Immunity
Cases involving teachers, principals, and school board members have been central to the evolution of a legal doctrine that also often protects abusive police from financial liability.
Condition Covid Aid on Opening Schools
Or else let funding flow directly to parents
Have Parents Turned Against Teachers Unions? Not Yet, Our Survey Shows
Backlash related to school closures fails to materialize, at least so far.
Pandemic Parent Survey Finds Perverse Pattern: Students Are More Likely to Be Attending School in Person Where Covid Is Spreading More Rapidly
Majority of students receiving fully remote instruction; Private-school students more likely to be in person full time
A Fertile Period for Education Reform?
The unexpected effects of politics, the pandemic, and racial awakening
Amid Pandemic, Support Soars for Online Learning, Parent Poll Shows
Results from the 2020 Education Next Survey of Public Opinion
If Many More Private Schools Close, All Schools Will Suffer
Biden, Moynihan, and Goldwater once teamed up on a tuition tax-credit. Could something similar happen now?
How the Coronavirus Crisis May Improve Teacher Quality
Recession hiring boosts teacher quality and student learning
What American Families Experienced When Covid-19 Closed Their Schools
Parents report little contact with teachers and less student learning, but also broad satisfaction; charter and private schools provide more opportunities for student-teacher interaction
Education Reform and the Coronavirus
The corner of my suburban Boston bedroom, where I write this letter, has by...
