Federal Policy
What Makes for an Effective Secretary of Education?
Thick skin, respect for data are among the qualities needed for success
Standards, Testing, and Accountability
Treat NAEP as a Reality Check, Not an Advocacy Exercise
Recent efforts to overhaul NAEP's reading framework are deeply troubling.
Blog
Anticipating What’s Ahead for Ed After the Election
Imagining the ingredients of a Biden-McConnell deal
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Will 2020 Nurture Transformation, or a Return to Normal?
To last in the long term, new processes have to show they're better than old ones
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Hacks for Schools to Support Parents of Younger Remote Students
Avoid exhausting students to the point of disengagement
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Participation Is Only a Part of Democratic Education
"The value of checks and balances ought to be understood independent of particular agendas. Otherwise, it's a recipe for increasingly unconstrained aggression."
Federal Policy
Biden’s Regulatory Agenda on Education
What might be done with his pen and his phone, on loan forgiveness, Title IX, testing, and more
Federal Policy
A Biden Presidency Promises Tens of Billions More Dollars For K-12 Education. The Trick Is Making Sure It Buys Something Worthwhile.
Covid relief money, more Title I spending would top priority list if Democrats win
Governance and Leadership
Remote or In-Person Reopening Decisions Are Linked to Trump 2016 Vote Share, Catholic School Presence, a New Study Finds
School districts choices depended more on politics than on coronavirus case rates
Charter Schools
Charters Improving at Faster Pace in Urban Areas
Given the apparent underrepresentation of urban charter students in 2017, it is more likely that we are underestimating the overall gains
Trending Stories
Don’t Ruin College by Making It Free
Threats to quality and innovation outweigh benefit of increased access.
How Family Background Influences Student Achievement
Can schools narrow the gap?
The Better of the Two Big Antiracism Bestsellers
Kendi’s How To Be An Antiracist lacks subtlety, but it beats White Fragility.
The Top 20 Education Next Articles of 2019
Our annual look back at the year’s most popular articles is itself a reader favorite.
The Education Exchange: Adding Transparency and Equity with Weighted Student Funding
A promising reform in school finance is under pressure in the pandemic, Georgetown's Marguerite Roza says
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Don’t Ruin College by Making It Free
Threats to quality and innovation outweigh benefit of increased access.
How Family Background Influences Student Achievement
Can schools narrow the gap?
The Better of the Two Big Antiracism Bestsellers
Kendi’s How To Be An Antiracist lacks subtlety, but it beats White Fragility.
The Top 20 Education Next Articles of 2019
Our annual look back at the year’s most popular articles is itself a reader favorite.
The Education Exchange: Adding Transparency and Equity with Weighted Student Funding
A promising reform in school finance is under pressure in the pandemic, Georgetown's Marguerite Roza says
