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The State that Created the Most New Schools Is Also the One Where Students Learned More Than Anywhere Else.
“Supply-side progressivism” in action
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Rethinking Old Tactics to Advance School Choice
Courting Democratic policymakers has not been effective. Indeed, it has likely been counter-productive.
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School Choice Is Issue in California Recall
“I favor school choice, he doesn’t,” Larry Elder says of Governor Newsom
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How Big Was the Year of Educational Choice?
Estimating the number of newly eligible students
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A Post-Pandemic Opportunity to Think Differently About Instructional Time
Don’t abandon newfound flexibility. Increase it.
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Local Control Is Part of the Problem, a New Book About Education Contends
Louisiana, Rhode Island point path toward quality, Polikoff says
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Don’t Ban Virtual School. Improve It.
Insist on an in-person adult to supervise remote learning
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Can Teaching Be Improved by Law?
At least twenty states have passed or are considering measures related to the science of reading.
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Covid and Student Achievement: Early Evidence from Ohio’s Fall Tests
The decline equates to about one third of a year’s worth of learning, and it was worse among students whose districts started the year with fully remote instruction.
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End Seat-Time Funding and Strike A New Grand Bargain
Tie money to whether students are learning
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The Stubborn Myth of “Learning Styles”
State teacher-license prep materials peddle a debunked theory
How Family Background Influences Student Achievement
Can schools narrow the gap?
“The 1619 Project” Enters American Classrooms
Adding new sizzle to education about slavery—but at a significant cost.
Teaching about Slavery
“Asking how to teach about slavery is a little like asking why we teach at all”
Has Inclusion Gone Too Far?
Weighing its effects on students with disabilities, their peers, and teachers
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The Stubborn Myth of “Learning Styles”
State teacher-license prep materials peddle a debunked theory
How Family Background Influences Student Achievement
Can schools narrow the gap?
“The 1619 Project” Enters American Classrooms
Adding new sizzle to education about slavery—but at a significant cost.
Teaching about Slavery
“Asking how to teach about slavery is a little like asking why we teach at all”
Has Inclusion Gone Too Far?
Weighing its effects on students with disabilities, their peers, and teachers
