Education Exchange
The Education Exchange: Maverick: A Biography of Thomas Sowell
Author Jason Riley tells the story of his new book and the eminent economist who is its subject.
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The Education Exchange: The Costs of Covid Countermeasures
“A lot of people are going to be left with a lot of fear.”
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The Education Exchange: Open Schools Immediately Everywhere, a Stanford Doctor Says
Closures impose "enormous harm that our kids will pay for their entire lives."
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The Education Exchange: Public-School Parents Turn to Catholic Schools
"The whole thing is an argument for school choice because if we did not exist as an alternative system, those parents would have been in a really, really tough spot," a superintendent says.
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The Education Exchange: Why Haven’t the Schools in Massachusetts Opened?
A new public opinion poll points to teachers union influence.
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The Education Exchange: Why “Black Lives Matter” Matters
Obligations to African-Americans are special, but reparations are not an appropriate response
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The Education Exchange: Are Lack of Funding and Covid Spread Forcing Schools to Close?
Nationwide data on fiscal resources, union influence, and politics on school closures
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The Education Exchange: Low-Cost Private Schools Serving the Global Poor
"They pay fees, they expect more," explains "Really Good Schools" author James Tooley
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The Education Exchange: Yes, It Is Safe to Reopen Schools
"These are huge costs that we've asked moms and kids to bear for very little public health benefit from having schools closed...the average student could lose between $61,000 to $88,000 of lifetime earnings."
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EdNext Podcast: An Optimist’s Guide to American Public Education
"Every school has some teacher who really gets kids excited," says Washington Post education columnist Jay Mathews
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The Stubborn Myth of “Learning Styles”
State teacher-license prep materials peddle a debunked theory
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“Asking how to teach about slavery is a little like asking why we teach at all”
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Threats to quality and innovation outweigh benefit of increased access.
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Adding new sizzle to education about slavery—but at a significant cost.
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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?
Teaching about Slavery
“Asking how to teach about slavery is a little like asking why we teach at all”
Don’t Ruin College by Making It Free
Threats to quality and innovation outweigh benefit of increased access.
“The 1619 Project” Enters American Classrooms
Adding new sizzle to education about slavery—but at a significant cost.
