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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.
Public Opinion
The Education Exchange: More School Districts Moving to Remote-Only, Study Finds
"There is a shifting away from the in-person opportunities"
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EdNext Podcast: Results of the 2020 Education Next Survey of Public Opinion
Amid a pandemic, a big jump in openness to online learning
Public Opinion
The Education Exchange: A Lot of Lost Ground: Results from the Education Next Survey on Learning During the Pandemic
"Across a range of the questions that we asked, you see a more robust response in the charter school sector and in the private school sector."
Public Opinion
The Education Exchange: Higher Education in the EdNext Poll
Marty West, the editor-in-chief of Education Next, joins Paul E. Peterson to continue their discussion on the 2019 Education Next Poll, focusing on the public's opinion on higher education.
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The Education Exchange: Putting Together the 2019 Education Next Poll
Michael Henderson, Research Director, Public Policy Research Lab at the Manship School of Mass Communication, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss how the 2019 Education Next Poll came together, including methodology and how the sample builds in experiments to best gauge the public's opinion on schools.
Public Opinion
The Education Exchange: The Effect of Information on College Aspirations
Are parents move likely to want to send their kids to college if they are given accurate information about the costs and benefits of attending college? A new study looks at what happens when parents are given customized information about the cost of going to college and the wage premium for earning a college degree.
Public Opinion
The Education Exchange: Public Opinion on Teacher Quality
The 2017 Education Next poll asked the public, parents, and teachers what share of teachers at your local public school are excellent, good, satisfactory and unsatisfactory.
Public Opinion
EdNext Podcast: How Does Parental Satisfaction Vary Across School Sectors?
Two new studies compare the views of charter school parents to the views of private school and district school parents.
Public Opinion
EdNext Podcast: A Closer Look at Public Opinion on School Reform
The just-released 2016 Education Next poll identified changes in public support for the Common Core, testing, opting out, and school choice. Paul Peterson and Marty West discuss what the public says it wants and why these opinions are changing.
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