A professor of Education Policy at the University of Arkansas, Patrick J. Wolf, joins Paul E.…
Month: March 2021
We are facing crises unlike any we have faced in our lifetimes.
Where was Republicans’ concern for the deficit when they gave over a trillion dollars in tax…
We will pass a $15 minimum wage.
The federal minimum wage of $7.25 is a starvation wage that has not been raised since…
How Schools Can Help with the Vaccination Rollout
KIPP New Orleans Schools have partnered with local healthcare systems and providers to hold vaccination events…
Biden Is Right, We Need Kids to Go Back to School But Not Like Before
On March 13, 2020, when Governor Newsom shut down schools in California including in LAUSD where…
To Critics of The Beautiful Tree, a Pearl of a Reply
Really Good Schools: Global Lessons for High-Caliber, Low-Cost Education By James N. Tooley Independent Institute, 2021,…
EdNext Podcast: Keep Cameras on in Classrooms, Even after the Pandemic Ends
The President of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, Mike Petrilli, joins Education Next editor-in-chief Marty West…
Faces of Greed: The Walton Family of Walmart
I say to the Walton family of Walmart: the American people are sick and tired of…
Secretary Cardona Has Ambitious Goals. School Choice Could Help Us Meet Them.
On Monday, Dr. Miguel Cardona became the twelfth U.S. Secretary of Education. Despite the amiable support…
If Houston’s District Schools Keep Taking the Day Off, Students Will Never Catch Up
There have been some good reasons to close schools over the past year—in the early days…