Baby Bust

“2020 Census shows U.S. population grew at slowest pace since the 1930s” is the headline the…

Testing, SpaceX, and the Quest for Consensus

In a thought-provoking piece in the Hechinger Report a couple weeks ago, IES director Mark Schneider…

Betsy Appleseed and School Choice

A statue of Johnny Appleseed welcomes visitors to the Massachusetts Visitor Center in Lancaster, Massachusetts. Inset:…

Congress must have the guts to take on the pharmaceutical industry.

Here’s the truth: the pharmaceutical industry in the United States has never lost a political struggle.…

President Biden and Dr. Biden Drive-In Rally in Georgia to Celebrate 100 Days

In Georgia with Dr. Biden to celebrate the successes of the first 100 days of the…

Supreme Court Hears Argument in Student Speech Case

Brandi Levy, a former cheerleader at Mahanoy Area High School in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, was suspended…

We must make public colleges & universities tuition-free.

Some 50 or 60 years ago, you could attend major public colleges and universities in America…

“Reopening Hesitancy” Threatens Fall 2021

Education Next’s senior editor, Paul Peterson, recently spoke with John Bailey, visiting fellow at the American…

Advice and Caution on Investing in a College Education

Making College Pay: An Economist Explains How to Make a Smart Bet on Higher Education by…

The Education Exchange: Why Haven’t the Schools in Massachusetts Opened?

A senior fellow at the Pioneer Institute, Charles D. Chieppo, join’s Paul E. Peterson to discuss…