The Tyranny of Merit: What’s Become of the Common Good? by Michael J. Sandel Farrar, Straus…
Month: August 2021
The Politics of Closing Schools
A student at the Sainte-Croix elementary school works as half of her writing desk is marked…
The Orchid and the Dandelion
Marinus van IJzendoorn, one of the world’s leading experts in child psychology, is telling me about…
The Education Exchange: “It’s Not How Much You Spend, It’s How You Spend It.”
The Paul and Jean Hanna Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University, Eric Hanushek,…
How Big Was the Year of Educational Choice?
Children wait for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to arrive at a bill signing ceremony at St.…
Maintenance of Equity: A New Provision with Big Implications for District Budgeting
When Congress passed the American Rescue Plan in March 2021, we were happy to see that…
College Sports Cartel Crashes as Athletes Prepare to Cash in on “Name, Image, and Likeness”
In the first days and weeks after the NCAA lifted its ban on name, image, and…
As Biden Targets “Overly Burdensome Occupational Licensing Requirements,” Some See Chance To Rethink Teacher Certification
Maine, like many states, has a complex flowchart for teacher certification, with some requirements that have…
Biden Backs Down on Civics Regulations as Senate Passes Amendment Against Teaching Children to “Hate America”
Ibram X. Kendi (left) and Nikole Hannah-Jones The Biden administration has cut language about “systemic racism”…
The Education Exchange: Walsh – In Six States, Institutions Where Nearly Every Teacher Candidate Who Takes the License Exam Flunks on First Try, a New Report Finds
The president of the National Council on Teacher Quality, Kate Walsh, joins Paul E. Peterson to…