Several people I admire have recently passed away (Bob Dole, Colin Powell, Fred Hiatt, Stephen Sondheim…),…
Year: 2021
Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ Bill Could Decimate the Child-Care Landscape
Douglas Emhoff, center, husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, reads The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric…
The Top 10 Education Next Blog Posts of 2021
For a second year in a row, articles about how schools responded to the Covid-19 pandemic…
California Moves to Replace Math With “Data Science,” in the name of Equity and Inclusion
For many years, Professor Jo Boaler has provided extraordinary takes on math education from her bunker…
Education’s Enduring Love Affair with “Luxury Beliefs”
The proof of a powerful idea is how well it sticks. Once you hear about it…
The Top 20 Education Next Articles of 2021
Our annual look back at the year’s most popular Education Next articles is itself a popular…
How Federal Government Writes the Rules for Schools
One of the more important yet least understood facets of federal education policy is “negotiated rule…
The Education Exchange: Biden Administration Funds Use of Critical Race Theory to Guide Research
The Will Skillman Fellow in Education at The Heritage Foundation, Jonathan Butcher, joins Paul E. Peterson…
Los Angeles Chooses Carvalho as Next Superintendent of Schools
Alberto Carvalho The Los Angeles Unified School board announced it had agreed unanimously to select Alberto…
California Educators Urge Common Ground in Civics Education
The original Star-Spangled Banner, which flew over Fort McHenry in 1814 and inspired the words of…