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“It Felt Like Guerrilla Warfare”
As I write this, representative samples of 4th and 8th graders are taking National Assessment of…
The Education Exchange: “Extremely Large” Learning Losses for Students Whose Schools Went Remote for Many Months
The Walter H. Gale Professor of Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and faculty…
End the Birthday Bias
Older schoolchildren typically perform better on academic achievement tests than younger students in the same classes.…
The Education Exchange: A State Takeover of Boston’s Public Schools?
The executive director of the Pioneer Institute, Jim Stergios, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss the…
Locally Elected School Boards Are Failing
Over the past two years, the nation’s school boards have had to grapple with one thorny…
The Education Exchange: How Race Factors into College Admissions
A professor of economics at Duke University, Peter Arcidiacono, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Arcidiacono…
FAQ: Student Loan Cancellation Edition
People march against student debt around the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C. on April…
New Biden Rules Would Slow Charter Growth
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona watches as President Joe Biden speaks to students in a classroom during…
Tie Precautions to Community Risk Levels
Covid-19 spreads via human contact, and social distancing can help prevent transmission. When the Omicron variant…