The Dean of the Belmont University School of Education, Wayne D. Lewis Jr., joins Paul E.…
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Anticipating What’s Ahead for Ed After the Election
Mitch McConnell and Joe Biden head to a joint congressional session to tally the 2016 electoral…
A Fertile Period for Education Reform?
President Donald Trump watches as Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas administers the Constitutional Oath to Amy…
Will 2020 Nurture Transformation, or a Return to Normal?
A technological duplicate of Sputnik 1, probably manufactured by the Academy of Sciences of the USSR,…
Making the Equitable Choice the Easiest Choice
In the aftermath of this most recent election, I want to remind us that politics are…
EdNext Podcast: A fond farewell to Lamar Alexander, the most influential living figure on American K-12 public education
A Distinguished Senior Fellow and President Emeritus at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, Chester E. Finn,…
Three Reasons to Move School Board Elections to November
Last week’s election was a referendum on the Trump Administration, but it wasn’t a referendum on…
Who Will Be the Next Secretary of Education? Here’s a Different Take.
Even before President-elect Joe Biden offered his inspiring remarks to the nation this weekend, the social…
Leadership Makes a Difference: Lamar Alexander and K–12 Education
Lamar Alexander walks to the Senate floor on January 21, 2020. When the 116th Congress adjourns,…
The Elections Are Over, But Education Politics Aren’t. Are You Ready?
Elections have consequences. This phrase is often cited, and in the wake of last week’s elections,…