With Remote Learning, The Issues Go Deeper Than Lack of Internet

Right now—literally, as I’m sitting here typing—I’m watching my friend toggle between distance learning with her…

School Boards Have Too Much Power They Aren’t Using to Fix Education

Considered me triggered. Again. This past Sunday my 8 Black Hands crew did a show on…

Biden’s Regulatory Agenda on Education

Democratic presidential candidate and former vice president Joe Biden participates in a Zoom with Oprah Winfrey…

A Biden Presidency Promises Tens of Billions More Dollars For K-12 Education. The Trick Is Making Sure It Buys Something Worthwhile.

Democratic presidential candidate and former vice president Joe Biden speaks during the National Education Association Strong…

Remote or In-Person Reopening Decisions Are Linked to Trump 2016 Vote Share, Catholic School Presence, a New Study Finds

Regis High School, a Catholic school in New York City. Competition from Catholic schools heavily influenced…

Q&A: Chris Cerf on Fighting COVID Learning Loss With Great Teaching

Last March schools across the country closed and typical live instruction morphed into erratic meetings on…

Charters Improving at Faster Pace in Urban Areas

In September we released an article on the Education Next website titled “Charter Schools Show Steeper…

EdNext Podcast: Banning For-Profit Charter Schools?

The director of national research at EdChoice, Michael Q. McShane, joins Education Next Editor-in-chief Marty West…

The COVID-19 Attendance Crisis Is Bigger Than You Think

Much of the public discussion about pandemic education has focused on two major questions: How are…

I Thought Vouchers Were Wrong, But Now I Realize They Helped My Son

Recently I wrote that a residency hearing with two children, Kayla and Tasha, represented to me our…