The first Harry Potter book was published 20 years ago this week. “Have the books had a magic effect on reading rates?” wonders Tes  (formerly known as the Times Educational Supplement), a weekly magazine for teachers in the UK. In the Washington Post, Alyssa Rosenberg complains about the political use of the books, and in particular, “treating Donald Trump’s ...

Elisa Villanueva Beard In this issue of the journal, Katharine M. Conn, Virginia S. Lovison, and Cecilia Hyunjung Mo report on how the Teach For America experience affects teacher-participants. Education Next editor Martin West discussed the article with the CEO of Teach For America, Elisa Villanueva Beard. Martin West: How did your own experience as a TFA corps member affect y...

Call me a crotchety old guy and you have a point, but I need to vent my angst over a new report from the NewSchools Venture Fund, authored by the very capable Stacey Childress and her colleagues. They’ve landed with many feet on the social and emotional learning (SEL) bandwagon. Indeed, their new “insight brief” proudly declares that “enthusiasm for social emotional learning h...