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Behind the Headline: Most High School Seniors Aren’t College Or Career Ready by Education Next
Educational Choice, Not School Choice, Making Moves in Florida – by Michael B. Horn
School, European Style
Educational Pluralism and Democracy by Ashley Rogers Berner Harvard Education Press, 2024, $35; 224 pages. As reviewed by Jonathan Zimmerman Once upon a time, schools in America were plural in structure. Taxpayers funded Protestant, Catholic, and nonsectarian schools. Then along…
Cultural Activity Matters – by Jay P. Greene
Academics and the People Who Don’t Read Them
A few months back, I lamented the disconnect between academe and the nation’s educational leaders and policymakers. It has unfortunate consequences. I recently had a front-row seat for an illuminating display. Earlier this month, Paul T. von Hippel penned a…
Trump Happened, Part Deux – by Frederick Hess
The Alexander Doctrine: Governors are Agents of Change
Senator Lamar Alexander and Education Next editor-in-chief Marty West discuss the origins of the National Assessment Governing Board at the board’s quarterly meeting in February. In education you need to figure out how to engage governors. So said former Tennessee…
The Education Exchange: High-Dosage Tutoring – A Prescription for Learning Loss
Beth Schueler, an Assistant Professor of Education and Public Policy at the University of Virginia, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss how tutoring could be used to lessen learning losses in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic. Follow The Education…