Stiff Headwinds for Civic Education
Note: On April 13, AEI’s Robert Pondiscio spoke at Harvard’s Program on Education Policy and Governance’s Colloquium Series, responding to Dr.
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The Title IX Trap
Last week, I wrote an article in Newsweek arguing that despite news coverage characterizing President Joe Biden’s proposed regulation on
Not Our Job: Public Schools and Patriotism
A sobering poll in the Wall Street Journal last week points to a collapse in the importance placed on patriotism, hard work, community involvement,
Randi Weingarten’s Unserious Lecture
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, took to the podium at the National Press Club earlier today to deliver a stern
Pandemic Fallout Shows in Nation’s Report Card. So Does Remote Learning
Today, test results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)—better known as the nation’s report card—were released, and
Will Pandemic Learning Loss Cost $700 Billion to Fix?
A new study released on Tuesday by Kenneth Shores and Matthew Steinberg tackles the question of whether federal pandemic relief for public schools
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Rethinking School Testing After the Pandemic
The pandemic took a devastating toll on the nation’s students. A recent Harvard study estimated that students who stayed home for most of the
Trust in Public Education is Under Attack—from the Inside
Here’s a simple fact of public education that is seldom, if ever, remarked upon: The vast majority of America’s 3.7 million classroom teachers
Trust in Public Education Is Under Attack—from the Inside
Here’s a simple fact of public education that is seldom, if ever, remarked upon: The vast majority of America’s 3.7 million classroom teachers
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Another Pandemic Schooling Concern: Cognitive Endurance
Over the course of the pandemic, we’ve paid a lot of attention to how far students have fallen behind academically, in math and reading especially.
Virginia’s Scholarship Tax Credits Are an Educational Beacon of Hope
There is more to love about education in Virginia thanks to the budget Governor Glenn Youngkin signed into law on June 22, 2022. It contains the
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Carson v. Makin is a Win for Liberalism and Education Pluralism
In a win for education pluralism, this week the Supreme Court ruled in Carson v. Makin that private school choice programs cannot exclude religious
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5 Questions for Rick Hess on Education Reform
By James Pethokoukis and Frederick M. Hess America’s schoolchildren have been among the most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, with disruptions
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Combating Learning Loss after the Pandemic: My Long-Read Q&A with Rick Hess
By James Pethokoukis and Frederick M. Hess As the spring semester comes to a close, America’s school-aged kids are once again heading into
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Combating Learning Loss After the Pandemic: My Long-Read Q&A with Rick Hess
By James Pethokoukis and Frederick M. Hess As the spring semester comes to a close, America’s school-aged kids are once again heading into