In many high-income families, the college conversation occurs early and often—and no wonder, because parents probably ...

Another slew of choice referendum defeats can be explained by an aversion to losing what’s in hand over gaining something new ...

As chancellor of D.C. Public Schools, Michelle Rhee led the reform efforts for the district’s teacher evaluation system.

Paul E. Peterson interviews Matthew Lenard, assistant professor of education leadership and policy studies at Florida State ...

The Purposes of Education Let’s get right to the heart of the matter: What do Americans think the aims and objectives of K–12 education ought to be? Broadly speaking, Americans would like schools to ...

The leap into a new era of machine intelligence carries risks and challenges, but also plenty of promise ...

Teenagers are not known for their coolheaded decision-making, yet they face hundreds of choices with significant long-term consequences. In school, they must decide which courses to take, how much ...

Paul E. Peterson interviews Joshua Goodman, Associate Professor of Education and Economics at Boston University ...

States are the “laboratory” of democracy, opined Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis. That laboratory swung into action when states introduced substantially different policies as Covid-19 swept ...

In education policy and public debate, we often talk about students from “low-income” families. That descriptor is typically based on data from the National School Lunch Program, which provides ...

State budgets are in trouble due to the Covid-19 pandemic, with tax revenues in freefall and steep increases in spending on unemployment insurance, social-welfare programs, and emergency services.

Has the achievement of U.S. students improved over the past half century? Have gaps between racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups widened or narrowed? These and similar questions provoke ...