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

Armitage’s op-ed is worth noting because it serves as a pitch-perfect illustration of what it means to be a culture warrior ...

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

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

But many parents and educators have grown skeptical of standardized testing and the relevance of a student’s scores to their long-term success—especially tests given when children are still in ...

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

Jim Blew, co-founder of the Defense of Freedom Institute, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss a school choice provision in H.R.

Results After a new charter school opens nearby, enrollment at local Catholic schools falls by 2 percent, or about six students in the average size school, within two years (see Figure 2). The ...

The Role of Teacher Turnover We focus on teacher departures from Dallas ISD to understand the effects of evaluation and compensation reform on the district’s workforce rather than looking at new ...

In education circles, the presumption was that I’d share this outrage. I don’t, which has surprised a lot of people—probably because I’ve long argued that Washington has a vital role to play when it ...

In 2019, the average reading scores of 4th-grade students after adjusting for demographics are highest in the deep blue states, lowest in the deep red states, with purple states hovering in the middle ...