This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As our economy evolves, we must evolve with it, developing a workforce prepared to meet the demands of a new economy. Now is our chance to build a workforce ready…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Students who are black or poor are suspended at much higher rates than those who are white or affluent, according to a new study of school discipline trends in Louisiana.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. New York City education officials have rarely been eager to provide information about the Absent Teacher Reserve, a pool of fully paid, tenured teachers who haven’t found new positions after…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The San Francisco NAACP is urging the city school board to declare a state of emergency to spotlight the city’s stark racial gap in student achievement. We are failing. This…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. My parents immigrated to the United States so I could have certain rights. I take nothing for granted,” said a colleague at Global Nomads Group, a not-for-profit organization that promotes empathy,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Putting four children through college would be a challenge for most families. Certainly it is for Jenny Clark and her husband, Michael, but they have made saving for their children’s college educations…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Garfield County, Utah, is about 5,200 square miles, and has just about as many people. Among its nine schools is Escalante School, which enrolls roughly 75 children from kindergarten through…
Across 2016, our journey took us coast to coast, as we captured the stories of pioneers who came together to nurture the charter networks that would reinvent American education. It’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When school reformers focused on revising teacher evaluations, administrations enacted well-intentioned reforms with unintended consequences: increased paperwork without improved outcomes. AEI’s Rick Hess explains the problem and offers a solution.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Educators and education reformers are always looking for new and innovative school designs. But one old-school model once reserved primarily for private and religious schools seems to be gaining traction…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “New Orleans is a better city since Hurricane Katrina.” High school students from 12 public charter, private, and parochial schools across New Orleans considered the statement, then generally shared reservations…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. How can we find the next Einstein to save the world? Quantum Leap Experiment (QLE) is launching the Einstein Youth Forum—a TED-talk for youth—to inspire a new generation to become more…