Standards, Testing, and Accountability
PISA: Mission Failure
With so much evidence from student testing, why do education systems continue to struggle?
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The Biggest Enemy of Equity Isn’t Excellence. It’s Mediocrity.
Schools can help children achieve their full potential.
Federal Policy
Student Loan Payment Pause Benefits High-Income Households the Most
With forgiveness uncertain, struggling borrowers are unprotected from risk
Charter Schools
Supreme Court Opens a Path to Religious Charter Schools
But the trail ahead holds twists and turns
News
The Top 20 Education Next Articles of 2022
Student cellphones, school boards, homeschooling attract reader interest
Media
The Locus of K–12 Coverage During the Pandemic, and After
Education reformers who want more media attention should be careful what they wish for
News
Predicting the Next School Shooting May Never Be Possible
If it’s not possible, is threat assessment the best alternative?
School Spending
Fiscal Cliff Could Force Layoffs of the Best Teachers
Possible recession and end of pandemic aid loom, demanding fast action on ineffective teachers
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Parents Punish Schools That Stayed Physically Closed During the Pandemic
Enrollment drops were larger in schools that were most remote
Governance and Leadership
The “Urgency” Issue
What some see as a key ingredient in educational improvement has come under attack.
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AI in Education
The leap into a new era of machine intelligence carries risks and challenges, but also plenty of promise
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State teacher-license prep materials peddle a debunked theory
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Weighing its effects on students with disabilities, their peers, and teachers
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Differences in the early language environments of children do have a significant impact.
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But simple measures by schools can encourage better student attendance
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The leap into a new era of machine intelligence carries risks and challenges, but also plenty of promise
The Stubborn Myth of “Learning Styles”
State teacher-license prep materials peddle a debunked theory
Has Inclusion Gone Too Far?
Weighing its effects on students with disabilities, their peers, and teachers
Don’t Dismiss That 30 Million-Word Gap Quite So Fast
Differences in the early language environments of children do have a significant impact.
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But simple measures by schools can encourage better student attendance
