Commentary

Trump Administration Latest Move Against DEI Threatens Local Education Control

Late last month, Education Secretary Linda McMahon celebrated what she called the Trump administration’s “unprecedented progress in reducing the federal…

A Path Forward for Democrats on Education

This piece originally appeared in Washington Monthly. The state of American student achievement is alarming. Test scores have been declining in most states for…

A New Strategy for a New Educational Era

There are moments in history when progress alters the landscape so fundamentally that it demands a pivot—not just in what we do, but in how we think about our…

Why Weakening School Accountability Undermines Student Learning

There has been a lot of well-justified hand-wringing about President Donald Trump’s efforts to gut the U.S. Department of Education. These moves have included…

Federal Funding Cuts Would Damage Tutoring Movement

As federal COVID relief funding for schools expired last year, education leaders worried that high-impact tutoring programs helping to drive academic recovery…

Research Finds Students’ Political Views Influence Their College Enrollment Decisions

Such is the level of political polarization in the nation that it’s now influencing where students want to attend college. A study by Riley Acton at Miami…

Latest Education Department Layoffs Threaten Students Most in Need

The U.S. Department of Education’s mission, as established by Congress, is to “strengthen the Federal commitment to assuring access to equal educational…

New Parent Research Helps Explain Causes of Post-Pandemic Absenteeism Crisis

Though chronic absenteeism has declined from its post-COVID peak, too many students are still missing too much school. Research shows that absent students fall…