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Podcast: The Financial Aid Letters Mess
Since it is spring, the time college admissions offers are released, Rachel Fishman shares her…
Bad Bets for College Loans
Third Way
“I remain concerned that many state [ESSA] plans fall short and risk continuing or even exacerbating inequalities for disadvantaged students.”
Speaking to state leaders about implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act
State Report Cards
Data Quality Campaign
Sex Ed in Schools
The Guttmacher Institute
“Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think.”
Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think.
Podcast: How Much Does the SAT Matter?
Joshua Goodman, an associate professor of public policy at Harvard University, discusses his…
Race Relations and College Presidents
Inside Higher Ed 2019 Survey of College and University Presidents
Parents and College Admissions
YouGov Survey
“We spend an awful lot of time, energy and money being reactive to school safety. The pivot that needs to take place is how to be proactive.”
Speaking on the importance of mental health supports in schools
Where College is Already Free
Research and graphic by FutureEd Research Associate Rachel Grich The…
“We are not doing our children any favors when we borrow from their future in order to invest in systems and policies that are not yielding better results.”
On her concerns about increased education funding despite the growing federal debt
Persistence in College
National Center for Education Statistics
“Conservatives don’t like it when judges try to write laws, and conservatives should not like it when legislators and agencies try to rewrite the Constitution.”
On President Trump's executive order about free speech on college campuses
Who’s Applying for Charter Schools?
National Association of Charter School Authorizers
I believe in the promise education provides as an equalizer and as a means of increasing social mobility.
Chancellor of DC Public Schools
The Diversity Dilemma in Selective Public Schools
With only 7 African American students among the 895 students admitted to NYC’s most selective…
“This is an extreme illustration of a reality in our higher education system: Students from wealthy families and students from poor families are not treated equally.”
On allegations of widespread fraud in college admissions
“We educate women because it is smart. We educate women because it changes the world.”
We educate women because it is smart. We educate women because it changes the world.
Carrying Guns in School
Education Commission of the States
Teacher Protests and Spending
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Podcast: Guard Rails, Government and Higher Ed
Ted Mitchell, the President of American Council on Education, talks about what is…
“We still have a significant opportunity to take a big step in the right direction, and to make a significant down payment toward providing real opportunities for future students.”
On the need to reauthorize the Higher Education Act
Passing Rates for Elementary Teachers
National Council on Teacher Quality
Homeless Students
National Center for Homeless Education
“Let’s speak truth: We’re a society that pretends to care about education, but not so much the education of other people’s children.”
Let’s speak truth: We’re a society that pretends to care about education, but not so…
“Without a strong educational system democracy is crippled.”
Without a strong educational system democracy is crippled.
Podcast: Delivering Competency-Based Learning Online
Scott Pulsipher, the President of Western Governors University (WGU), which has advanced online competency based…
“Education is not a problem. Education is an opportunity.”
Education is not a problem. Education is an opportunity.
“Knowledge—that is, education in its true sense—is our best protection against unreasoning prejudice and panic-making fear, whether engendered by special interest, illiberal minorities, or panic-stricken leaders.”
Knowledge— that is, education in its true sense—is our best protection against unreasoning prejudice and…