Works
Adult Literacy Rate
U.S. Department of Education
Teaching Critical Race Theory
Morning Consult survey of 4,421 adults, The New York Times
“It’s time we bridge the divide between our K-12 systems and our college, career, and industry preparation programs, which leave too many students behind and perpetuate inequities in our most diverse, underserved, and rural communities.”
It’s time we bridge the divide between our K-12 systems and our college, career, and…
2022 State NAEP Scores
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
“There’s nothing in this data that says we can draw a straight line between the time spent in remote learning, in and of itself, and student achievement. Let’s not forget that remote learning looked very different across the United States — the quality, all the factors that were associated with implementing remote learning. It is extremely complex.”
There’s nothing in this data that says we can draw a straight line between the…
2020 Public School Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
National Center for Education Statistics
Underqualified Teachers
The Annenberg Institute at Brown University EdWorkingPapers, The 74
“We’re realizing as a country it shouldn’t be talked about in the shadows anymore. Mental health support and access should be something that we talk about regularly.”
We’re realizing as a country it shouldn’t be talked about in the shadows anymore. Mental…
Staffing Shortages
2022 School Pulse Panel
Voter Opinions of Book Bans
EveryLibrary Institute survey of 1,223 registered voters
“Though it’s natural that we want to protect young people from some of life’s more difficult realities, the truth is that banning books does nothing to protect them from dealing with tough issues. Instead, it denies young people resources that can help them deal with the challenges that confront them.”
Though it’s natural that we want to protect young people from some of life’s more…
“The conveyor belt is back on, but at about the same old speed. Somehow, we’ve got to figure out how to help students learn even more per year in the next few years, or these losses will become permanent. And that will be a tragedy.”
The conveyor belt is back on, but at about the same old speed. Somehow, we’ve…
NAEP Scores 2022
National Assessment of Educational Progress 2022
Perceptions of School Safety
NASSP's Survey of America’s School Leaders and High School Students
Parents’ Support of School Security Measures
PDK Poll conducted June 17-25, 2022
“Every year, millions of students wind up in what I call ‘postsecondary purgatory.’ They earn some credits, but no degree. Then they have student debt they cannot afford and a limited path to higher-paying jobs.”
Every year, millions of students wind up in what I call ‘postsecondary purgatory.’ They earn…
Teen Social Media and Technology Use
Pew Research
“I’ve kept the most interesting company imaginable with people long gone.”
I’ve kept the most interesting company imaginable with people long gone.
“My prediction is that we will see, over the course of the next three years, districts and states find and utilize more innovative ways with their state and local resources to try to mitigate some of those challenges as we’re winding down the pandemic funding.”
Commenting on schools transitioning to normal financial levels after COVID-19 funding is spent
Segregated Schools
U.S. Government Accountability Office report, June 2022
“This new partnership cements the Department of Education’s commitment to ensuring that all students have access to meaningful, enriching out-of-school programming, not just some of the day, but all day, all year round.”
Announcing the Department of Education's new initiative, Engage Every Student
Rebounding FAFSA Completions
National College Attainment Network
“One of the absolutely critical things we can do to keep schools open and safe this fall and winter is to improve the quality of indoor air.”
One of the absolutely critical things we can do to keep schools open and safe…
COVID-19 Mental Health Impacts
Institute of Education Sciences 2022 School Pulse Panel
Standards-Aligned Materials
Ed Reports
“Colleges should be prepared for a larger population of students who are pregnant and parenting. But we don’t even have a system in place to support the ones that we currently have.”
Colleges should be prepared for a larger population of students who are pregnant and parenting.
Education as a Voter Issue
The Harris Poll on behalf of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS) of 5,002 parents with school-aged children
“If we’re successful, future kids will look at guns the way we look at cigarettes—not as something cool and sexy, but as something that’s dangerous and gross.”
If we’re successful, future kids will look at guns the way we look at cigarettes—not…
Enrollment Declines in Two-Year Colleges
Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), Fact Book on Higher Education
“Over the past two decades, more school-aged children have died from guns than on-duty police officers and active-duty military combined.”
Over the past two decades, more school-aged children have died from guns than on-duty police…