Works
Screening Students for Emotional Distress
Education Next Policy Journal Poll
Academic Interventions
Rand Corporation
Public K-12 Demographics
Pew Research Center
“This legislation ensures that teachers will never have the burden of choosing between protecting their students or themselves from a violent shooter.”
In her statement about New York's new law banning schools from arming teachers.
AP, IB and Dual Enrollment Course Credit
National Center for Education Statistics
“Equal is not equal.”
Speaking in the president debate about educational disparities
“Right now, families are worried to the point that some people are questioning whether or not they should fill out basic school district forms.”
On concerns among immigrant families
Corporal Punishment in U.S. Schools
Southern Poverty Law Center
“Our system of education today is reinforcing that income inequality, not liberating people from it. Because the best predictor of the quality of the education you get is your parent’s income.”
Our system of education today is reinforcing that income inequality, not liberating people from it.
“No student in this country should have to sacrifice their own health to get an education.”
On a report showing that only 12% of schools have been evaluated for lead paint
GI Bill Spending
U.S. Government Accountability Office
“The schoolroom is the first opportunity most citizens have to experience the power of government.”
The schoolroom is the first opportunity most citizens have to experience the power of government.
“We need to start dealing with the trauma that our kids have. We need trauma-based care in every school. We need social-emotional learning in every school.”
We need to start dealing with the trauma that our kids have. We need trauma-based…
Moonlighting Teachers
Pew Research Center
“Education reform isn’t a cure-all. As a supporter of education reform, I agree that fixing educational inequality requires doing more to address the broader, systemic sources of economic inequality.”
Responding to a recent opinion piece on education reform and income inequality.
“Our teachers, not unlike teachers elsewhere, feel as though we don’t value their profession. There’s a message there I think we need to think about.”
Commenting on the results of the Teaching and Learning International Survey
Private Schools by the Numbers
U.S. Department of Education
“I like ‘education freedom’ because it opens up our thinking about what education can be.”
Describing her new terminology for school choice
“Teaching is really hard, It’s about as close to rocket science as I think you can get.”
Speaking on a FutureEd panel on the teaching profession
Why Teachers Teach
OECD TALIS
“If you’re a jazz musician, you need to know your scales. If you’re an artist, you need to draw a still life. It’s the same with teachers.”
On the need for standards and training in education
High School Graduation Rates
Grad Nation
Chronic Absenteeism and Engagement
Gallup Student Poll
“There are very good public schools and very bad public schools. There are very good charter schools and very bad charter schools. The goal should be to make more schools high-quality and effective .”
Defending charter schools from attacks by other candidates
African American Students and Their Teachers
Student-Teacher Race Match in Charter and Traditional Public Schools
“When I watched progressives and Glenn Beck join hands in opposition to Common Core, I said, ‘Whoa, we’ve built a coalition.’ I had not intended to build that coalition.”
Reflecting on his life as an education reformer
Educators shouldn’t have to fight so hard for resources and respect.
Unveiling his education plan
“People are actually asking a question I never thought I’d hear, ‘Is going to college a reliable path to economic opportunity?'”
Announcing a new line of inquiry
3rd Grade Readers in Mississippi
Mississippi Department of Education