Works
“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
Podcast: Future U Mailbag
In the final episode of the second season of Future U, Jeff Selingo…
Who Goes to College?
National Center of Education Statistics
“We can’t sit on our hands and ignore the disparities of wealth reflected in the SAT.”
On the decision to include a diversity score in the SAT
Born to Win, Schooled to Lose
Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce
“Teachers don’t need guns. They need a raise.”
Touting her plan to use federal dollars to raise teachers salaries
Democratic Support for Charter Schools
Bennenson Strategy Group Poll 2018
Podcast: Will MOOCs Transform Higher Ed After All?
Massive open online courses for learners, otherwise known as MOOCs, were billed as…
“I don’t enjoy the publicity that comes with my position. I don’t love being up on stage or on any kind of platform. I’m an introvert.”
Speaking at the Education Writers Association conference
“We really shouldn’t expect or rely on our young people’s ability on their own to Google their way to good sexual and reproductive health.”
Researcher with the Guttmacher Institute
“We are advocating for more freedom in education — for parents and students to be able to take much more control of their education.”
Defending her agenda from criticism by Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden
Special Education in Public Schools
Government Accountability Office
“Our children and grandchildren are not merely statistics toward which we can be indifferent.”
Our children and grandchildren are not merely statistics toward which we can be indifferent.
Podcast: Credentials vs. Degrees: How Much Clout?
Katie Lynch-Holmes, Principal Strategic Consultant at Ellucian, an education technology solutions provider, discusses…
Undocumented Immigrants and Graduation
Migration Policy Institute
Is Free College Best for Helping Low-Income Students?
From presidential candidates to state legislators, policymakers are talking about “free college” as a way…
“We are significantly concerned that big-city students would face horrific consequences from adding a citizenship question to the Census. “
We are significantly concerned that big-city students would face horrific consequences from adding a citizenship…
Climate Change and Teachers
NPR/Ipsos Poll