2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (686+ words) Contrast the nation's yawning indifference to the shuttering of the federal department with parents' galloping enthusiasm for new school-choice programs. Several recent headlines suggest that after decades of dysfunction and cratering student achievement, America may be getting education right again....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (388+ words) Research Fellow, Center for Education Policy State officials have no legitimate authority to force these independent service providers'and contractors that work with them'to reveal compensation details. Government mandates on executive pay would only undermine that efficiency and discourage capable leaders…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago  (671+ words) Research Fellow, Center for Education Policy Lawmakers who oppose letting parents choose better schools for their children are the same ones eager to dictate what private schools can teach. It garnered virtually no headlines, but the Maryland House of Representatives…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (311+ words) Research Fellow, Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies For decades, American higher education has operated under a peculiar fiction: "quality" is "guaranteed" by a club of private accrediting agencies. Each year, roughly two million Americans borrow sums they may never…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (822+ words) Authors: Annie Chestnut Tutor and Jonathan Butcher The U. S. Department of Education is seeking to expand "offerings of AI and computer science education in K12 education." The White House has called on Congress to "protect children," and "empower parents" to manage their…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (659+ words) Research Fellow, Center for Education Policy Mr. Harris attempted to undermine these results by asserting that the sample was not random, but he provided no evidence to support this claim. Arizona's Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program enables families to customize…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (219+ words) Research Fellow, Center for Education Policy This override makes Kentucky the 28th state to opt into President Trump's new school-choice program. The Kentucky Legislature overrode Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear's veto of House Bill 1 on March 17 with votes of 77-14 in the House…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (719+ words) Research Fellow, Center for Education Policy The 1982 Supreme Court decision in Plyler v. Doe compels state officials to provide free public education to children of illegal immigrants. Momentum builds beyond Tennessee. Since early 2025, legislators in Oklahoma, Texas, Idaho, Indiana and New…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (1097+ words) More schools and education service providers improve proximity to, and thus access to, a greater variety of education options. American families would greatly benefit from a modernized system of student transportation designed to take smaller groups of students to more…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (353+ words) Research Fellow, Center for Education Policy A recent Arizona Department of Education study has revealed significant discrepancies in reporting on the state's Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program. "A ridiculous figure of 20% fraud has been circulating concerning ESA purchases which resulted…...