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James Ceaser is the Harry F. Byrd Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia, director of the Program for Constitutionalism and Democracy, and was a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. He is the author of several books on American politics and American political thought, including...
New study makes irrefutable case for charter schools
Buffalo School Superintendent James Williams picked a rotten time to oppose the growth of charter schools...
The Federal Role In Education
Assistant Secretary James Blew and Eric Hanushek discussed The Federal Role in Education on Capital Conversations.
Answers About Charter Schools, Part 2
James D. Merriman IV, the chief executive of the New York City Center for Charter School Excellence, is answering City Room readers’ questions this week about charter schools in New York City...
Update: Leading Economists and Educators Debate the Economic Implications of the Crisis in American Education
The results of a new national poll about education and the economy will be among the topics of discussion at a policy forum on June 27th hosted by ED in '08 Chairman Roy Romer and Librarian of Congress Dr. James H. Billington...
The Private Schools No One Sees
University of Newcastle professor James Tooley journeyed to Hyderabad, India in early 2000 at the behest of the World Bank, to study private schools there...
Technology may help poor schools by starting with rich ones
["Saving Schools"] is an analytical history of key American school reformers, from Mann to John Dewey to Martin Luther King Jr. to Al Shanker to Bill Bennett to James S. Coleman. I knew about those guys, but the last chapter discussed someone I never heard of, Julie Young, chief executive officer of the Florida Virtual School...
Education Next: Fueled by Federal Stimulus Package, Education Spending Will Likely Increase Over Next Decade Despite Lack of Achievement Gains for Students
Despite an economic downturn and new data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) released last month that show no learning gains in math for American 4th graders, the nation`s public schools will likely have more money and a larger and better paid labor force than they had in 2009, according to education researchers James W. Guthrie and Arthur Peng of Vanderbilt University. . . .
Has School Accountability Outlived Its Shelf Life?
One of the earliest casualties of the COVID-related school closures was school accountability for academic results, and many education leaders want it to stay that way.
The Future of Arkansas Public School Reform in the Era of "No Child Left Behind"
KORET TASK FORCE ON K–12 EDUCATION
Perverse Incentives of the Lawyers Guild
Law schools are in trouble. Applications are down almost 50% to an estimated 54,000 this year from 100,000 in 2004. Little wonder.
The Dance of the Lemons
Why is the quality of teachers so low? Just try getting rid of a bad one. Hoover media fellow Peter Schweizer explains.
School for $6 a Month
When governments abroad fail to offer decent schools, entrepreneurs rush in. By Chester E. Finn Jr.
All Twitter, No Twain
Americans may be reading online, but that’s not literature. Without the great authors, where are the great thoughts? By Diane Ravitch.
How Teachers Unions Use 'Common Core' to Undermine Reform
This year's battle over the introduction of Common Core standards in public schools has diverted attention from a more important but quieter battle led by teachers unions to eliminate school accountability and teacher evaluations.
The Risks of a "Sputnik moment"
Do we really want the federal government to launch a national curriculum? By Williamson M. Evers.
Meritocracy, If You Can Keep It
Rhoda Rabkin on The Big Test: The Secret History of the American Meritocracy by Nicholas Lemann and Standardized Minds: The High Price of America’s Testing Culture by Peter Sacks
A Brief History of Testing and Accountability
How to improve our public schools? Many policymakers argue that we can start by holding students, teachers, schools, and school districts accountable for student performance. This approach may sound perfectly reasonable—but it has the education profession up in arms. By Hoover fellow Diane Ravitch.
Reroute the Preschool Juggernaut
Universal preschool education is not the solution to America’s long-standing education achievement gaps.
Honor in the Task
How can we shore up the American work ethic? By honoring good work. By Russell Muirhead.
Progress v. Progressive Education
Jon Jewett on Left Back: A Century of Failed School Reform by Diane Ravitch and When Schools Compete: A Cautionary Tale by Edward B. Fiske and Helen F. Ladd