Bernie Sanders Is Wrong about Cuba’s Literacy Program
Cuba’s supposed educational triumph is better understood as a product of propaganda and statistical chicanery.
Betsy DeVos Strikes a Blow for Religious Freedom
The secretary has announced that the Department of Education will no longer discriminate against religious organizations seeking to provide school services.
There’s Not Much Performance in Denver Schools’ ‘Pay for Performance’ System
Media coverage of the Denver teachers’ strike has gotten the story wrong because it proceeds from a faulty premise.
Kentucky’s Teachers Embrace a Broken Pension System
They’re making it harder to meaningfully boost their pay.
Let SUNY’s Charter Schools Act Like Charter Schools
SUNY Charter Schools propose a helpful experiment in teacher training, certification. Union leaders oppose it, wrongly.
Thanks to One Reform, School Principals Spend Weeks Doing Paperwork
The struggle to improve balky education bureaucracies can lead school reformers to favor blunt mandates.