Freeing the School-Choice Genie
Many parents who are now trying alternative forms of learning for their kids will not go back to traditional methods.
The Silence of the School Reformers
A tidal wave of wokeness threatens to destroy the movement to improve our nation’s stagnating schools.
The American K–12 Decline
What to do about falling test results and student rankings?
Teachers’ Unions Push Democrats to Oppose Charter Schools
Teachers’ unions and others are pushing Democrats to oppose charter schools, which serve mostly poor, minority students looking for a better education.
The Overheated Reactions to the New AP U.S. History Framework
Last week, the College Board released its revised Advanced Placement U.S. History framework and, to our pleasant surprise, it’s not just better — it’s flat-out good.
Punishing Achievement in Our Schools
President Obama’s contempt for the Constitution, and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan’s unfortunate disregard of that document, have been loudly and justly decried by critics of executive overreach. Less heralded, ...
Time for a Reboot
Americans are ambivalent about testing, standards, and accountability in their children’s schools. This is clear from survey results that swing wildly depending on how, exactly, the question is phrased — and ...
Beyond the Common Core
The raucous Common Core debates of recent months have distracted many conservatives from their primary mission in the education wars: ensuring that every state and district in the land moves ...
We’ll Miss You, Michael Gove
Recent revelations suggest that David Cameron’s unexpected move to replace reform-minded education minister Michael Gove (who’s been popular with British conservatives) with Ms. Nicky Morgan might have been triggered by more than ...
The Two Tracks of School Reform
For two decades now, education reformers have promoted a two-track strategy for improving our schools. The first track is standards-based: Set clear, high expectations in core academic subjects; test students ...