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Finally Taking Yes for an Answer: The Overdue Reform of No Child Left Behind

By Justus Myers & Philip A. Wallach December 10, 2015

ESSA’s passage does not represent the last word in federal education policy, but it rescues education policy from the lawless, waiver-heavy zone in which it had languished.

Politics & Policy

Conservatives Won’t Win Anything if They Hold Out for Total Victory in Education Fight

By Justus Myers & Philip A. Wallach April 15, 2015

As the 114th Congress finds its legs, the struggle to define the Republican party’s direction — in light of its 2010 triumph, 2012 disappointment, and 2014 comeback, not to mention ...

We Could Pay Teachers More If We Didn’t Pay Them So Foolishly

By Justus Myers May 23, 2014

Vox’s Matt Yglesias thinks that we undervalue teachers, and we’d be better off if teachers got paid more. He’s right. Excellent teachers in particular lead to huge benefits for students ...

What EITC Recipients Know about the Program — and What That Suggests about Reform

By Justus Myers May 12, 2014

As labor-force participation continues to languish, low-income workers continue to struggle to make ends meet, and the minimum-wage debate heats up, it’s worth taking every possible opportunity to advance the ...

What if We Put Google in Charge of Teacher Training?

By Justus Myers March 27, 2014

One of the crucial questions in education reform is how to improve teacher quality — it has a large influence on student learning outcomes and lifetime earnings. But it turns ...