Progressives and those on the center-left have the biggest opportunities to shape the program in the largely red states that have so far signaled they will opt-in.

What a 50-year-old Fela Kuti song -- and new polling from NPU and Learning Heroes -- can teach us about education, AI, and technology

Competing proposals from progressives and the center-left foreshadow 2027 education policy debates at all levels of government

The Classic Learning Test’s CEO accused the SAT provider of being behind a Texas open records request, but didn’t provide proof. He’s objecting to releasing information and threatened retaliation.

Also, Democrats debate whether school choice can sway swing voters (and which way), New York botches its Portrait of a Graduate, and Freddie misreads the charter school research.

Our recent paper, Investing in Educators, compared teacher and nurse union contracts on pay bonuses for hard-to-staff jobs. Nursing and teaching are both professional fields, yet nursing pays substant...

Has the Governor’s Race Exposed a School Choice Fault Line?

Opposition to the Trump Administration's proposed regulation comes from across the political spectrum

USA Today Investigation Shows Classic Learning Test is Dumbing Down What It Means To Be College and Career Ready

The students who needed the most help in math were often assigned to the teachers least confident teaching it. That’s according to a new study based on an unusually detailed survey of teachers.

Why "Murder 101" Is the Case Study Education Reform Needs Right Now

The Trump administration's retreat leaves local education leaders vulnerable

Lessons for Education Policy and Politics

None of the parents that Linda McMahon claims to be speaking for seem to support moving OCR and OSERS out of the Department of Education

In honor of National Charter Schools Week

...and that's what gets results.

Despite polling showing progressives maintain a slight edge on education, public trust in the party has plummeted

By Charles Barone, Ph.D. The two political ideas that have dominated policy discourse in the past year are “abundance” and “affordability.” From housing to energy, many politicians, thinkers, and advo...

By Dr. Charles Barone Many voucher and ESA proponents cite polling showing that 60% or more of parents of K-12 students support using public funds to pay for private school tuition. Some cite such sta...

The federal Bureau of Prisons said Friday that Maxwell had been transferred to a prison camp in Texas, but did not explain the circumstances.

American high school education is at a crossroads. While the world accelerates toward an AI-driven economy that demands creativity, critical thinking, and adaptability, our high schools remain trapped...

Declining school enrollment has left 30% of Chicago public schools at least half-empty. The city’s failure to address this problem has come at a high cost to the district — and its students.

The president said in May the cost would be “peanuts compared to the value of doing it.”

Saslow: 53 school leaders agree that data is key in areas ranging from daily instruction and extra help to absenteeism and family engagement.

By Keri Rodrigues, President, National Parents Union and Dr. Charles Barone, Senior Director of the Center for Innovation, National Parents Union In the wake of what may be the most reckless education...

Waiving federal rules would be a step backward but could create space for state leadership

By Charles Barone, National Parents Union Senior Director of the Center for Innovation Many of us in the education policy world attended the “National Forum on the Future of Assessment and Accountabil...

UPDATE (02/21/25): Early on Feb 21st, Senate Republicans passed their own slimmed down budget resolution. The Senate plan does not yet extend the 2017 …

Leaders at the American Council on Education conference heard calls to stand up for their colleges and contemplated what may come next.

By Charles Barone, National Parents Union Senior Director of the Center for Innovation Two significant events occurred on the national education landscape yesterday: the highly anticipated and widely ...