Education Reform
Learn more about efforts to improve schools, especially through policy changes
Federal
Opinion
The Wrong People Are Driving Our Education Policy
School choice advocates don’t understand the full ramifications of draining public resources to benefit private institutions.
Classroom Technology
Opinion
How ‘Innovation’ Fails Education
"Innovation” is mostly an unserious distraction from the real work of rethinking education.
School & District Management
Opinion
Let Them Eat Books: A Modest Proposal to Fix American Education
We certainly can’t risk letting students read their textbooks. Who knows what questionable ideas they might find?
Policy & Politics
Opinion
Does Ideology Matter When It Comes to Good Educational Ideas?
Fundamental disputes over how schools model norms and set expectations, among other things, are inevitably informed by values.
Policy & Politics
Opinion
Is Education a Public or Private Good?
Education would be better off if it were more democratic, argues an advocate of a new schooling model.
Federal
Opinion
Federal Education Reform Has Largely Failed. Unfortunately, We Still Need It
Neither NCLB nor ESSA have lived up to their promise, but the problems calling for national action persist.
Policy & Politics
Opinion
Where Do Democrats Stand on Education?
The politics of education reform have shifted drastically since the Obama era. How has one Democratic education group responded?
School & District Management
Opinion
When It Comes to Schooling, Everyone Thinks They Have the Answer
If you realize they think you're wrong, you've got a shot at understanding and persuading them.
Assessment
Opinion
The 4 Common Myths About Grading Reform, Debunked
Grading reformers and their critics all have the same goal: grades that truly reflect student learning. Here’s how we move forward.
Policy & Politics
Opinion
I Spoke to Arne Duncan About School Reform. Here Are 5 Takeaways
The future of school reform may look quite different from the past of school reform.
Teaching Profession
Opinion
Teacher Power Can Be the Force for Education. What Would That Look Like?
Teachers working in new and different ways with each other and their students could be the solution to learning that has evaded us.
States
The Steps Some States Are Taking to Redefine Student Success
"We can’t go back to the way it’s always been done," says the head of the group that represents state education chiefs.
Standards & Accountability
Explainer
What’s the Purpose of Standards in Education? An Explainer
What are standards? Why are they important? What's the Common Core? Do standards improve student achievement? Our explainer has the answers.
Policy & Politics
Opinion
The Education Community's Views on School Improvement Have Fundamentally Changed
Since the publication of a seminal report on education, reform measures are more controversial and disruptive.