Education Next Offers Policy Views, With an Edge

Paul E. Peterson, the editor-in-chief, has faced criticism over the cover of the journal’s spring issue.
Paul E. Peterson, the editor-in-chief, has faced criticism over the cover of the journal’s spring issue.
—Martha Stewart
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Education Next, a crisply produced quarterly that straddles the worlds of newsstand magazines and academic journals, has claimed a prominent spot in K-12 debates that tilts toward support for higher standards, accountability, and school choice.

That prominence was magnified by the glare of social media this month, when cover artwork depicting a black mother and a disappearing black father sparked sharply negative reaction—and differing responses to the controversy from two of the journal's own high-profile editors.

The episode spotlights the emergence over the past decade of Education Next as a platform for opinion and research.

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