Cheers
- Many of the Trump administration’s initial nominees for the Department of Education bring extensive experience and strong track records of student-first reforms. —AEI
- Steubenville, Ohio, has defied national trends by achieving near-universal literacy among its third graders through a proven commitment to structured reading programs, small class sizes, subsidized preschool, and targeted interventions. —APM Reports
Jeers
- Democrats’ obsession with racial equity in education has led to policies that systematically disadvantage Asian students, from higher admission hurdles to efforts to dismantle merit-based school programs, alienating a key voter bloc in the process. —Josh Barro, Very Serious
- The U.S. has largely abandoned efforts to improve education for poor students, with political shifts weakening accountability, test scores declining, and digital distractions exacerbating the issue. —Matthew Yglesias, Slow Boring
- “‘Without knowledgeable decision makers like Peggy Carr, it is likely that the scientific quality of NAEP, and other important data collections, will be eroded,’ said Eric Hanushek.” —The 74
