In defense of New York City's selective high schools
Derrell BradfordThis post was originally published in a slightly different form by the CUNY Institute for Education Policy.
Public funding, parent choice, and the values of the majority
Kathleen Porter-MageeLast week, in his State of the State address, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo put the weight of his office behind an education tax credit
The case against federal accountability mandates in education
Michael J. PetrilliAll we are saying is give choice a chance. Michael J. Petrilli
School Choice Week 2015: Honoring the best charter schools in Ohio
Ohio Education GadflyAgnostic on form; honoring the best
Stump speech challenge: A New Deal on testing
Robert PondiscioAll the pro-testing talking points you’ll ever need. Robert Pondiscio
And the climate changes (at least in Albany)
Chester E. Finn, Jr.Editor's note: This post originally appeared in a slightly different form in the Daily News.
Stump speech contest: What members of Congress should say about testing
Michael J. PetrilliThe word around town is that support for annual testing among rank-and-file members of Congress—in both chambers and on both sides of the aisle—is dangerously low. They are constantly hearing complaints from their constituents about the overuse and abuse of standardized tests, and many are eager to do something about it.
Ten things to know about Secretary Duncan's ESEA reauthorization speech
As I wrote last week, with the ESEA reauthorization process heating up, lots of advocates are now trying to influence the congressional deliberations. Secretary Duncan weighed in this morning.
Vision Talks a better fit for conservatives than ed reformers
Michelle LernerIn AEI’s latest Vision Talks video, Arthur Brooks, its president and the happiest man in the think-tank world, argues that public-policy advocates need to make a better cas