Classical education is undergoing a renaissance. According to a recent analysis by Arcadia Education, the classical sector is growing by 5 percent annually with a total projected enrollment of 1.4 million students by 2035.
As a teacher both during and immediately after the pandemic, I was constantly on the receiving end of some version of: “You must be so relieved that the pandemic is over.” My response was always: “Actually, it has only gotten worse.” And it’s not just me.
A recent CALDER study by Darrin DeChane, Takkako Nomi, and Michael Podgursky utilizes test data from Missouri’s state assessment, known as MAP, to assess how well these test scores predict
A new analysis of six decades of yearbook pictures shows that students who have more freedom to be creative with their style in high school might also be more inventive later in life.
Racial achievement gaps in schools are well documented and remain a significant cause of concern in education. Troubling too is that the role of socioeconomic disparities in mediating these gaps remains unresolved.
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Kelly James, a partner at Education First Consulting a
“Come see me in the office.” Uh oh. I probably got caught teaching again.
As the United States heads toward the semiquincentennial (!) of the Declaration of Independence, as we near an election that’s uncommonly consequential (!), and as many worthy groups strive to rekindle civics in American schools and colleges, it’s time to revisit and revive the superb animated video series named Liberty’s Kids
The conventions of college admission essays demand tales of unparalleled grit and overcoming adversity. Yet for many seventeen-year-olds, their time on Earth has been marked by only by an unbroken series of mundane and typical experiences. What to do?
Just when I thought that book ban debates were so last year—gone the way of critical race theory or the Common Core, subsumed by the latest controversy over Title IX or Project 2025—it seems those grouchy conservatives are at it again.
A recent article in the Boston Globe dug into a controversy that is dogging Massachusetts’s highly-regarded system of regional career and technical education (CTE) high schools.
“Shifting NYC school demographics: There are nearly as many Asian American as Black students.” —Chalkbeat Free meals for all children, longer-than-average Covid closures, and a focus on gender and racial equality: Did Tim Walz
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Othiniel Mahone, th
The specific connection between increased school funding and student outcomes remains unclear—regardless of whether the added dollars are blanket or targeted—and the
Students and colleagues of former public school teacher and current Governor Tim Walz speak highly of his skill and charm. Could he be just as popular as Vice President Harris’s running mate?
Despite the growing diversity of American students, the teaching workforce remains disproportionately White. A recent study uses twelve years of administrative data from Maryland to examine the factors contributing to the state's chronic shortage of Black teachers.
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Fordham’s Checker Finn joins Mike and David to discuss the changes in how the College
As regular readers know, I’m a parent of two children enrolled in Maryland’s Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS).
Everyone who cares about racial justice should be focused on doing what’s best for students and their learning—not on school buildings or the employment impact of closing some of them.
By now, we’re well familiar with critiques of standardized testing opponents: tests rob schools of critical instructional time, encourage teaching to the test, place undue pressure on students and educators to perform, are educationally irrelevant, only provide a snapshot of student achievement at a specific moment in time, and are largely driven by family income levels, parents’ education, and
According to a Goldman Sachs analysis of federal data, the college graduating class of 2024 is having a tough time finding attractive jobs.
School closures and remote learning led to widespread relaxation of student accountability at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. Lax requirements to turn in work, fewer graded assignments, and—most perniciously—policies mandating “no zeros” or “no failing grades” were adopted (or accelerated) to lighten the load of young people whose worlds had been turned upside down.
A new study on emergency teacher licensure concludes that formal training does indeed matter. —Heather Peske, NCTQ Governor Josh Shapiro’s potential as Kamala Harris’s vice-presidential pick has placed his uneven support for school choice under scrutiny from both left and right.
Read the winning entry in Fordham’s 2024 Wonkathon, which asked contributors to answer this question: “How can policymakers and practitioners radically reduce chronic absenteeism—at least below pre-pandemic levels and preferably much further?”
Editor’s note: This essay is an entry in Fordham’s 2024 Wonkathon, which asked contributors to answer this question: “How can policymakers and practitioners radically reduce chronic absenteeism—at least below pre-pandemic levels and preferably much further?”
Editor’s note: This essay is an entry in Fordham’s 2024 Wonkathon, which asked contributors to answer this question: “How can policymakers and practitioners radically reduce chronic absenteeism—at least below pre-pandemic levels and preferably much further?”
