Commentary
Charter Schools
Housing policy is education policy
A new Brookings report argues that zoning regulations are segregating cities by income and race and leaving quality schools available to mostly higher income families.
A new Brookings report argues that zoning regulations are segregating cities by income and race and leaving quality schools available to mostly higher income families.
The U.S. spends more per capita on education than every other country in the OECD except Switzerland. Yet teacher salaries are relatively low and students underperform their OECD peers on international tests. The solution to all these problems may just be to pay teachers more money, especially in salary rather than expensive fringe benefits.