Tag: education policy
Strengthening public education markets
Every state’s public education system is a market with supply (i.e., instruction) and demand (i.e., students needing instruction). These markets function as the operating systems for public education. Unfortunately, since the mid-1800s, these markets have been poorly designed and managed. As a result, every state’s public education operating system is... READ MOREThe revenge of the rubber room
An education reform era policy ended recently as New...
READ MORECharter schools and private options can thrive in tandem
The nation’s first charter school law passed in 1991, the...
READ MOREMelon-scoop America
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READ MOREThe inevitable is certain but not always punctual
American scientist and futurist Roy Amara (on the left above)...
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Consulting firm Tyton Partners, in collaboration with the Walton Family...
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Editor’s note: The American Federation for Children held its national...
READ MOREThe unreliable rider, humility, discovery and tolerance
Jonathan Haidt’s book The Righteous Mind describes the human mind...
READ MORE‘Emergency mindset’ needed to address education inequities
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Policymakers have a knack for finding private endeavors they presume...
READ MOREWe aren’t getting any younger, maybe it’s time for education reform
Demographic changes are expected to place a greater strain on...
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