They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty.” George Washington was more specific about the role of ...

Martin R. West, the editor-in-chief of Education Next, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss the recent release of the National ...

John Dewey believed the preservation of democracy depended on education. Teachers can show students why our 250-year-old ...

Presumptive socialist mayor Janeese Lewis George could cater to unions itching to end teacher merit pay in the District.

Jay P. Greene joined EdNext Editor-in-chief Marty West to discuss the benefits of field trips, including how seeing live theater is a more enriching experience to students, on the EdNext podcast. The ...

FAFSA reform was Senator Lamar Alexander’s final legislative bow. ED did as little as possible to honor it, then everything ...

Honoring our independence against a backdrop of division, distrust, and flamboyant contempt for norms has got me thinking ...

What would you think if your child came home from school and reported that the language-arts lesson of the day included using twigs and leaves to spell words? The typical parent might react with ...

Income inequality has soared in the United States over the past half century. Has educational inequality increased alongside, in lockstep? Of course, say public intellectuals from across the political ...

In June 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Carson v. Makin that Maine violated the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment by excluding religious schools from a private-school-choice ...

Teenagers are not known for their coolheaded decision-making, yet they face hundreds of choices with significant long-term consequences. In school, they must decide which courses to take, how much ...

The model of special education known as inclusion, or mainstreaming, has become more prevalent over the past 10 years, and today, more than 60 percent of all students with disabilities (SWDs) spend 80 ...