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 ...

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

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

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 ...

American teachers unions are increasingly the target of measures, authored by friends and foes alike, intended to limit their power, or even eviscerate them. Looking at this scene, one would never ...

In October 2023, the University of Austin finally received permission to call itself a university. The start-up private college dedicated to the “fearless pursuit of truth” launched its effort in ...

Evaluations of school-reform measures typically focus on the outcomes that are most easily quantified, namely, test scores, as a proxy for long-term societal benefit. But there are at least two ...

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

Brandeis University, located outside Boston, has endured its share of financial hardship recently that has resulted in staff cuts, the resignation of its president, and the need to draw money from its ...