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The costs, opportunities, and ...

Apr 16, 2018 by

The costs, opportunities, and limitations of the expansion of 529 education savings accounts

Executive Summary The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act substantively changed 529 college savings plans. In an effort to promote school choice,...

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How life outside of a school a...

Mar 26, 2018 by

How life outside of a school affects student performance in school

This report presents findings from a unique partnership between the University of Michigan and the State that allowed us to match the...

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The inheritance of black pover...

Mar 24, 2018 by

The inheritance of black poverty: It’s all about the men

Scott Winship, Richard V. Reeves, and Katherine Guyot – Black Americans born poor are much less likely to move up the income...

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Can money attract more minorit...

Mar 21, 2018 by

Can money attract more minorities into the teaching profession?

Michael Hansen, Diana Quintero, and Li Feng – Many education policymakers and practitioners across the country recognize the...

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The barriers that make charter...

Mar 19, 2018 by

The barriers that make charter schools inaccessible to disadvantaged families

Jon Valant and Jane Arnold Lincove – Charter schools can provide options to families who otherwise might not have them. This...

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Simplifying grants for college...

Mar 12, 2018 by

Simplifying grants for college students: Who wins and who loses?

Making federal student aid programs simpler and easier for students to navigate is a key goal of efforts to reauthorize the Higher...

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A time for school choice? If s...

Mar 9, 2018 by

A time for school choice? If so, let’s make sure we ask the right questions

Johann Neem – Will we have public schools a decade from now? What will they look like? For the first time since the 19th...

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There are ways to make schools...

Mar 1, 2018 by

There are ways to make schools safer and teachers stronger—but they don’t involve guns

Michael Hansen – Last week, in the wake of the Parkland, Fla., shooting, President Trump called for arming teachers with guns...

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Comparing what parents and the...

Feb 22, 2018 by

Comparing what parents and the public—and Democrats and Republicans—want from schools

Jon Valant and Daniel Newark – School choice, as a type of market reform, makes schools more directly accountable to parents by...

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More students are taking on cr...

Feb 20, 2018 by

More students are taking on crippling debt they can’t repay—it’s time for higher education to share the risks

Adam Looney – Student loan debt—at almost $1.4 trillion in outstanding federal loans—has ballooned into the largest source of...

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Amazon Go store offers quicker...

Feb 19, 2018 by

Amazon Go store offers quicker checkout for greater data collection

Jack Karsten and Darrell M. West – The physical and digital retail worlds moved another step closer when Amazon’s concept...

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After a divisive first year, w...

Feb 16, 2018 by

After a divisive first year, will Betsy DeVos extend an olive branch?

Elizabeth Mann – We are just beginning the second year of Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’s tenure, which thus far has been...

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A Valentine’s Day card for all...

Feb 14, 2018 by

A Valentine’s Day card for all of our teachers

Diana Quintero and Michael Hansen – Teaching is often perceived as a family-friendly profession. This perception of teaching is...

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Gainfully employed? New eviden...

Feb 13, 2018 by

Gainfully employed? New evidence on the earnings, employment, and debt of for-profit certificate students

Stephanie Riegg Cellini – As the U.S. Department of Education proposes weakening the Gainful Employment (GE) rules regulating...

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American universities are losi...

Feb 8, 2018 by

American universities are losing international students

Dick Startz – One year ago, I wrote on these pages: “If new border controls prevent the entry of foreign students, or simply...

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Performance pay can bring stro...

Feb 5, 2018 by

Performance pay can bring stronger teachers into the classroom

Michael Hartney – Former Education Secretary Arne Duncan once remarked: “Money is never the reason why people enter teaching,...

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The foster care system was unp...

Feb 2, 2018 by

The foster care system was unprepared for the last drug epidemic—let’s not repeat history

“It turned out that I did have a lot of talent. I wouldn’t have known it if she didn’t bring it out of me. I wouldn’t have played...

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Can states lean on diverse tea...

Jan 22, 2018 by

Can states lean on diverse teacher recruitment to stem teacher shortages?

Michael Hansen and Diana Quintero – Last month, Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe signed Executive Directive 14 to address the...

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New survey of minorities adds ...

Jan 15, 2018 by

New survey of minorities adds dissenting view to public satisfaction with schools

Logan Casey and Elizabeth Mann – How do members of racial minority groups view public education in the U.S.? This question is...

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Baltimore students need more t...

Jan 12, 2018 by

Baltimore students need more than space heaters; They need justice

Andre M. Perry – Broken boiler systems in Baltimore’s public schools is symptomatic of a lack of infrastructure. Broken boiler...

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