Is technology good or bad for ...

May 9, 2019 by

Is technology good or bad for learning?

I’ll bet you’ve read something about technology and learning recently. You may have read that device use enhances learning outcomes....

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To promote success in schools,...

May 7, 2019 by

To promote success in schools, focus on teacher well-being

Amy Roberts and Helyn Kim – Without question, teachers are central to student success. Anyone who has taught knows how...

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Teacher turnover and the disru...

May 1, 2019 by

Teacher turnover and the disruption of teacher staffing

Helen F. Ladd and Lucy Sorensen – Much has recently been written about the growing problem of teacher shortages. While such...

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Fixing school buses is an effe...

Apr 23, 2019 by

Fixing school buses is an effective (and cheap) way to improve students’ health and academic performance

Wes Austin, Garth Heutel, and Daniel Kreisman – More than 25 million students in the United States—more than half of all...

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Who does the choosing under sc...

Apr 19, 2019 by

Who does the choosing under school choice?

Peter Bergman and Isaac McFarlin, Jr. – Nearly everyone would agree that every child should have access to a high-quality...

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Meet the millions of young adu...

Apr 10, 2019 by

Meet the millions of young adults who are out of work

Martha Ross and Natalie Holmes – Helping young people prepare to engage in work and life as productive adults is a central...

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The teacher diversity gap is l...

Apr 8, 2019 by

The teacher diversity gap is literally inherited

Children often follow in their parents’ footsteps. For example, many children root for the same teams and like the same foods as...

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The tragedy of tech companies:...

Mar 27, 2019 by

The tragedy of tech companies: Getting the regulation they want

Tom Wheeler – American technology companies today find themselves in a conundrum Oscar Wilde identified: “There are only two...

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Echidna Global Scholars: Makin...

Mar 25, 2019 by

Echidna Global Scholars: Making an impact on girls’ education around the world

UNESCO estimates that 130 million girls of primary and upper secondary age are out of school globally. The Echidna Global Scholars...

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Dream stealers: How entrance i...

Mar 14, 2019 by

Dream stealers: How entrance into elite US colleges is rigged in every way

Richard V. Reeves – Shock horror! Wealthy Americans are using their money to buy their children places at elite colleges. An...

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The Women’s Global Development...

Mar 8, 2019 by

The Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Initiative: Will it work?

Ana Revenga and Meagan Dooley – This February, President Trump announced his new Women’s Global Development and Prosperity...

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How a focus on national servic...

Mar 6, 2019 by

How a focus on national service can unify our divided country

General Stanley A. McChrystal (ret.) and Michael E. O’Hanlon – A proven technique in peace talks, labor disputes, and many...

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The looming student loan defau...

Feb 13, 2019 by

The looming student loan default crisis is worse than we thought

Executive summary Author Judith Scott-Clayton Associate Professor of Economics and Education – Teachers College, Columbia...

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The Department of Education’s ...

Jan 28, 2019 by

The Department of Education’s proposed sexual harassment rules: Looking beyond the rhetoric

R. Shep Melnick – In November of last year, the U.S. Department of Education released its long-awaited proposed regulations on...

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A review of global education i...

Jan 7, 2019 by

A review of global education in 2018

Rebecca Winthrop – While 2018 may have been a tumultuous year for children both in the United States and abroad, it also saw...

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The impact of artificial intel...

Dec 17, 2018 by

The impact of artificial intelligence on international trade

Joshua P. Meltzer – Artificial intelligence (AI) stands to have a transformative impact on international trade. Already,...

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Parents are borrowing more and...

Nov 28, 2018 by

Parents are borrowing more and more to send their kids to college—and many are struggling to repay

Adam Looney, Vivien Lee – Federal policies aimed at preventing poor student borrowing outcomes tend to focus primarily on...

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The importance of educating gi...

Nov 16, 2018 by

The importance of educating girls in the Newly Merged Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Sumbal Naveed – For the first time in the history of Pakistan, the Newly Merged Districts (NMDs) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP)...

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Does more policing make middle...

Nov 12, 2018 by

Does more policing make middle schools safer?

Kenneth Alonzo Anderson – School resource officers (SROs), law enforcement personnel that are responsible for safety and crime...

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The role of AI in education an...

Oct 31, 2018 by

The role of AI in education and the changing US workforce

Elizabeth Mann Levesque – The growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies (ET) is poised to reshape the...

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