Betsy DeVos Has Advice for the Next Secretary of EducationLater this month, President-elect Donald Trump’s secretary of education will take office and confront a whirlwind of challenges. Just for…4d ago14d ago1
2025 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence: Top 10 ListsYesterday, we unveiled the 2025 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings. Of course, education research includes a lot of people doing…Jan 10Jan 10
The 2025 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings UnveiledToday, we unveil the 2025 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings, ranking the 200 university-based scholars in the United States who…Jan 9Jan 9
The 2025 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Scoring FormulaTomorrow, I’ll be unveiling the 2025 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings, recognizing the 200 university-based scholars who had the…Jan 8Jan 8
What It Takes to Be an Effective Education ScholarOn Wednesday, I’ll be publishing the 2025 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings, tracking the 200 education scholars who had the…Jan 7Jan 7
The 10 Most Popular RHSU Columns of 2024Whew. Presidential pinch-hitting, brat summer, literacy lawsuits, DEI drama, awful TIMSS scores. . . . It’s been quite a year. Before we…Dec 18, 2024Dec 18, 2024
The Age of ‘Adulthood’ Varies by State. This Matters for Your StudentsLynne Graziano is a senior analyst at Bellwether Education Partners. Earlier this year, she co-authored the report “The Edge of Seventeen…Dec 13, 2024Dec 13, 2024
No, the U.S. Ed. Dept. Won’t Be Abolished. But Here’s What’s Likely to Happen InsteadI’ve been getting a surprising number of stressed-out emails from college students and teachers asking about what’ll happen to them if…Dec 11, 20241Dec 11, 20241
The Trump Administration Should ‘Devolve the Ed Dept.’s Responsibilities to the States’In January, Rep. Virginia Foxx will pass the chairman’s gavel of the House Education and Workforce Committee to her successor. Foxx, a…Dec 4, 20242Dec 4, 20242
How to Become an Ed-Tech Visionary Without Really TryingA few months back, I penned a back-to-school essay for National Review reflecting on education technology’s constant cycles of hype and…Nov 27, 2024Nov 27, 2024
Has Technology Been Bad for Reading and Learning?There’s a familiar, frustrating tension between practice and policy. When it comes to grading, devices, equity, choice, student behavior…Nov 22, 202431Nov 22, 202431
Boys Don’t Love to Read. Could This Former Teacher Be on to Something?Youth reading is down today, and reading by boys has fallen off a cliff. Even worse, a big chunk of what passes for youth reading today is…Nov 20, 2024Nov 20, 2024
Trump’s Win Is a Wake-Up Call for Educators. Here’s WhyNow that we’ve had a few days to digest last week’s election results, let’s talk about what they mean for education. Rather than wade into…Nov 13, 20244Nov 13, 20244
What’s Really at Stake for Education in This Election?The 2024 election is finally upon us, and more than 150 million people will be voting for a slew of federal, state, and local officials. If…Nov 5, 2024Nov 5, 2024
‘Academic Rigor Is in Decline.’ A College Professor Reflects on AP ScoresA couple of weeks ago, I had an extended conversation with the College Board’s vice president of Advanced Placement and instruction, Trevor…Nov 1, 2024Nov 1, 2024
Restorative Justice, the Classroom, and Policy: Can We Resolve the Tension?There’s a familiar, frustrating tension between practice and policy. When it comes to grading, devices, equity, choice, student behavior…Oct 30, 2024Oct 30, 2024
Can Athletic Coaches Help Students Learn More in the Classroom?The state of youth sports is something that looms large for me, especially given the ability of sports to help promote well-being…Oct 23, 2024Oct 23, 2024
The Fight Over DEI Continues. Can We Find Common Ground?In “Straight Talk with Rick and Jal,” Harvard University’s Jal Mehta and I examine the reforms and enthusiasms that permeate education. In…Oct 17, 2024Oct 17, 2024
How Can Educators Strike a Healthy Balance on Diversity and Inclusion?In “Straight Talk with Rick and Jal,” Harvard University’s Jal Mehta and I examine the reforms and enthusiasms that permeate education. In…Oct 16, 2024Oct 16, 2024
Why Are Advanced Placement Scores Suddenly So High?In the past few months, a lot of attention has been paid to the spike in some Advanced Placement exam results. Ed Week’s Ileana Najarro…Oct 9, 2024Oct 9, 2024