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Can States Bar Religious Charter Schools? The Supreme Court Will Soon Decide

This summer, in a hotly watched Oklahoma case, the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on whether states can ban faith-based charter schools or…

19h ago

19h ago

An NFL Franchise Is Tackling Chronic Student Absenteeism. Here’s How

Since the pandemic, chronic absenteeism has loomed large. Educators are seeking strategies and partners who can help tackle it. Well…

Mar 19

Mar 19

‘Consulting’ Doesn’t Need to Be a Bad Word for Schools

For the past 15 years, I’ve done my annual ranking of Edu-Scholars. The point is to spotlight the scholars who are influencing policy and…

Mar 14

Mar 14

Under Trump, the Chairman of the House Ed. Committee Lays Out His Agenda

In January, Republicans took control of the White House and both chambers of Congress. In the U.S. House, the GOP’s education efforts will…

Mar 12

Mar 12

Schools Experienced a ‘Lost Decade.’ How They Can Recover

The recent results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress offered a stark reminder that student achievement has been swooning…

Mar 5

Mar 5

Learning Math Shouldn’t Be a ‘Hellish Experience’

The latest results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress just painted a dismal picture of math performance in America’s…

Feb 26

Feb 26

How a Podcast About Reading Promoted Sweeping Instructional Changes

It’s not often that a journalist prompts sweeping change in America’s schools. But Emily Hanford, the creator of the “Sold a Story”…

Feb 19

Feb 19

How ‘Innovation’ Fails Education

In “Straight Talk with Rick and Jal,” Harvard University’s Jal Mehta and I examine the reforms and enthusiasms that permeate education. In…

Feb 12

Feb 12

How Blind Partisanship Harms Schooling

A big frustration with education policy is that it can feel so far removed from the real work of schooling. Why is that? What can we do…

Feb 5

Feb 5

Teachers Might Embrace Private School Choice. Here’s Why

There’s a familiar, frustrating tension between practice and policy. When it comes to grading, devices, equity, choice, student behavior…

Jan 29

Jan 29

Frederick M. Hess

Frederick M. Hess

Direct Ed Policy Studies at AEI. Teach a bit at Rice, UPenn, Harvard. Author of books like Cage-Busting Leadership and Spinning Wheels. Pen Ed Week's RHSU blog.

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