Public schools do not work for everyone. But options have increased since 1922, when Oregon tried to ban private education. The Supreme Court shut down that scheme fast. But now, after more than 100 ...

What a focus group expert learned from three decades of talking to teachers, parents, and administrators about schools ...

The question of the constitutionality of religious charter schools challenges the very identity of the public charter movement ...

A historical reenactor portraying Benjamin Franklin teaches a group of middle schoolers about the origins of the United States government outside Independence Hall in Philadelphia. I recently ...

Paul E. Peterson interviews Michael Hartney, fellow at the Hoover Institution and assistant professor of political science at ...

If you feel like you just got off the Tilt-A-Whirl, join the club. In its early months, the Trump administration has been on a remarkable run in education. Its “move fast and break things” ethos has ...

Education Next is a journal of opinion and research about education policy.

The question of the constitutionality of religious charter schools challenges the very identity of the public charter movement ...

A recent national study found that many schools with low achievement were at the same time producing average or better growth. Conversely, student growth in schools with few disadvantaged students ...

Education Next is a journal of opinion and research about education policy.