Month: July 2025

Milton Friedman’s Foresight

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Milton Friedman In school-choice circles, Milton Friedman’s 1955 essay “The Role of Government in Education” is considered a (if not the) seminal text. It’s often credited with being the first to propose a voucher-like system for American K–12 education. Today, school choice is a dominant force in education policy. Parents can select from an array of sch...

Education Takes 11th in ‘16 – by Frederick Hess

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Today, my colleague Kelsey Hamilton and I released a look at how much attention the public is paying to education this year. We used the monthly Gallup surveys and the (occasional) CBS News surveys for 2016. You can read the brief here, but I figured I’d give blog readers a quick look at the takeaways. For those who don’t track such things, here’s the deal: Each month, Gallup a...

In the News: A Coronavirus A for Everyone – by Education Next

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A Wall Street Journal editorial, “A Coronavirus A for Everyone,” warns of “the potential for arrested educational development” related to decisions by some school districts, in response to the pandemic, to suspend or alter their usual grading policies. Says the Journal: “The pandemic will pass, but what used to be called the soft bigotry of low expectations helps no one but te...

Education Next’s Bright Future Online

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In the quarter century since Education Next’s launch as a quarterly print journal, American educators have of necessity adapted to a series of new digital technologies that present both opportunities and threats for student learning. Smartphones and tablets offered immediate access to a wealth of rich multimedia educational content—and an endless array ...

When Will School Reopen? The Latest State-by-State Info – by Melissa Fall

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Since we most recently updated this graphic, even more states—including Delaware, Rhode Island, and North Carolina—have announced decisions to close school buildings for the remainder of the academic year, bringing to 42 the total number of states with schools physically closed until August or September. Washington, D.C., will also keep school buildings physically closed to stu...