Month: June 2026

What We’re Watching: Bush-Obama School Reform — Lessons Learned – by Education Next

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On Tuesday, January 16, 2018, starting at 9 am, AEI will be hosting a conference on the past two decades of school reform. Panels will discuss what we have learned about accountability, policy instruments, and Washington’s role. The conference will conclude with a panel on the lessons that can be learned about K-12 reform from the George W. Bush and Barack Obama years an...

In the News: iPhones and Children Are a Toxic Pair, Say Two Big Apple Investors – by Education Next

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In the Wall Street Journal, David Benoit reports that two large investors are asking Apple to do more to address the overuse of cell phones by kids. A leading activist investor and a pension fund sent a letter to Apple “urging it to develop new software tools that would help parents control and limit phone use more easily and to study the impact of overuse on mental healt...

What Is a Democratic Education, Anyway?

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Next week, we’ll celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. To honor the occasion, our president has been busy hosting UFC fights on the White House lawn, mounting the off-and-on pursuit of a (very patriotic) $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund to pay off the J6 rioters, pushing to get the U.S. Treasury to stick his mug on ...

The Schoolhouse Network – by James P. Spillane

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The work of teaching is changing. For much of the 20th century, most teachers worked alone behind classroom doors, with little interaction with their colleagues. In recent years, however, teacher collaboration has emerged as an important strategy to drive improvement, informed by research showing how on-the-job interactions can boost teacher development and effectiveness. Scho...

Bridging the College Completion Gap with Comprehensive Systems of Support – by Stacy S. Kehoe

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Differences in college completion by socioeconomic status have widened over time. For all students, succeeding in college involves managing difficult tasks and balancing competing demands. However, low-income and first-generation college-goers face unique challenges. They are more likely to enroll part-time—balancing substantial work hours with school—and to attend resource-str...