Articles
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Weathering the Storm: COVID-era policies in charter schools
by Ian Kingsbury, PhD ABSTRACT The COVID-19 pandemic imposed unprecedented disruptions on American education. Scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) exam reveal that these disruptions were associated with…
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The Book Ban Mirage
by Jay P. Greene, Max Eden, and Madison Marino ABSTRACT The advocacy organization PEN America is the primary source for claims that there is widespread book banning underway in American schools.…
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Disrupting the Coercive Government School System
by Marianna Davidovich Abstract The United States is in the midst of an education revolution, since the pandemic response has awakened parents to demand curriculum transparency, more flexibility, and better educational…
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Reform of Higher Education Accreditation
On June 20, 2023, Lindsey Burke and Adam Kissel of The Heritage Foundation and Armand Alacbay and Kyle Beltramini of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni published “It’s Time for Congress…
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Florida Shows It’s For Families…Again
by ian kingsbury, Phd In his most recent inaugural address, Governor DeSantis pledged that Florida “must always be a great place to raise a family.” Thanks to House Bill 1, families across…
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A Bright Future for Charter Schools: System-centric or Parent-centric?
by Dr. Ian Kingsbury The media tends to distill debates over charter schools as one of advocates versus opponents. Reality is more complex. Those of us who share the principle that charter…
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Redlines to Title VI of Higher Ed Act: Transforming Federal Foreign Language Programs to Serve U.S. Interests
Private-sector solutions in education should be preferred over public programs–in higher education as well as K-12. In the teaching of foreign languages and cultures, the U.S. Department of Education operates several International…
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The Frankenstein monster of charter regulations
by Dr. Jay P. Greene, Managing Senior Fellow at EFI Read the full article at: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/equality-not-elitism/the-frankenstein-monster-of-charter-school-regulations
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To Promote School Choice, Acknowledge the Culture War
by James D. Paul Historically, education reform organizations have been skittish about anything that smacks of culture war politics. School choice organizations, in particular, seem unwilling to highlight cultural debates on classroom…
