A lot has happened in education over the last couple of months. A new school year started for students across the country. State governors began announcing whether they would be opting in to the new federal tax credit scholarship program. Penny Schwinn, f

Many school choice proponents today focus on what choice does for the students who use it to leave traditional public schools. But one of the original arguments for choice was that, through competition, it would spur traditional public schools to improve.

Over the past decade, schools increasingly have become a battleground for political fights and culture wars that distract from student learning. But, according to a new book, these political fights and culture wars are just one aspect of a much larger and

Some say AI is the future of education, but there are reasons for skepticism, especially if we limit the conversation to the US and other wealthy countries. However, for many regions of the worldparticularly for many low- and middle-income countriesther

A lot has happened in education over the last few weeks. Among other things, Congress passed a national school choice program and reshaped the student loan system. The Justice Department pressured the University of Virginia’s president to step down. And t

About one month ago, the House passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a massive bill aimed at advancing President Trumps domestic policy agenda. Now, the bill is with the Senate.Included in the bill are huge changes to student lending. In particular, the

When schools went remote during the pandemic, internet access became essential, but not all students had access to a high-quality connection. So, in the summer of 2020, Chicago launched Chicago Connected to provide free broadband for students in the city

A lot has happened over the past couple of weeks. The Trump administration announced that it would go after Harvards ability to enroll international students. A judge ordered the Department of Education to rehire the employees it had fired. And the Supre

Kids spend hours a day on their phones scrolling through social media. Many have debated whether all this social media use is bad for mental health, but theres a more basic question that needs to be asked: Does all this social media use promote healthy d

On this episode of The Report Card, Nat Malkus, Andy Rotherham, and Rick Hess break down the latest on the education policy landscape. Nat, Andy, and Rick discuss budget reconciliation, what the creation of a national tax credit scholarship program would