New Report on ‘Unfinished Learning’ Finds Our Kids Are Not Okay
Laura Waters
December 7, 2021
This is a disaster. The bottom has fallen out, and the results are as bad as you can imagine. We haven’t seen this kind of
COMMENTARY: Was DeVos Really the “Worst Secretary of Education Ever”?
Laura Waters
January 8, 2021
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos resigned last night, citing Wednesday’s putsch at the Capitol, Trump’s incitement of violence, and her concern that “impressionable children are watching all
Top Union Officials Wooing Biden Share This Motto: “School Choice for Me but Not for Thee.”
Laura Waters
November 30, 2020
Those of you who follow me know I rarely have anything nice to say out-going U.S. Secretary Betsy DeVos and her Education Department. She’s eliminated
Donald Trump and Diane Ravitch Are Anti-Testing Soulmates
Staff Writer
June 25, 2020
In these times of high anxiety it’s a boost to one’s spirits to discover a bit of serendipity. That moment came to me when, after
No Matter What Anyone Says, the Money Ought to Follow the Kid Regardless of What Kind of Public School They Choose
Guest Contributor
November 12, 2018
This is a post by my friend and colleague Zachary Wright, a national finalist for the United States Department of Education’s School Ambassador Fellowship. Zach is
Road Trip for Responders to David Leonhardt’s Charter/Voucher Editorial!
Laura Waters
May 10, 2017
Last week David Leonhardt wrote an editorial in the New York Times that looks at two types of school choice, public charter schools and voucher