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Education and the Second Trump Administration, 233 Days In
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 anno…
9 months, 1 week ago
The Competitive Effects of School Choice (with Sarah Cordes)
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 origina…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Adult Interests vs. Student Needs (with Vlad Kogan)
Over the past decade, schools increasingly have become a battleground for political fights and culture wars that distract from student learning. But,…
10 months ago
AI Lessons from Nigeria (with Martín De Simone)
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 cou…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Education and the Second Trump Administration, 177 Days In
A lot has happened in education over the last few weeks. Among other things, Congress passed a national school choice program and reshaped the studen…
11 months ago
Big Changes to Student Lending in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (with Preston Cooper)
About one month ago, the House passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a massive bill aimed at advancing President Trump’s domestic policy agenda. Now…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
The Unintended Effects of Increased Technology Access (with Jared Schachner)
When schools went remote during the pandemic, internet access became essential, but not all students had access to a high-quality connection. So, in …
1 year ago
Education and the Second Trump Administration, 135 Days In
A lot has happened over the past couple of weeks. The Trump administration announced that it would go after Harvard’s ability to enroll international…
1 year ago
Jonathan Haidt on Childhood, Play, and Social Media
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, …
1 year ago
Education and the Second Trump Administration, 121 Days In
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…
1 year ago