John Dewey believed the preservation of democracy depended on education. Teachers can show students why our 250-year-old ideals still matter.

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The Supreme Court’s ruling on biological males participating in female sports is sure to invite more Title IX litigation

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Paul E. Peterson interviews Lamar Alexander, former U.S. Senator and Governor of Tennessee

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Tocqueville understood that the fate of the republic rests on civic habits and democratic norms, not politics

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Presumptive socialist mayor Janeese Lewis George could cater to unions itching to end teacher merit pay in the District. President Trump would welcome a fight to stop her.

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New book offers primer on the cultivation of virtue at classical schools

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FAFSA reform was Senator Lamar Alexander’s final legislative bow. ED did as little as possible to honor it, then everything it could to save it.

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The market for sports-focused private schools is growing, but quality varies

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Paul E. Peterson interviews Martin R. West, editor-in-chief of _Education Next_

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Three decades after the Friedmans predicted how universal school choice would reshape the education playing field, we now can see if they were right

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Non-cognitive skills, college attainment boosted for high-ability boys

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The celebrity dean argues that it’s “disrespectful” to limit student loans for educators or compromise ed schools’ bottom line

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Paul E. Peterson interviews Jacob D. Light, Hoover Fellow at the Hoover Institution

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SCOTUS rulings get a lot of airtime, but ed reformers' eyes should be on decisions coming from state benches

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Broad achievement declines in 21st-century America demand new policy approaches

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Four-day school weeks attract attention and debate. Traditional calendars packed with student-free weekdays deserve it, too.

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Paul E. Peterson interviews David Figlio, the Gordon Fyfe Professor of Economics and Education at the University of Rochester

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How can I embrace cuts to ed spending when the savings are washed away by a torrent of intergenerational plunder?

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A shortage of quality teen mental health providers calls to mind the miscues over teacher evaluation and what lessons can be applied

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At a minimum, colleges should be delivering a broad-based education that fosters critical thinking to restore public trust in higher ed

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“George Washington made America great once. I’ve already done it two times. That’s why people say Trump is the best president.”

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Paul E. Peterson interviews Michael Henderson, associate professor at Louisiana State University

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The narrative appeal of the past has common cause with building literacy

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As governor, education secretary, and senator, Lamar Alexander left his mark on American education

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The tidal wave of legal sports betting has easily infiltrated schools and swept up boys. There’s still time for commonsense guardrails and effective education.

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Paul E. Peterson interviews Patrick J. Wolf, Distinguished Professor of Education Policy at the University of Arkansas

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As states look to challenge _Plyler v. Doe_ on educating children of unlawfully present parents, the court will need to confront its shaky constitutional grounds

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For too long, teachers have been asking struggling readers to guess at words instead of helping them to learn the code

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Paul E. Peterson interviews Ben Scafidi, Professor at Kennesaw State University

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“I’m missing study hall for _this_?”

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