Education Exchange – Education Next https://www.educationnext.org A Journal of Opinion and Research About Education Policy Thu, 25 May 2023 15:00:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.2 https://www.educationnext.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/e-logo-1.png Education Exchange – Education Next https://www.educationnext.org 32 32 181792879 The Education Exchange: Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s Limits on Union Power Pay Off https://www.educationnext.org/the-education-exchange-wisconsin-governor-scott-walkers-limits-on-union-power-pay-off/ Tue, 30 May 2023 08:37:35 +0000 https://www.educationnext.org/?p=49716674 But students learn more only when districts change their salary schedules

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Photo of Barbara BiasiAn Assistant Professor at Yale SOM and a Visiting Assistant Professor at the Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance, Barbara Biasi, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss the impacts of Wisconsin’s Act 10, from student performance to teacher pay.

“Wisconsin’s Act 10, Flexible Pay, and the Impact on Teacher Labor Markets” is available now at Education Next.

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]]> 49716674 The Education Exchange: What Happens When a Teacher Gets on the School Board? https://www.educationnext.org/the-education-exchange-what-happens-when-a-teacher-gets-on-the-school-board/ Mon, 22 May 2023 08:55:07 +0000 https://www.educationnext.org/?p=49716666 Educator pay goes up, charter schools lose ground, a new study finds

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Photo of John SingletonAn Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Rochester, John Singleton, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss the benefits of and drawbacks to having educators serving on school boards.

Singleton and co-author Ying Shi recently published “School Boards and Education Production: Evidence from Randomized Ballot Order.”

Singleton was also recently a speaker on the third session of “Should School Boards Run Schools? A virtual conference series on school governance,” hosted by Harvard’s Program on Education Policy and Governance.

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]]> 49716666 The Education Exchange: What’s Behind the Terrible National Test Scores on History? https://www.educationnext.org/the-education-exchange-whats-behind-the-terrible-national-test-scores-on-history/ Mon, 15 May 2023 08:59:44 +0000 https://www.educationnext.org/?p=49716649 “Everybody's looking at their phones rather than at their history books,” says one former Education Department official

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Photo of Chester E. Finn Jr.A Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute and a Senior Fellow at Stanford’s Hoover Institution, Chester E. Finn, Jr., joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss the latest NAEP results in civics and history and what might be contributing to the decline in student proficiency in these subjects.

“Will Dismal New National Test Results in Civics and History Finally Spark Improvements?” is available now at EducationNext.org.

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]]> 49716649 The Education Exchange: How Firefighters Pioneered Civil Service Protections https://www.educationnext.org/the-education-exchange-how-firefighters-pioneered-civil-service-protections/ Mon, 08 May 2023 11:59:14 +0000 https://www.educationnext.org/?p=49716629 Origins go beyond muckraking municipal reformers

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Photo of Sarah F. AnziaAn Associate Professor of Public Policy & Political Science at the University of California, Berkley, Sarah F. Anzia, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Anzia’s new research, which looks into how city employees were important drivers in the transformation of city governance from patronage to a civil-service system.

“The Political Influence of City Employees: Civil Service Adoption in America,” co-written with Jessica Trounstine, is available now.

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]]> 49716629 The Education Exchange – The Crucible of Desegregation: The Uncertain Search for Educational Equity https://www.educationnext.org/the-education-exchange-the-crucible-of-desegregation-the-uncertain-search-for-educational-equity/ Mon, 01 May 2023 08:00:57 +0000 https://www.educationnext.org/?p=49716602 How so-called-sober social scientists sold the Supreme Court a bill of goods

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Photo of R. Shep MelnickThe Thomas P. O’Neill, Jr. Professor of American Politics at Boston College, R. Shep Melnick, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Melnick’s latest book, The Crucible of Desegregation: The Uncertain Search for Educational Equality, and the state of segregation in schools today.

The Crucible of Desegregation: The Uncertain Search for Educational Equality is available now from The University of Chicago Press.

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]]> 49716602 The Education Exchange: How School Districts Spent $112 Billion in Federal Relief Money https://www.educationnext.org/the-education-exchange-how-school-districts-spent-112-billion-in-federal-relief-money/ Mon, 24 Apr 2023 08:50:25 +0000 https://www.educationnext.org/?p=49716545 Some states are not releasing or tracking data

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Photo of Marguerite RozaA research professor at Georgetown University and director of the Edunomics Lab, Marguerite Roza, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss how school districts have spent their federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds, and what impact that has had on student achievement.

“The Massive ESSER Experiment: Here’s what we’re learning,” co-written with Katherine Silberstein, is available now at Education Next.org.

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]]> 49716545 The Education Exchange: Texas Bishops Back School Choice Legislation as Universal Education Savings Accounts Advance in Red States https://www.educationnext.org/the-education-exchange-texas-bishops-back-school-choice-legislation-as-universal-education-savings-accounts-advance-in-red-states/ Mon, 17 Apr 2023 08:50:40 +0000 https://www.educationnext.org/?p=49716495 "The political dynamics have shifted," DeAngelis declares

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Photo of Corey DeAngelisA senior fellow at the American Federation for Children, Corey DeAngelis, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss how Education Savings Accounts programs have expanded in states and where that leaves the school choice movement today.

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]]> 49716495 The Education Exchange: A ChatGPT Ban in Classrooms Is “Ludicrous” https://www.educationnext.org/the-education-exchange-a-chatgpt-ban-in-classrooms-is-ludicrous/ Mon, 10 Apr 2023 08:59:28 +0000 https://www.educationnext.org/?p=49716475 But teachers may want to turn off the internet in class and ask for hand-written work.

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Photo of Michael B. HornThe co-founder of and a distinguished fellow at the Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation, Michael B. Horn, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss how artificial intelligence programs like ChatGPT can be put to productive use in the classroom.

“To Teach Better Writing, Don’t Ban Artificial Intelligence. Instead, Embrace it,” co-written with Daniel Curtis, is available now.

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]]> 49716475 The Education Exchange: How Charter Schools at the Base of a Volcano Start the Day https://www.educationnext.org/the-education-exchange-how-charter-schools-at-the-base-of-a-volcano-start-the-day/ Mon, 03 Apr 2023 09:00:14 +0000 https://www.educationnext.org/?p=49716458 A prayer-like protocol from Hawaiian tradition

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Photo of Nina BuchananA Professor Emerita at University of Hawaii Hilo, Nina Buchanan, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss the charter school movement in Hawaii, and how they incorporate the indigenous language and cultures of the islands into learning.

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]]> 49716458 The Education Exchange: Can Year-Round School Calendars Help Beat the “Burnout” Problem? https://www.educationnext.org/the-education-exchange-can-year-round-school-calendars-help-beat-the-burnout-problem/ Mon, 27 Mar 2023 08:55:21 +0000 https://www.educationnext.org/?p=49716432 "Zombie" reform distracts from more effective ideas

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Photo of Paul T. von HippelThe professor and associate dean for research in the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas, Paul T. von Hippel, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss how schools’ adopting year-round calendars won’t undo learning losses accrued during the Covid-19 pandemic.

“Busting the Myths About Year-Round School Calendars,” co-written with Jennifer Graves, is available now.

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