Nat Malkus

Washington, D.C., United States

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Senior Fellow and Deputy Director at American Enterprise Institute

Resident Scholar & Deputy Director of Education Policy @AEI. God I trust: all others bring data.

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Trump administration Archives

1 week ago | aei.org | Scott Gottlieb |Mark B. McClellan |Stan Veuger |Nat Malkus

Article Why a Planned Reorganization of the FDA Creates Major Challenges Press Discussing President Trump’s latest trade deal with the UK: Veuger on NPO Radio 1’s ‘Geld of je leven’ Podcast American Enterprise Institute Education and the Second Trump Administration, 107 Days In Press Discussing the Trump administration’s transgender military ban: Yoo on Fox News’ ‘America’s Newsroom’ Post Trump Has a Haiti Problem Op-Ed Trumps Mix Middle East Diplomacy with Family Business Press Discussing...
Education and the Second Trump Administration, 107 Days In

1 week ago | aei.org | Nat Malkus |Frederick M. Hess |Andrew J. Rotherham

It’s day 107 of the second Trump administration, and a lot has happened over the last two weeks. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases that sit at the intersection of schooling and religious liberty. Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a massive ESA bill into law. President Trump signed a raft of executive orders on education. And the Trump administration continued its fight with Harvard.
James Q. Wilson Program in K–12 Education Studies Archives

1 week ago | aei.org | Robert Pondiscio |Nat Malkus |Frederick M. Hess |Andrew J. Rotherham

Op-Ed Teaching in the Age of School Choice Event Addressing the Attendance Crisis: New Research on Chronic Absenteeism Since the Pandemic Op-Ed Trump’s 100 Days: The Good, the Bad, and the Confounding Podcast American Enterprise Institute Religious Charter Schools?
Religious Charter Schools?

2 weeks ago | aei.org | Nat Malkus

On April 30, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School v. Drummond, in which a virtual school in Oklahoma is attempting to become the nation’s first religious charter school. On this episode of The Report Card, Nat Malkus and four experts discuss and debate the case and the many questions it raises: Can religious charter schools be constitutional? What would religious charter schooling mean for American education?
Education and the Second Trump Administration, 93 Days In

3 weeks ago | aei.org | Nat Malkus |Frederick M. Hess |Andrew J. Rotherham

It’s day 93 of the Trump administration, and the education landscape hasn’t yet calmed down. The Trump administration has gone after Harvard, and Harvard is fighting back. The Trump administration has revoked the visas of hundreds of international students. NAEP is being scaled back. Iowa requested a waiver from the Department of Education to exercise more flexibility in how it spends federal funds. And two Supreme Court cases might alter the relationship between religion and public education.
Success (with Eva Moskowitz)

3 weeks ago | aei.org | Nat Malkus |Eva Moskowitz

On this episode of The Report Card, Nat Malkus speaks with Eva Moskowitz, the founder and CEO of Success Academy.
Fulfilling the Trust: College Trustee Leadership in a New Era

1 month ago | aei.org | With Preston Cooper |Preston Cooper |Nat Malkus |Sally Satel

For decades, the position of university trustee was largely a public honorific. This is changing. As Republican governors recognize that their public colleges are financially mismanaged, academically corrupt, and increasingly ideologically captured, they’re asking their appointees to do something about it.
Can Elite Higher Education Reform Itself?

1 month ago | aei.org | Frederick M. Hess |Nat Malkus |Sally Satel

In recent years, elite higher education has been rocked by concerns about politicization, campus intolerance, and declining academic rigor. The Trump administration has moved aggressively to address these issues, levying unprecedented financial penalties on high-profile institutions. How should leading universities respond? And are they willing and able to address the problems without Washington stepping in?
Education and the Second Trump Administration, 79 Days In

1 month ago | aei.org | Nat Malkus |Frederick M. Hess |Andrew J. Rotherham

A lot has happened in the education world over the last few weeks. President Trump signed an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education. The Trump administration has taken aggressive actions targeting elite universities and has threatened to withhold funding from K–12 schools over DEI programming. And the Department of Education said that states would lose nearly $3 billion in COVID relief funds after prior extensions on spending deadlines were rescinded.
Is American Civic Culture the Source of Our Challenges?

1 month ago | aei.org | With Yuval Levin |Christine Rosen |Yuval Levin |Nat Malkus

As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, American democracy faces profound challenges in the form of declining trust in institutions and growing political and cultural divides. While policy solutions and institutional reforms are essential, they are not enough. The strength of our democracy depends on a civic culture that sustains it. Can we foster a shared set of norms, values, and beliefs that empower our institutions and help us navigate our differences?