With Nat Malkus

1 month ago | aei.org | With Nat Malkus |Nat Malkus |Todd Harrison |Scott Winship

In June 2023, an Oklahoma charter school board approved the nation’s first religious charter school, St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School. In spring 2025, the US Supreme Court will consider whether a religious charter school violates the separation of church and state, or if denying a charter application because the school is Catholic constitute illegal religious discrimination. The case raises a host of education policy questions.

Jan 24, 2025 | aei.org | Ross Dellenger |With Nat Malkus |Nat Malkus |Jeffrey Rosen

Since the Supreme Court’s 2021 National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Alston decision, which paved the way for universities to pay student-athletes, college sports have changed dramatically. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is now asking for an antitrust exemption to avoid classifying student-athletes as employees. Is an antitrust exemption a good idea? What would it mean for athletes’ rights? How would it affect participating colleges and universities?

Jan 14, 2025 | aei.org | With Nat Malkus |Derek Scissors |Nicholas Eberstadt |Mark Schneider

On the most recent round of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), Chinese students’ mean math and science scores were over 100 points higher than the corresponding averages for countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), implying that Chinese students are two or more years ahead of OECD pupils in these fields. But how accurate are these figures?

Jun 20, 2024 | aei.org | Caitlin Low |With Nat Malkus |Nat Malkus |Kevin R. Kosar

With the 2024–25 school year upon us, chronic absenteeism remains a grim reality in schools across the country. Consistent attendance is key to student success, but during the pandemic, chronic absenteeism skyrocketed, increasing in every state and for all student groups. The painfully slow reduction of these rates makes chronic absenteeism the top priority for the upcoming school year.

Mar 29, 2024 | aei.org | With Nat Malkus |Nat Malkus |Adam White |Yuval Levin

In the wake of COVID-19, the federal government sent $190 billion in pandemic relief funding to public schools through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund. That money runs out this September, but pandemic learning loss remains a problem for a generation of public school students.