Education Next

In the challenging world of school reform, this journal aims to provide clear and reliable information. It highlights valuable research, solid ideas, and well-reasoned arguments without bias. While there is a need for significant change in K–12 education in America, Education Next does not support any specific program, campaign, or ideology. Instead, it follows the evidence wherever it leads.

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And You Thought AERA Couldn’t Get Any More Vacuous?

3 days ago | educationnext.org | Frederick M. Hess

Last year, I worried that a glitchy chatbot had seized control of the American Education Research Association (AERA). Billing itself as the world’s largest organization of education researchers, AERA had issued a presidential call for conference papers that was so full of inhuman gibberish that I couldn’t imagine actual humans were still behind the keyboard. In some ways, it wasn’t surprising. I mean, this is an organization that has too often traded its scholarly mantle for a political one.
The Education Exchange: Can Vouchers Forge Pathways to College?

3 days ago | educationnext.org | Paul Peterson

David Figlio, the Gordon Fyfe Professor of Economics and Education at the University of Rochester, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Figlio’s latest report, which investigates the effects of a Ohio school voucher program on student college success. The Effects of Ohio’s EdChoice Voucher Program on College Enrollment and Graduation, co-written with Matthew Chingos and Krzysztof Karbownik, is available now.
The Education Exchange: “We Knew from the Beginning Closing Schools Would Be Bad for Kids”

1 week ago | educationnext.org | Paul Peterson

David Zweig joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss new book, An Abundance of Caution: American Schools, the Virus, and a Story of Bad Decisions, and how the U.S. response to Covid-19 became shaped by politics. Rick Hess recently reviewed Zweig’s book in The Junk Science of Pandemic School Closure,, available now at EducationNext.org. Follow The Education Exchange on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or here on Education Next. — Education Next
Can the “Doing What Works Library” Really Tell Us What Works in Education?

1 week ago | educationnext.org | Frederick M. Hess

The Trump administration has gutted the Institute of Education Sciences. It’s yanked contracts and zeroed out staff without explanation. This could be a big problem. Federal data like the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), data on school staff and spending, and measures of college outcomes are vital if we’re to sensibly discuss K–12 and higher education.
My Uber Driver Doesn’t Get Trump’s Approach to Education

2 weeks ago | educationnext.org | Frederick M. Hess

I had just finished a TV spot and was hopping into the car they’d arranged to take me home. The Uber driver asked, “What were you talking to them about?”“President Trump’s record on education during his first 100 days and such,” I said. “How do you think he’s done?” she asked. “Great!” I enthused. “He’s downsizing the federal footprint, pushing back on DEI, combating antisemitism, taking on campus craziness, and championing school choice.
The Education Exchange: The Largest Educational Intervention You’ve Never Heard Of

2 weeks ago | educationnext.org | Paul Peterson

Bhash Mazumder, a Professor of Economics at the University of California, Irvine, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Mazumder’s recent paper, which looks into the history of the Rosenwald Schools in the segregated South and their connection to political activism. “Schooling and Political Activism in the Early Civil Rights Era,” co-written with Daniel Aaronson, Mark Borgschulte, and Sunny Liu, is available now.
The Junk Science of Pandemic School Closure

3 weeks ago | educationnext.org | Frederick M. Hess

Be forewarned: If you had school-age children during the Covid-19 pandemic, you may want to down a couple shots before picking up David Zweig’s new book. It is a scrupulously researched, painfully detailed examination of why extended school closures were so misguided and why it was so tough for public officials to course correct. Caution can be a healthy thing. But during the pandemic, Zweig argues, the notion of “caution” was hijacked.
The Department of Ed Meets Office Space

3 weeks ago | educationnext.org | Frederick M. Hess

The U.S. Department of Education has been cut down to half its previous size. Over the past month, as more than a thousand former employees carted their belongings out of the building at 400 Maryland Avenue, they were greeted by protesters denouncing the clumsy cuts and callous execution. Social media provided a stark contrast, as Trump supporters cheered the paring of the federal bureaucracy. Me? I kept finding myself thinking of Mike Judge’s cult workplace comedy Office Space.
The Education Exchange: What’s the Matter with Interdistrict Open Enrollment?

3 weeks ago | educationnext.org | Paul Peterson

New study finds some Kansas school districts are cagey about capacity for accepting transfer students Ben Scafidi, Professor and Director of the Education Economics Center at Kennesaw State University, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss the 2025 Kansas Open Enrollment Report and its implications on enrollment policies nationwide. Follow The Education Exchange on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or here on Education Next.
Trump’s Tariffs Complicate His Ambitious Education Agenda

1 month ago | educationnext.org | Frederick M. Hess

If you feel like you just got off the Tilt-A-Whirl, join the club. In its early months, the Trump administration has been on a remarkable run in education. Its “move fast and break things” ethos has entailed taking a cudgel to DEI, the Department of Education, elite universities, and federal research. Some disruptions have been controversial, but they’ve generally occurred at a remove from the daily lives of most Americans.