We are scholars and analysts who support school choice in some fashion, though we have varied perspectives regarding the optimal nature, extent, and design of choice-based arrangements. Choice's track record so far is promising and provides support for continuing expansion of school choice policies.

President Obama’s remarks on inequality, stoking populist anger at “the rich,” suggest that the theme for his reelection bid will be not hope and change but focus on reducing class disparity with government help. But this effort isn’t limited to economics; it is playing out in our nation’s schools as well.

The American Action Forum and American Enterprise Institute invite you to participate in a conversation on accountability as it relates to the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

What has eluded the would-be reformers of both the Bush and Obama teams is the insight that not every good idea makes for a good federal policy, and that fanning a flickering flame can extinguish it rather than fuel it.

Obama's stimulus package may retard education reform, but there are still ways to prevent this from occurring.

Partnering with the Left on education reform has imposed costs even as it has paid dividends.

On education-reform legislation, compromise trumped conservatism.

Bill Gates and Arne Duncan referenced the newest AEI-Fordham volume, Stretching the School Dollar, in their support of education reform.