When partnering with outside consultants to turn around a school, schools districts must consider how the work is setting schools up for long-term success.

The number of schools ranked highly in guides such as Barron's Profiles of American Colleges is increasing, without any evidence that these schools' instructional quality is also increasing. Applicants and their families should be wary of letting these rankings serve as the main criteria in their college decisions.

India’s education policies should encourage private initiative and focus on learning outcomes

Public school teacher salaries are fair and their fringe benefits far outclass private saector jobs. In total, public school teachers are overpaid by more than 50 percent which costs governments over $100 billion annually.

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.

Steven Brill’s Class Warfare is an immensely readable take on a slice of the “school reform” movement and an intriguing look at some key individuals in that effort. But, as is shown by its treatment of philanthropy, the book is perhaps more revealing for what its author omits—and how its blinkered view can mislead readers on big questions.

There has been increased interest in high-stakes testing since the January 2002 federal government enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act--which holds states and school districts accountable for student performance. High-stakes testing links assessments of student academic achievement to rewards or sanctions for students, educators, and schools. Thus, the...

An exclusive focus on low-achieving students ignores the fact that students have different needs. Thus, our would-be reformers have left advanced students to fend for themselves.