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Researchers have long found that teachers with experience are more effective at raising student achievement than new teachers. Yet, high rates of teacher turnover, particularly among those in poorly performing schools, have obstructed this in practice. While pecuniary...

If education philanthropists want to influence policy, then they must open themselves to more public debate about their  plans and goals.

Grand claims about the transformative power of technology in education are common, yet decades of high school redesign have yielded mixed results. One of the most widely touted efforts to tackle these challenges has been the School of the Future in the Philadelphia School District, created in 2006 through a...

I don't see much evidence of "seismic" thinking in the "Transforming Teacher Education Through Clinical Practice" report.

Rewarding terrific teachers should include rewarding them if they're willing to take on additional students and serve the students well, which will benefit the students while boosting productivity.

ROTC cadets on elite campuses across much of the nation still face serious obstacles to their aspiration to serve their country.In the case of Columbia, the blame lies not with Columbia or its students, but with the ROTC program in New York City--which has just four host units located on campuses remote from most students.

What do we learn if the Thiel fellows go on to be wildly successful? That taking the most academically gifted students in the country and putting them in an awesome program flush with resources is a good idea. It doesn't tell us much of anything about whether higher education is a good investment more generally.

Business and civic leaders have long been key players in the push to improve America's schools. Business leaders should be partners, not pawns. Working with school districts or policymakers doesn't mean carrying their water; it means settling on shared objectives and pursuing them jointly.