US Education Policy

Kaya Williams from The Aspen Times recaps the discussion between American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten and Aspen Institute President and CEO Dan Porterfield on classroom inequity.

In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, the allocation of $122B in funding towards K-12 schools in The American Rescue Plan Elementary and Sec

The American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) Fund allocated $122B toward K-12 schools, representing

The Education & Society Program and Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching release unbiased review of 30 years of standards-based education in the US, and the impact of the standards agenda on equity—specifically on Black, Latino, indigenous students’ education.

This report contains real-world, proven strategies and provides a clear set of recommendations to guide policymakers in building a comprehensive and coherent state-wide approach for improving school climate.

Creating Conditions for Student Success: A Policymakers’ School Climate Playbook, was created and co-published in partnership with Excelin

This report contains real-world, proven strategies and provides a clear set of recommendations to guide policymakers in building a comprehensive and coherent state-wide approach for improving school climate.

Despite the deep divisions in our country, there is a great opportunity ahead to make genuine progress on education priorities that can forg

“For more than a century, a four-year college degree was a blue-chip credential and a stepping stone to the American dream. For many millennials and now Gen Z, it has become an albatross around their necks.” In his recent Wall Street Journal article, Doug Belkin lays out how the pandemic is stressing four-year degree granting institutions and prompting young adults to reconsider the value of a university education.