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The Hidden Conformity of Standing Out: Students seeking admission to selective schools face the dilemma of trying to get noticed for identical distinctions. bit.ly/49ZbdLt
The Hidden Conformity of Standing Out
Students seeking admission to selective schools face the dilemma of trying to get noticed for identical distinctions
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February 5, 2026 at 2:41 PM
The Hidden Conformity of Standing Out: Students seeking admission to selective schools face the dilemma of trying to get noticed for identical distinctions. bit.ly/49ZbdLt
"We live in an age of vast written content, even as video seems to command ever more of our attention." bit.ly/4qRUG26
Reading’s Thin Line Between Difficult and Boring
When it comes to assigning texts for students, it’s hard to find the perfect balance
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February 4, 2026 at 4:53 PM
"We live in an age of vast written content, even as video seems to command ever more of our attention." bit.ly/4qRUG26
M. Danish Shakeel, a Professor and the director of the E. G. West Centre for Education Policy at The University of Buckingham, is this week's guest on the Education Exchange podcast. bit.ly/3ZgpTQf
The Education Exchange: Public Education’s No Good, Very Bad Century (So Far)
Paul E. Peterson interviews M. Danish Shakeel, Professor and the director of the E. G. West Centre for Education Policy at The University of Buckingham, UK
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February 3, 2026 at 4:02 PM
M. Danish Shakeel, a Professor and the director of the E. G. West Centre for Education Policy at The University of Buckingham, is this week's guest on the Education Exchange podcast. bit.ly/3ZgpTQf
The Science of Memory Goes to School: The distinction between what is true and what we remember complicates the work of education. bit.ly/3OiLwNp
The Science of Memory Goes to School
The distinction between what is true and what we remember complicates the work of education
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February 2, 2026 at 1:36 PM
The Science of Memory Goes to School: The distinction between what is true and what we remember complicates the work of education. bit.ly/3OiLwNp
The Culture War on Repeat: Half a century of battles over what schools teach have generated more outrage than improvement. bit.ly/4akcYmC
The Culture War on Repeat
Half a century of battles over what schools teach have generated more outrage than improvement
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January 29, 2026 at 1:27 PM
The Culture War on Repeat: Half a century of battles over what schools teach have generated more outrage than improvement. bit.ly/4akcYmC
It's not too late to check out Education Next's Top 20 Articles of 2025: bit.ly/4av2mlu
The Top 20 <em>Education Next</em> Articles of 2025
Evergreen topics, along with fresh disruptions to the status quo, draw readers’ interest
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January 28, 2026 at 7:47 PM
It's not too late to check out Education Next's Top 20 Articles of 2025: bit.ly/4av2mlu
Reading to Your Kids is Far More Than a Routine: Family reading invites conversation, creates an intellectual community. bit.ly/3Z5Zgxk
Reading to Your Kids Can Be Far More Than a Routine
Family reading invites conversation, creates an intellectual community
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January 27, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Reading to Your Kids is Far More Than a Routine: Family reading invites conversation, creates an intellectual community. bit.ly/3Z5Zgxk
Illiberalism in Education is a Left-Right Problem: Yesterday’s woke excesses paved the way for today’s populist overreactions. bit.ly/4qFNxBE
Illiberalism in Education is a Left-Right Problem
Yesterday’s woke excesses paved the way for today’s populist overreactions
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January 26, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Illiberalism in Education is a Left-Right Problem: Yesterday’s woke excesses paved the way for today’s populist overreactions. bit.ly/4qFNxBE
How Are K–12 School Leaders Managing the Use of AI? The technology presents risks and opportunities for teachers and students alike. bit.ly/3O1V2Es
How Are K–12 School Leaders Managing the Use of AI?
The technology presents risks and opportunities for teachers and students alike
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January 23, 2026 at 2:07 PM
How Are K–12 School Leaders Managing the Use of AI? The technology presents risks and opportunities for teachers and students alike. bit.ly/3O1V2Es
The Case for Residential Trade Schools: Why colleges should embrace vocational education. bit.ly/4sMoui1
The Case for Residential Trade Schools
Why colleges should embrace vocational education
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January 21, 2026 at 1:48 PM
The Case for Residential Trade Schools: Why colleges should embrace vocational education. bit.ly/4sMoui1
Who Are the Nation’s Top Education Scholars? The 2026 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings. bit.ly/3YJ8uzp
Who Are the Nation’s Top Education Scholars?
The 2026 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings
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January 20, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Who Are the Nation’s Top Education Scholars? The 2026 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings. bit.ly/3YJ8uzp
The Education Exchange: Private-School Choice Loses When Voters Asked to Decide. But there are clear signs of expansion through legislative wins. bit.ly/4b34t05
The Education Exchange: Private-School Choice Loses When Voters Asked to Decide
Paul E. Peterson interviews Vladimir Kogan, professor of Political Science at The Ohio State University.
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January 20, 2026 at 2:26 PM
The Education Exchange: Private-School Choice Loses When Voters Asked to Decide. But there are clear signs of expansion through legislative wins. bit.ly/4b34t05
Who Tops Their Field in the 2026 RHSU Edu-Scholar Rankings? The most influential education scholars according to their disciplines. bit.ly/4qpsbZh
Who Tops Their Field in the 2026 RHSU Edu-Scholar Rankings?
The most influential education scholars according to their disciplines
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January 16, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Who Tops Their Field in the 2026 RHSU Edu-Scholar Rankings? The most influential education scholars according to their disciplines. bit.ly/4qpsbZh
Do Universal SEL Programs Raise Test Scores? Policymakers should approach new claims with caution. bit.ly/4qZHDvc
Do Universal SEL Programs Raise Test Scores?
Policymakers should approach new claims with caution
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January 15, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Do Universal SEL Programs Raise Test Scores? Policymakers should approach new claims with caution. bit.ly/4qZHDvc
Supreme Court Considers Status of Transgender Athletes: Oral argument indicates intention to uphold state bans and possibly rule that Title IX requires exclusion nationwide. bit.ly/4bES7LI
Supreme Court Considers Status of Transgender Athletes
Oral argument indicates intention to uphold state bans and possibly rule that Title IX requires exclusion nationwide
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January 14, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Supreme Court Considers Status of Transgender Athletes: Oral argument indicates intention to uphold state bans and possibly rule that Title IX requires exclusion nationwide. bit.ly/4bES7LI
Is Flourishing a Fad or the Real Deal? Similar movements with similar aims have flashed and faded to little effect. bit.ly/3YGtC9v
Is Flourishing a Fad or the Real Deal?
Similar movements with similar aims have flashed and faded to little effect
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January 14, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Is Flourishing a Fad or the Real Deal? Similar movements with similar aims have flashed and faded to little effect. bit.ly/3YGtC9v
Mis-portraits of a Graduate: Latest edu-fad lets schools shift focus from traditional academics to subjective student attributes. bit.ly/49EDFkw
Mis-portraits of a Graduate
Latest edu-fad lets schools shift focus from traditional academics to subjective student attributes
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January 13, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Mis-portraits of a Graduate: Latest edu-fad lets schools shift focus from traditional academics to subjective student attributes. bit.ly/49EDFkw
Aaron Garth Smith, the Director of Education Reform at the Reason Foundation, joins the Education Exchange to discuss Reason’s latest report, which details how education funds were spent in 2025. https://bit.ly/49OuDT3
The Education Exchange: Teacher Salaries Cut, Even When Public Districts Have More Money
Paul E. Peterson interviews Aaron Smith, Director of Education Reform, Reason Foundation
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January 12, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Aaron Garth Smith, the Director of Education Reform at the Reason Foundation, joins the Education Exchange to discuss Reason’s latest report, which details how education funds were spent in 2025. https://bit.ly/49OuDT3
President Trump’s Big Book of Presidents: For America’s 250th birthday, the greatest POTUS ever offers students the only book they’ll ever need about presidential history. bit.ly/3YAIUMU
President Trump’s Big Book of Presidents
For America’s 250th birthday, the greatest POTUS ever offers students the only book they’ll ever need about presidential history
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January 12, 2026 at 2:20 PM
President Trump’s Big Book of Presidents: For America’s 250th birthday, the greatest POTUS ever offers students the only book they’ll ever need about presidential history. bit.ly/3YAIUMU
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Some School Districts Won the MacKenzie Scott Jackpot. What Happened Next? Three years after winning millions in funding, it’s fair to ask whether schools (and their communities) are better off. https://bit.ly/496acRq
Some School Districts Won the MacKenzie Scott Jackpot. What Happened Next?
Three years after winning millions in funding, it's fair to ask whether schools (and their communities) are better off
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January 6, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Some School Districts Won the MacKenzie Scott Jackpot. What Happened Next? Three years after winning millions in funding, it’s fair to ask whether schools (and their communities) are better off. https://bit.ly/496acRq
AI Changes NOTHING About What Students Need to Learn: The disruptive technology of our age will change many things. What schools teach kids should not be one of them. bit.ly/4qalsSX
AI Changes NOTHING About What Students Need to Learn
The disruptive technology of our age will change many things. What schools teach kids should not be one of them.
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January 5, 2026 at 1:54 PM
AI Changes NOTHING About What Students Need to Learn: The disruptive technology of our age will change many things. What schools teach kids should not be one of them. bit.ly/4qalsSX
The Top 20 Education Next Articles of 2025: Evergreen issues in education, along with monumental disruptions to the status quo, draw readers’ interest. bit.ly/4av2mlu
The Top 20 <em>Education Next</em> Articles of 2025
Evergreen topics, along with fresh disruptions to the status quo, draw readers’ interest
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December 24, 2025 at 1:37 PM
The Top 20 Education Next Articles of 2025: Evergreen issues in education, along with monumental disruptions to the status quo, draw readers’ interest. bit.ly/4av2mlu
The Top 10 Education Next Blog Posts of 2025: Changes to ED, the reckoning in higher ed, and classroom learning deficits draw readers’ interest. bit.ly/3MRkNXJ
The Top 10 <em>Education Next</em> Blog Posts of 2025
Changes to ED, the reckoning in higher ed, and classroom learning deficits draw readers’ interest
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December 23, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The Top 10 Education Next Blog Posts of 2025: Changes to ED, the reckoning in higher ed, and classroom learning deficits draw readers’ interest. bit.ly/3MRkNXJ
Are Teachers Abandoning Teaching? On the contrary, data show teacher turnover remains consistently low. bit.ly/3MJWL0L
Are Teachers Abandoning Teaching?
On the contrary, data show teacher turnover remains consistently low
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December 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Are Teachers Abandoning Teaching? On the contrary, data show teacher turnover remains consistently low. bit.ly/3MJWL0L