National Education Policy Center
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NEPC is a university research center housed at the University of Colorado Boulder School of Education. Find us at nepc.colorado.edu.
Decades of fraud, waste and abuse in the charter-school sector, but very little awareness of this has broken through. The vast majority of people in the U.S. have little or no idea of what's happening. In fact, among state legislators, what portion really know?
Low family interest + for-profit operation shd have raised red flags for N.C. charter board. Right after opening, they shut it down, leaving kids stranded. Why did they approve it? @wileynickel.com @publicschoolsfirstnc.org @ncgovernor.bsky.social @mcolorado.bsky.social @nepc.bsky.social
December 23, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Decades of fraud, waste and abuse in the charter-school sector, but very little awareness of this has broken through. The vast majority of people in the U.S. have little or no idea of what's happening. In fact, among state legislators, what portion really know?
The ways that many charters shape their enrollment should be big news. (And it's not just kids seen as behavioral problems. See www.tcpress.com/school%E2%80...)
Excellent work from @newskag.bsky.social.
@wagma.bsky.social @carolburris.bsky.social
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Excellent work from @newskag.bsky.social.
@wagma.bsky.social @carolburris.bsky.social
www.inquirer.com/education/ph...
It’s an open secret that some charter schools push out kids with behavioral problems, Philly principals say
Principals say students offloaded from charters to Philadelphia School District schools are often "counseled out," while they can't remove students from traditional public schools for those reasons.
www.inquirer.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The ways that many charters shape their enrollment should be big news. (And it's not just kids seen as behavioral problems. See www.tcpress.com/school%E2%80...)
Excellent work from @newskag.bsky.social.
@wagma.bsky.social @carolburris.bsky.social
www.inquirer.com/education/ph...
Excellent work from @newskag.bsky.social.
@wagma.bsky.social @carolburris.bsky.social
www.inquirer.com/education/ph...
When voters repeatedly vote down voucher initiatives but their governor invites them in...
Welner & Gebhardt do the easy lifting of explaining why that's not a good thing.
coloradosun.com/2025/12/16/o...
Welner & Gebhardt do the easy lifting of explaining why that's not a good thing.
coloradosun.com/2025/12/16/o...
Opinion: Take note, Gov. Polis: Coloradans have repeatedly said no to school vouchers
New federal program is a devil’s bargain and must not override the will of our people.
coloradosun.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
When voters repeatedly vote down voucher initiatives but their governor invites them in...
Welner & Gebhardt do the easy lifting of explaining why that's not a good thing.
coloradosun.com/2025/12/16/o...
Welner & Gebhardt do the easy lifting of explaining why that's not a good thing.
coloradosun.com/2025/12/16/o...
New NEPC Talks Education podcast: Jarvis Givens highlights the experiences of Black and Native Americans in the origin story of American education @cmsaldana.bsky.social bit.ly/4afqzft
NEPC Talks Education: An Interview With Jarvis Givens About His Book, American Grammar: Race, Education and The Building of a Nation
University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Jarvis Givens about his book, American Grammar: Race, Education and The Building of a Nation, which offers a revised ...
nepc.colorado.edu
December 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
New NEPC Talks Education podcast: Jarvis Givens highlights the experiences of Black and Native Americans in the origin story of American education @cmsaldana.bsky.social bit.ly/4afqzft
Yup. Or heavily stratifying opportunities (which is the equivalent of excluding children).
Goddamn it.
Here’s the bottom-line truth about ed finance. Education just costs a lot of money. You can make it marginally—marginally--more efficient, but you cannot make it cheap.
Anyone promising huge tax savings is talking about excluding children.
Here’s the bottom-line truth about ed finance. Education just costs a lot of money. You can make it marginally—marginally--more efficient, but you cannot make it cheap.
Anyone promising huge tax savings is talking about excluding children.
Fact check: School vouchers are never actually supposed to save taxpayers money. That is just not what they’re for, and it’s not what they do.
December 16, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Yup. Or heavily stratifying opportunities (which is the equivalent of excluding children).
Opinion: Take note, Gov. Polis: Coloradans have repeatedly said no to school vouchers coloradosun.com/2025/12/16/o...
Opinion: Take note, Gov. Polis: Coloradans have repeatedly said no to school vouchers
New federal program is a devil’s bargain and must not override the will of our people.
coloradosun.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Opinion: Take note, Gov. Polis: Coloradans have repeatedly said no to school vouchers coloradosun.com/2025/12/16/o...
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“Meta’s use of algorithms in core operations conceals the extent to which it profits from business decisions that prioritize engagement over protecting the psychological health of young people.” @nepc.bsky.social
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The Hidden Dangers of Meta’s Partnership Offer to Schools
The company’s new Instagram School Partnership Program seems designed to make money. It’s not clear that it benefits schools.
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December 13, 2025 at 10:32 PM
“Meta’s use of algorithms in core operations conceals the extent to which it profits from business decisions that prioritize engagement over protecting the psychological health of young people.” @nepc.bsky.social
progressive.org/public-schoo...
progressive.org/public-schoo...
New NEPC Review: Despite strong research evidence that increased school funding improves student outcomes, this
@brookings.edu report relies on simplistic statewide comparisons that obscure the true effects of investment in education. @jerseyjazzman.bsky.social bit.ly/3MDO3Rv
@brookings.edu report relies on simplistic statewide comparisons that obscure the true effects of investment in education. @jerseyjazzman.bsky.social bit.ly/3MDO3Rv
NEPC Review: A State-Level Perspective on School Spending and Educational Outcomes (Brookings Institution, September 2025)
A large and growing body of high-quality research shows that increased school funding improves student outcomes. A new Brookings Institution report examines this relationship but finds much smaller ef...
nepc.colorado.edu
December 11, 2025 at 4:11 PM
New NEPC Review: Despite strong research evidence that increased school funding improves student outcomes, this
@brookings.edu report relies on simplistic statewide comparisons that obscure the true effects of investment in education. @jerseyjazzman.bsky.social bit.ly/3MDO3Rv
@brookings.edu report relies on simplistic statewide comparisons that obscure the true effects of investment in education. @jerseyjazzman.bsky.social bit.ly/3MDO3Rv
This has been true for well over a decade.
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December 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
This has been true for well over a decade.
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Making the Grade 2025: In an Uncertain Federal Policy Landscape, States Must Prioritize Fair School Funding edlawcenter.org/making-the-g...
Making the Grade 2025: In an Uncertain Federal Policy Landscape, States Must Prioritize Fair School Funding - Education Law Center
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWARK, N.J. – Today, Education Law Center released, Making the Grade: How Fair is School Funding in Your State?, the latest...
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December 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Making the Grade 2025: In an Uncertain Federal Policy Landscape, States Must Prioritize Fair School Funding edlawcenter.org/making-the-g...
A recent essay proposes using “responsible innovation” to design the AI-enabled edtech of the future. bit.ly/4iLtheX
What Is Responsible Innovation and How Might It Improve AI-Enabled Edtech?
A recent essay proposes using “responsible innovation” to design the AI-enabled edtech of the future.
nepc.colorado.edu
December 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
A recent essay proposes using “responsible innovation” to design the AI-enabled edtech of the future. bit.ly/4iLtheX
This @chalkbeat article says NC Gov Stein announced his intention to opt into the voucher program. In fact, he vetoed a bill to do so & said he intends to opt in only after Trump's Treasury "issues sound guidance." He's waiting to see if the regs give NC flexibility
www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/202...
www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/202...
Polis all in on Trump’s tax-credit scholarship while other Dem governors wait and see
The program is expected to expand private school choice in states like Colorado that don’t have voucher programs. Polis said not participating would mean leaving millions on the table.
www.chalkbeat.org
December 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
This @chalkbeat article says NC Gov Stein announced his intention to opt into the voucher program. In fact, he vetoed a bill to do so & said he intends to opt in only after Trump's Treasury "issues sound guidance." He's waiting to see if the regs give NC flexibility
www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/202...
www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/202...
New @nccsa.bsky.social report points to “a culture of alienation and control” as part of a critique of a policy brief that found academic gains for New Orleans students as a result of charter conversions. bit.ly/48t4pDL
New Report Questions the Claimed Success of New Orleans’ Charter School Reform
A new report points to “a culture of alienation and control” as part of a critique of a policy brief that found academic gains for New Orleans students as a result of charter conversions.
nepc.colorado.edu
December 2, 2025 at 5:17 PM
New @nccsa.bsky.social report points to “a culture of alienation and control” as part of a critique of a policy brief that found academic gains for New Orleans students as a result of charter conversions. bit.ly/48t4pDL
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My deep dive on the latest attempt to open a religious charter school…with its for-profit operator in the shadows. @dianeravitch.bsky.social @nepc.bsky.social @floridaea.bsky.social dianeravitch.net/2025/12/01/c...
Carol Burris: Another Religious Charter School Applies for Public Funding in Oklahoma, Backed by For-Profit Corporation
In this post, Carol Burris reviews the latest challenge to separation of church and state. A religious school has applied for public funding as an online charter school. But that’s not all: t…
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December 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM
My deep dive on the latest attempt to open a religious charter school…with its for-profit operator in the shadows. @dianeravitch.bsky.social @nepc.bsky.social @floridaea.bsky.social dianeravitch.net/2025/12/01/c...
Two NEPC talks, on screen-time reduction and Christian nationalism, are now available online. @jonsawyer.org @kevinkumashiro.com bit.ly/4ijOnkn
Resources on Screen-Time Reduction, Christian Nationalism Now Available
Two NEPC talks, on screen-time reduction and Christian nationalism, are now available online.
nepc.colorado.edu
November 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Two NEPC talks, on screen-time reduction and Christian nationalism, are now available online. @jonsawyer.org @kevinkumashiro.com bit.ly/4ijOnkn
So-called “education preserves” would protect rural communities at risk of losing their public schools to school choice sprawl. @drprestongreen.bsky.social @cmsaldana.bsky.social @schoolfinance101.bsky.social bit.ly/48oNmUy
Could “Education Preserves” Save Schools From Choice Sprawl?
So-called “education preserves” would protect rural communities at risk of losing their public schools to school choice sprawl.
nepc.colorado.edu
November 20, 2025 at 6:21 PM
So-called “education preserves” would protect rural communities at risk of losing their public schools to school choice sprawl. @drprestongreen.bsky.social @cmsaldana.bsky.social @schoolfinance101.bsky.social bit.ly/48oNmUy
In this month's NEPC Talks Education podcast, Julie Marsh and James Bridgeforth discuss the unprecedented challenges facing California school board members and how they navigate today's complex political landscape @juliemarsh.bsky.social @cmsaldana.bsky.social bit.ly/3X2Att2
NEPC Talks Education: An Interview With Julie Marsh and James Bridgeforth About School Boards Navigating Unprecedented Political Challenges
University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Julie Marsh and James Bridgeforth about the unprecedented challenges facing California school board members and how t...
nepc.colorado.edu
November 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
In this month's NEPC Talks Education podcast, Julie Marsh and James Bridgeforth discuss the unprecedented challenges facing California school board members and how they navigate today's complex political landscape @juliemarsh.bsky.social @cmsaldana.bsky.social bit.ly/3X2Att2
Exclusionary discipline and untreated learning disabilities started a student down a path that ended with robbery, murder and death row, a new investigation suggests. bit.ly/4oGhd0H
Death Row at the End of the School-to-Prison Pipeline
Exclusionary discipline and untreated learning disabilities started a student down a path that ended with robbery, murder and death row, a new investigation suggests.
nepc.colorado.edu
November 13, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Exclusionary discipline and untreated learning disabilities started a student down a path that ended with robbery, murder and death row, a new investigation suggests. bit.ly/4oGhd0H
New policy memo from the Freedom to Learn Collective highlights research needs in the wake of fear-based politics and well-funded networks that threaten public schools. bit.ly/43UanMq
What We Need to Know Now to Respond to Right-Wing Attacks on Public Schools: A Research Agenda
Progress toward educational, social, political, and economic equality has always faced backlash—sometimes violent, other times embedded in institutions. Amid economic uncertainty, politicians are agai...
nepc.colorado.edu
November 6, 2025 at 4:20 PM
New policy memo from the Freedom to Learn Collective highlights research needs in the wake of fear-based politics and well-funded networks that threaten public schools. bit.ly/43UanMq
And listen to brief co-author Kevin Burke, on the Faithful Politics (@faithfulpolitics.bsky.social) podcast, discussing Christian Nationalism in education & the brief.
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November 4, 2025 at 5:36 PM
And listen to brief co-author Kevin Burke, on the Faithful Politics (@faithfulpolitics.bsky.social) podcast, discussing Christian Nationalism in education & the brief.
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Hosts Will Wright and Pastor Josh Burtram speak with Dr. Kevin Burke, co-author of the first-of-its-kind NEPC report Christian Nationalism and Educational Policy in the U.S., about how faith is reshaping public schools and what it means for church-state separation. youtu.be/3b0Nx2bazCQ
Christian Nationalism and Educational Policy in the United States with Dr. Kevin Burke
YouTube video by Faithful Politics Podcast
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November 4, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Hosts Will Wright and Pastor Josh Burtram speak with Dr. Kevin Burke, co-author of the first-of-its-kind NEPC report Christian Nationalism and Educational Policy in the U.S., about how faith is reshaping public schools and what it means for church-state separation. youtu.be/3b0Nx2bazCQ
New policy brief warns of growing efforts to reshape schools around White Christian nationalist ideology. @heidihadley.bsky.social bit.ly/4qJ0CKT
Christian Nationalism and Educational Policy in the United States
American public education, though historically rooted in Christian ideals, has long navigated tensions among denominational differences and, in modern times, secularism. The growing influence of Chris...
nepc.colorado.edu
November 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
New policy brief warns of growing efforts to reshape schools around White Christian nationalist ideology. @heidihadley.bsky.social bit.ly/4qJ0CKT
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Read the whole thing. I’d add that to the extent this IS an opportunity for public school districts, it’s an opportunity for the best locally resourced—especially through existing 501c3 foundations they already draw from—to make new cash selling services.
Not an option for many poorer districts.
Not an option for many poorer districts.
Former EdSec @arneduncan.bsky.social is wrong.
Govs likely won't be able to "ensur[e] that the students with the greatest needs are prioritized" by Trump's SGO/voucher program. wapo.st/3LkhIP7.
Welner explains why: nepc.colorado.edu/publication/....
@joshcowenmi.bsky.social @carolburris.bsky.social
Govs likely won't be able to "ensur[e] that the students with the greatest needs are prioritized" by Trump's SGO/voucher program. wapo.st/3LkhIP7.
Welner explains why: nepc.colorado.edu/publication/....
@joshcowenmi.bsky.social @carolburris.bsky.social
Opinion | America is in an ‘education depression.’ This solution is a no-brainer.
Democrats can regain the educational (and moral) high ground with this federal program.
wapo.st
November 4, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Read the whole thing. I’d add that to the extent this IS an opportunity for public school districts, it’s an opportunity for the best locally resourced—especially through existing 501c3 foundations they already draw from—to make new cash selling services.
Not an option for many poorer districts.
Not an option for many poorer districts.
Former EdSec @arneduncan.bsky.social is wrong.
Govs likely won't be able to "ensur[e] that the students with the greatest needs are prioritized" by Trump's SGO/voucher program. wapo.st/3LkhIP7.
Welner explains why: nepc.colorado.edu/publication/....
@joshcowenmi.bsky.social @carolburris.bsky.social
Govs likely won't be able to "ensur[e] that the students with the greatest needs are prioritized" by Trump's SGO/voucher program. wapo.st/3LkhIP7.
Welner explains why: nepc.colorado.edu/publication/....
@joshcowenmi.bsky.social @carolburris.bsky.social
Opinion | America is in an ‘education depression.’ This solution is a no-brainer.
Democrats can regain the educational (and moral) high ground with this federal program.
wapo.st
November 4, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Former EdSec @arneduncan.bsky.social is wrong.
Govs likely won't be able to "ensur[e] that the students with the greatest needs are prioritized" by Trump's SGO/voucher program. wapo.st/3LkhIP7.
Welner explains why: nepc.colorado.edu/publication/....
@joshcowenmi.bsky.social @carolburris.bsky.social
Govs likely won't be able to "ensur[e] that the students with the greatest needs are prioritized" by Trump's SGO/voucher program. wapo.st/3LkhIP7.
Welner explains why: nepc.colorado.edu/publication/....
@joshcowenmi.bsky.social @carolburris.bsky.social
The Trump administration has said that will not fund the nation’s largest federal food assistance program after Oct. 31, unless the government shutdown is resolved. bit.ly/4908Bgt
The Government Shutdown Is About to Increase Childhood Hunger. Here’s Why.
The Trump administration has said that will not fund the nation’s largest federal food assistance program after Oct. 31, unless the government shutdown is resolved.
nepc.colorado.edu
October 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The Trump administration has said that will not fund the nation’s largest federal food assistance program after Oct. 31, unless the government shutdown is resolved. bit.ly/4908Bgt