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Education professionals participated in a panel discussion on the role of K-12 after-school programs. The panel focused on the impact of after-school programs on students, parents and on…

The mayors of Charlotte, North Carolina and Gary, Indiana, participated in a panel discussion on the role of K-12 after-school programs in their cities. The panel focused on how these…

Education analysts talked about states were revising their accountability systems following the passage of the 2015 federal education law, Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). ESSA replaced…

Education policy analysts talked about the federal role of education and the level of change that can be expected by the Trump administration in areas such as school choice. This discussion…

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D) talked about new initiatives for education and college preparedness. One of the mayor’s initiatives would require Chicago public high school seniors to have a…

Former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA) spoke at a summit on after-school programs and criticized the Department of Education funding cuts in President Trump’s fiscal year 2018 federal…

Education analysts talked about school choice, including the prospects for President Trump’s proposals for charter schools and initiatives taking place on the state level and local level.…

Pratik Chougule talked about his article in The American Conservative in which he argues the U.S. education system has left highly intellectual children and their parents behind. This program was part…

President Trump, Vice President Pence, and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos all delivered brief remarks at a White House-hosted event for students who have used school choice vouchers and…

President Trump signed an executive order focusing on the federal role in education policy. The Education Federalism Executive Order directs education secretary to review the impact of…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District, which concerns the level of support public schools are required to give students with disabilities. In 1975…

Ashley LiBetti Mitchel talked about her Education Next article in the Winter 2017 issue on pre-K programs at charter schools in the U.S. This program was part of a “Washington Journal”…

Robby Soave talked about his March 2017 Reason Magazine piece on how school police officers handle student behavior.

Kristen Green talked about her book, Something Must Be Done About Prince Edward County: A Family, a Virginia Town, a Civil Rights Battle. In the 1954 Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education, the Court…

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos delivered her first public speech as secretary on magnet schools and public school choice. This was the keynote address of he Magnet Schools of America 2017 National…

Nikole Hannah-Jones talked about the way racial segregation in housing and schools had been maintained through official action and policy. She spoke with Professor Keith Gessen. “Writing Segregation…

Carolyn Phenicie talked about the Supreme Court’s consideration of Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District, which dealt with public school education standards for children with…

Michelle Obama made her last official remarks as first lady at a ceremony honoring the contributions of school counselors. She talked about some of the educational initiatives of the Obama administration,…

Scholars talked about teaching the history of Western civilization in higher education. They focused on why they believe the subjects of Western history, literature, and religion are…

Norman Lederman, an author and professor of Math and Science Education at the Illinois Institute of Technology, talked about scientific literacy and next-generation ways of teaching science.