AI, in other words, did not erode critical thinking; it exposed how poorly we have been teaching it.

For many years, education researchers have puzzled over a common phenomenon known as the “fadeout effect”—that is, that the benefits of education interventions, such as early childhood enrichment ...

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Hendrick, C. (2026). “ A Latter-Day Luddite Pulls the Plug on EdTech: New book argues it’s not the tools we use but the ...

Education leaders reveal a clear double standard by insisting students should be in school while making little effort to keep schools open ...

Marlon Marshall, the Chief Executive Officer of City Fund, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss how City Fund and Bloomberg Philanthropies are committing $20 million to create new charter schools in ...

Students seeking admission to selective schools face the dilemma of trying to get noticed for identical distinctions ...

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Paul E. Peterson interviews M. Danish Shakeel, Professor and Director of Centre for Education Policy at the University of ...

Nikole Hannah-Jones speaks at a tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. in January 2020—mere months after the publication of her 1619 Project, weeks before the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the same ...

Northland College in Ashland, Wisconsin, held its final commencement ceremony in 2025 before closing permanently due to financial challenges and declining enrollment. The college had been in operation ...

Do the paths to leadership and influence in America run directly through the campuses of the most exclusive colleges? That’s a common perception and the clear implication of two recent academic ...