

Reforming capitalism: lessons from Denmark
Terrific Nicholas Kristof New York times column on Denmark. The article’s subtitle says it all: Danes haven’t built a “socialist” country. Just one that works.


Where is our national task force on remote learning?
This morning I woke up sure that my kids should go back to school when it reopens in just over a month. Knowing their school


Needed: no red tape unemployment insurance
Terrific Bridge article on how hard it is for way to many out-of-work Michiganders to get unemployment insurance. The article’s title says it all: Michigan


What are the first principles of quality remote learning during a pandemic?
It’s hard to sit down to write today about what would make for good remote learning, when my brain wanders to the question everyone is


We won’t ever know how much the opportunity gap grew during covid because we don’t measure the right outcomes
Last week, I shared observations of my children and their learning during the surprise homeschooling months of the coronavirus pandemic. Now it’s time to overlay


What did we learn about distance learning this spring?
It now seems certain that the coronavirus pandemic will be with us well into the 2020-2021 school year, or beyond. While some school districts are