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
B.A. holders value their education most
The Federal Reserve in its Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2019 measures well-being by education attainment. What they found is those
Segregation and structural racism
As America confronts the reality of structural racism, it is clear that we must fundamentally reform policing now. It also is clear that redesigning policing
Great Recession lessons: More government aid, less red tape
In a terrific Washington Post op ed Neel Kashkari lays out Great Recession lessons that should guide us in dealing with our current pandemic-driven economic
Are upper middle class parents destroying the American Dream for everyone else’s kids?
This post was first published in July 2017. As America confronts the reality of structural racism, it is clear we need to put on the
