The Miracle of Universal Pre-KTen years in, Bill de Blasio and his allies explain how they did it — and what future mayors could learn from their success.
The Chaos Inside Diddy’s Harlem Charter SchoolParents were drawn in by Capital Prep’s celebrity connections and social justice curriculum. Instead, their children faced violence and dysfunction.
ByAlice Markham-Cantor, Britina Cheng, and Paula Aceves
the national interest
The Republican Takeover of American EducationConvinced that teachers are brainwashing children to be left-wing ideologues, conservatives are quickly grabbing control of the American classroom.
‘I Don’t Feel Like This Is a Safe Choice Yet’Starting today, masks are optional in New York City public schools. While many are relieved, some parents and educators worry the move is premature.
ByNia Prater
politics
Household TyrantsThe Republican push for “parental rights” comes at the cost of children.
BySarah Jones
books
The False Promise of AdmissionsReading Kendra James’s memoir about being one of the only Black students at an elite boarding school, I felt a shock of recognition.
ByKaitlin Byrd
education
School DazeThe pandemic has burdened teachers like never before, and many don’t know how much longer they can take it.
We’re Having the Wrong Conversation About SchoolCritics of teachers and their unions are repeating attacks from the early pandemic, and not paying attention to the real culprits of the crisis.
Is Education a Public Good or a Private Benefit?The goal of greater parental rights in public schools, which Glenn Youngkin campaigned on, can eventually undermine the very idea of public education.
