https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/education-reform Education Reform en-US 2021 (c) Education Week Tue, 25 Aug 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-how-much-do-instructional-reforms-actually-improve-schools/2026/08 A new book asks whether improvement science delivers—and finds the biggest obstacles are mundane. Tue, 25 Aug 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-how-much-do-instructional-reforms-actually-improve-schools/2026/08 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/opinion-that-was-a-mistake-the-education-ideas-that-teachers-learned-to-reject/2026/05 Experiences have taught educators not to cling too tightly to their approaches to schooling. Fri, 15 May 2026 05:10:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/opinion-that-was-a-mistake-the-education-ideas-that-teachers-learned-to-reject/2026/05 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/opinion-standing-up-to-education-groupthink/2025/12 Why is it so hard to push back on popular ideas in education, even when it’s sorely needed? Tue, 09 Dec 2025 11:00:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/opinion-standing-up-to-education-groupthink/2025/12 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/opinion-can-school-reform-be-bipartisan-again/2025/11 In a world dominated by social media, is there room for a more serious education debate? Tue, 11 Nov 2025 11:00:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/opinion-can-school-reform-be-bipartisan-again/2025/11 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/this-school-leader-still-sees-the-effects-of-hurricane-katrina-20-years-later/2025/08 Vera Triplett is concerned about the number of schools that have shut down in her city in the years since Katrina. Tue, 19 Aug 2025 18:16:24 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/this-school-leader-still-sees-the-effects-of-hurricane-katrina-20-years-later/2025/08 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-weve-had-too-much-hollow-rhetoric-about-the-urgency-of-school-reform/2025/07 Listening to those engaged in the day-to-day work should be at the center of efforts to rethink education. Tue, 22 Jul 2025 10:00:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-weve-had-too-much-hollow-rhetoric-about-the-urgency-of-school-reform/2025/07 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-title-i-and-idea-have-transformed-schools-what-comes-next/2025/05 Keeping the focus on children most in need will demand political chops from local leaders, write two researchers. Wed, 28 May 2025 18:28:55 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-title-i-and-idea-have-transformed-schools-what-comes-next/2025/05 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/opinion-were-all-to-blame-for-what-has-become-of-the-u-s-dept-of-education/2025/05 The trouble started decades ago with a flawed plan to improve America’s schools, writes a former New York superintendent. Thu, 01 May 2025 16:08:46 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/opinion-were-all-to-blame-for-what-has-become-of-the-u-s-dept-of-education/2025/05 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/opinion-the-wrong-people-are-driving-our-education-policy/2025/03 School choice advocates don’t understand the full ramifications of draining public resources to benefit private institutions. Mon, 17 Mar 2025 18:55:14 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/opinion-the-wrong-people-are-driving-our-education-policy/2025/03 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/technology/opinion-how-innovation-fails-education/2025/02 "Innovation” is mostly an unserious distraction from the real work of rethinking education. Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/technology/opinion-how-innovation-fails-education/2025/02 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-let-them-eat-books-a-modest-proposal-to-fix-american-education/2024/11 We certainly can’t risk letting students read their textbooks. Who knows what questionable ideas they might find? Mon, 18 Nov 2024 18:06:39 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-let-them-eat-books-a-modest-proposal-to-fix-american-education/2024/11 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/opinion-does-ideology-matter-when-it-comes-to-good-educational-ideas/2024/09 Fundamental disputes over how schools model norms and set expectations, among other things, are inevitably informed by values. Wed, 04 Sep 2024 10:00:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/opinion-does-ideology-matter-when-it-comes-to-good-educational-ideas/2024/09 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/opinion-is-education-a-public-or-private-good/2024/08 Education would be better off if it were more democratic, argues an advocate of a new schooling model. Tue, 20 Aug 2024 10:00:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/opinion-is-education-a-public-or-private-good/2024/08 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/opinion-federal-education-reform-has-largely-failed-unfortunately-we-still-need-it/2024/06 Neither NCLB nor ESSA have lived up to their promise, but the problems calling for national action persist. Fri, 07 Jun 2024 15:18:05 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/opinion-federal-education-reform-has-largely-failed-unfortunately-we-still-need-it/2024/06 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/opinion-where-do-democrats-stand-on-education/2024/04 The politics of education reform have shifted drastically since the Obama era. How has one Democratic education group responded? Mon, 22 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/opinion-where-do-democrats-stand-on-education/2024/04 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-when-it-comes-to-schooling-everyone-thinks-they-have-the-answer/2023/12 If you realize they think you're wrong, you've got a shot at understanding and persuading them. Mon, 11 Dec 2023 11:00:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-when-it-comes-to-schooling-everyone-thinks-they-have-the-answer/2023/12 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/opinion-the-4-common-myths-about-grading-reform-debunked/2023/11 Grading reformers and their critics all have the same goal: grades that truly reflect student learning. Here’s how we move forward. Mon, 20 Nov 2023 20:54:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/opinion-the-4-common-myths-about-grading-reform-debunked/2023/11 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/opinion-i-spoke-to-arne-duncan-about-school-reform-here-are-5-takeaways/2023/10 The future of school reform may look quite different from the past of school reform. Wed, 11 Oct 2023 10:00:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/opinion-i-spoke-to-arne-duncan-about-school-reform-here-are-5-takeaways/2023/10 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/opinion-teacher-power-can-be-the-force-for-education-what-would-that-look-like/2023/09 Teachers working in new and different ways with each other and their students could be the solution to learning that has evaded us. Fri, 22 Sep 2023 11:14:38 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/opinion-teacher-power-can-be-the-force-for-education-what-would-that-look-like/2023/09 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/the-steps-some-states-are-taking-to-redefine-student-success/2023/08 "We can’t go back to the way it’s always been done," says the head of the group that represents state education chiefs. Thu, 03 Aug 2023 16:00:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/the-steps-some-states-are-taking-to-redefine-student-success/2023/08 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/whats-the-purpose-of-standards-in-education-an-explainer/2023/07 What are standards? Why are they important? What's the Common Core? Do standards improve student achievement? Our explainer has the answers. Mon, 31 Jul 2023 20:08:15 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/whats-the-purpose-of-standards-in-education-an-explainer/2023/07 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/opinion-the-education-communitys-views-on-school-improvement-have-fundamentally-changed/2023/07 Since the publication of a seminal report on education, reform measures are more controversial and disruptive. Mon, 17 Jul 2023 10:00:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/opinion-the-education-communitys-views-on-school-improvement-have-fundamentally-changed/2023/07 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-5-habits-of-a-school-rethinker/2023/07 As education leaders make post-pandemic reforms, they would do well to pause and reflect before enacting haphazard changes. Mon, 10 Jul 2023 10:00:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-5-habits-of-a-school-rethinker/2023/07 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-why-do-schools-cling-to-stupid-ideas/2023/07 Educators and policymakers often go along with ineffectual policies, not knowing what else to do. Wed, 05 Jul 2023 10:00:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-why-do-schools-cling-to-stupid-ideas/2023/07 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/a-fading-school-reform-mayoral-control-is-ending-in-another-city/2023/06 Chicago will phase out mayoral control of its schools by 2027, becoming the latest city to drop the model. Tue, 27 Jun 2023 21:37:29 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/a-fading-school-reform-mayoral-control-is-ending-in-another-city/2023/06 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/opinion-school-reform-is-tough-all-over-not-just-in-the-u-s/2023/06 Even though some reforms produce evidence of student success, that often isn't enough to overcome political hurdles. Fri, 23 Jun 2023 10:00:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/opinion-school-reform-is-tough-all-over-not-just-in-the-u-s/2023/06 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-innovation-is-a-four-letter-word/2023/06 Many in education thrill to the promise of ‘innovation,’ but rightly understood, it is a means, not an end. Mon, 19 Jun 2023 10:00:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-innovation-is-a-four-letter-word/2023/06 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-schools-are-trying-to-do-too-much/2023/06 The practice of "unbundling" offers education leaders a way to rethink what they do and how they do it. Mon, 12 Jun 2023 10:00:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-schools-are-trying-to-do-too-much/2023/06 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-education-reform-hasnt-failed-yet-3-overlooked-instructional-strategies/2023/06 Three proven components of effective teaching could make all the difference between poor to middling and high-student achievement. Thu, 08 Jun 2023 19:55:07 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-education-reform-hasnt-failed-yet-3-overlooked-instructional-strategies/2023/06 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/opinion-teachers-and-parents-are-skeptical-of-new-reforms-leaders-can-break-the-cycle/2023/05 When we are enamored with promising ideas, it can be tough to understand why other education stakeholders don't see it the way we do. Mon, 22 May 2023 10:00:13 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/opinion-teachers-and-parents-are-skeptical-of-new-reforms-leaders-can-break-the-cycle/2023/05