Stay informed with Manhattan Institute's education scholars.
Our experts bring you ideas that promote an aggressive agenda for education reform, centered on four tenets: meaningful preparation for college or the workforce; a focus on effective schools in all sectors; holding schools accountable through systems that value diverse outcomes tied to student needs; and policies insuring schools are safe environments for students and staff.
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DANIEL DISALVO
Teachers across the country are unsatisfied with low salaries and a lack of resources, prompting a record number of teacher strikes over the past few years. While the prevailing narrative blames stingy politicians for the low pay, a new report by Daniel DiSalvo shows that the underlying cause of low pay is pension debts—not a lack of overall funding.
   
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RAY DOMANICO
A new book profiles the rigors and achievements of New York City’s Success Academy.
City Journal Online
October 15, 2019
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MARCUS A. WINTERS
“Do the test scores of kids in charter and traditional public schools differ? The answer isn’t remotely interesting.”
The 74
October 16, 2019
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DANIEL DISALVO
“Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson have bent over backward trying to satisfy the teachers’ demands, while failing to address the fray’s root cause.”
Chicago Tribune
October 22, 2019
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RAY DOMANICO
“Kudos to Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza for their plan to create innovative new schools and restructure existing ones with new programs.”
New York Post
October 5, 2019
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BETH AKERS
Beth Akers breaks down the reality of student debt burdens on young people in the U.S., finding that those with debt tend to have modest burdens relative to their income. And for those with truly unaffordable debts, income-based repayment and forgiveness after 10 or 20 years (depending on employment sector) already exist. (Photo: iStock)
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HEATHER MAC DONALD
On Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard College and racial preferences in college admissions.
The New Criterion
October 25, 2019
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KAY S. HYMOWITZ
Pennsylvania’s Williamson College of the Trades provides a path to good jobs for kids not pursuing traditional four-year degrees.
City Journal
Autumn 2019 Issue
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BETH AKERS
Beth Akers joins John Stossel to discuss the purported crisis over student loans and new approaches to the financing of higher education.
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FIRST THINGS PODCAST
Ray Domanico discusses the history of the Blaine Amendments, a recent challenge to Montana’s school choice program, and the future of religious schools in America.
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