A Latter-Day Luddite Pulls the Plug on EdTech: New book argues it’s not the tools we use but the values we hold that make the difference in education. bit.ly/4to85AF

The Education Exchange: Charter Schools and Historically Black Colleges Join Forces with Philanthropic Support. bit.ly/4ah9Czy

Snow Excuses: Education leaders reveal a clear double standard by insisting students should be in school while making little effort to keep schools open. bit.ly/4tkgGUJ

The Hidden Conformity of Standing Out: Students seeking admission to selective schools face the dilemma of trying to get noticed for identical distinctions. bit.ly/49ZbdLt

"We live in an age of vast written content, even as video seems to command ever more of our attention." bit.ly/4qRUG26

M. Danish Shakeel, a Professor and the director of the E. G. West Centre for Education Policy at The University of Buckingham, is this week's guest on the Education Exchange podcast. bit.ly/3ZgpTQf

The Science of Memory Goes to School: The distinction between what is true and what we remember complicates the work of education. bit.ly/3OiLwNp

The Culture War on Repeat: Half a century of battles over what schools teach have generated more outrage than improvement. bit.ly/4akcYmC

It's not too late to check out Education Next's Top 20 Articles of 2025: bit.ly/4av2mlu

Reading to Your Kids is Far More Than a Routine: Family reading invites conversation, creates an intellectual community. bit.ly/3Z5Zgxk

Illiberalism in Education is a Left-Right Problem: Yesterday’s woke excesses paved the way for today’s populist overreactions. bit.ly/4qFNxBE

How Are K–12 School Leaders Managing the Use of AI? The technology presents risks and opportunities for teachers and students alike. bit.ly/3O1V2Es

The Case for Residential Trade Schools: Why colleges should embrace vocational education. bit.ly/4sMoui1

Who Are the Nation’s Top Education Scholars? The 2026 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings. bit.ly/3YJ8uzp

The Education Exchange: Private-School Choice Loses When Voters Asked to Decide. But there are clear signs of expansion through legislative wins. bit.ly/4b34t05

Who Tops Their Field in the 2026 RHSU Edu-Scholar Rankings? The most influential education scholars according to their disciplines. bit.ly/4qpsbZh

Do Universal SEL Programs Raise Test Scores? Policymakers should approach new claims with caution. bit.ly/4qZHDvc

Supreme Court Considers Status of Transgender Athletes: Oral argument indicates intention to uphold state bans and possibly rule that Title IX requires exclusion nationwide. bit.ly/4bES7LI

Is Flourishing a Fad or the Real Deal? Similar movements with similar aims have flashed and faded to little effect. bit.ly/3YGtC9v

Mis-portraits of a Graduate: Latest edu-fad lets schools shift focus from traditional academics to subjective student attributes. bit.ly/49EDFkw

Aaron Garth Smith, the Director of Education Reform at the Reason Foundation, joins the Education Exchange to discuss Reason’s latest report, which details how education funds were spent in 2025. https://bit.ly/49OuDT3

President Trump’s Big Book of Presidents: For America’s 250th birthday, the greatest POTUS ever offers students the only book they’ll ever need about presidential history. bit.ly/3YAIUMU

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Some School Districts Won the MacKenzie Scott Jackpot. What Happened Next? Three years after winning millions in funding, it’s fair to ask whether schools (and their communities) are better off. https://bit.ly/496acRq

AI Changes NOTHING About What Students Need to Learn: The disruptive technology of our age will change many things. What schools teach kids should not be one of them. bit.ly/4qalsSX

The Top 20 Education Next Articles of 2025: Evergreen issues in education, along with monumental disruptions to the status quo, draw readers’ interest. bit.ly/4av2mlu

The Top 10 Education Next Blog Posts of 2025: Changes to ED, the reckoning in higher ed, and classroom learning deficits draw readers’ interest. bit.ly/3MRkNXJ

Are Teachers Abandoning Teaching? On the contrary, data show teacher turnover remains consistently low. bit.ly/3MJWL0L

Service or Signaling? The Surge of Youth Nonprofit Founders: The Covid-19 pandemic supercharged entrepreneurship among U.S. high schoolers, especially those with college aspirations. bit.ly/3YDyf3T

So, You Want to Open a Microschool: For aspiring founders who have the will but lack the way to launch their schools, startup partners are there to help. bit.ly/3KyOyfh

When Raids Reach the Classroom: The nationwide crackdown on immigration is devastating student learning and defying a Supreme Court decision meant to protect it. bit.ly/3Yho5Wz

Debunking deBoer’s Education Reform Pessimism: The cultural critic’s absolutist appraisal ignores clear evidence of progress. bit.ly/3KFnBX2

IDEA at 50: The landmark federal law ensured access for students with disabilities. Now it’s time to focus on outcomes. bit.ly/44DcDrU

The Education Exchange: “Charters Are in an Environment Rich with Opportunities.” A charter school expert believes the sector finds itself at a crossroads. bit.ly/4iz4yKG

Sorting Through Reactions to the Department of Ed’s Big Breakup: What should we make of the Trump administration’s recent moves to “return education to the states”? bit.ly/3M9ny6w

The Financial Risk of Declining Enrollment to Midsize Colleges: An analysis of 44 private institutions in New England reveal troubling signs for the viability of all such schools nationwide. bit.ly/3XllIBL

Colleges Are Closing. Who Might Be Next? How machine learning can fill data gaps and help forecast the future. bit.ly/4iqEHok

Learning with Gratitude: As another Thanksgiving approaches, we again should invoke Lincoln’s “mystic chords of memory” bit.ly/4ioh280

What State Policymakers Should Know About Homeschoolers: Misconceptions about who chooses home education—and why—invite burdensome regulations. bit.ly/4peSEaS

The Department of Education: Down but Not Out. Trump team’s push to dismantle the agency faces the same dynamic that nearly derailed its creation. https://bit.ly/4rexkUY

Six Lessons Microschools Can Learn from the Charter Sector: Excitement over the new school model elicits memories of charters in their prime and a chance to reflect on what they got right and wrong. bit.ly/3LT8MQW

A Pragmatic Tutoring Roadmap: High-impact tutoring may deserve the hype, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. bit.ly/4oUYrCZ

The Education Exchange: Does the U.S. Department of Education Help Student Achievement? To answer that question, the agency’s research arm must remain intact. bit.ly/444YCTA

The Grifters Who Plundered Publishing: Scolds, censors, and identity hawks want to ensure your kids don’t read “dangerous” books. bit.ly/47JrLGe

Restarting the Education Reform Conversation: Two EdNext editors walk into a Substack … bit.ly/3LFUZNF

International Students Need Not Apply: Amid shifting attitudes on immigration worldwide, major English-speaking countries are erecting policy barriers to students from abroad. bit.ly/47iDGux

A Fairer Framework for Evaluating Choice: The same demands made on voucher programs should apply to all education models—especially traditional public schools. bit.ly/3WTRHZv

New York City Could Easily Double Teacher Pay. Why Doesn’t It? Today’s salaries are the outcome of dubious decisions, not a lack of taxpayer funds. bit.ly/4owIwdy

Mamdani’s Education Plan: Ask Around, Find Out. To improve New York City’s schools, the mayor-elect should appeal to the grassroots enthusiasm that put him into office. bit.ly/47XegBD

Joseph P. Viteritti, the author of "Radical Dreamers: Race, Choice, and the Failure of American Education," is this week's guest on the Education Exchange. bit.ly/43G6Dy3