The massive outpouring I saw in Paris was animated by more than students’ legitimate concerns about deteriorating schools.
K-12 education
Real Men Teach—But We Need More of Them
More male teachers can help close gender gaps in achievement, argues Curtis Valentine.
School Discipline Is in Crisis. Trump Isn’t Helping
With good teachers, innovative approaches to behavioral issues in K-12 schools can improve student outcomes. Trump-era policies threaten those teachers and reforms.
5 Hard Truths Democrats Must Face on Education
America’s K-12 schools are failing students. Understanding the problem is the first step toward fixing it.
Tutorize, Don’t Privatize, Public Schools
This article is from a cover package of essays entitled Ten New Ideas for the Democratic Party to Help the Working Class, and Itself. Find the full series here. The subject of K–12 education barely came up during the 2024 presidential campaign. But it’s likely to be a big issue in Washington soon if, as many observers […]

