Eduwonk

Houston, We Have A Problem*

Actually, no, Houston is one of a few places at least trying dramatic reform

Nov 21 • 

Andrew Rotherham

Lions And Tigers And Interagency Agreements, Oh My! Plus, Why The Department Of Education Debate Is Like The Epstein Files

The Trump people say they're returning education to the states, they're moving it across the National Mall.

Nov 19 • 

Andrew Rotherham

What's The Forecast In Virginia? Plus Literacy, Des Moines, Cell Phone Bans, More...And Fish Pics.

Come for the education bits, stay for why you should go see TTB and Billy Strings

Nov 14 • 

Andrew Rotherham

October 2025

Anson Jackson - Charters Have a Quality Problem. Collective Action is Part of the Solution.

This is a guest post

Oct 29 • 

Andrew Rotherham

"Patriotic Education" Isn't. Plus, The Vagueness of "No Kings."And Fish Porn.

K-12 education is like a bad Catskills joke, take my data, please...

Oct 24 • 

Andrew Rotherham

Will The Trump Administration Go For Disruption or Division On Education Tax Credits? Plus, Virginia, Reading, School Safety, and Fish Pics

What do Clipse and Gin Blossoms have in common?

Oct 17 • 

Andrew Rotherham

Loudoun Calling: Is It 2021 In Virginia Again? A Compact Miss. Fish Pics. More.

Yesterday was a particularly dark day for the country. Yes, the Yankees, what did you think I meant?

Oct 3 • 

Andrew Rotherham

September 2025

The SmartPhone War Is Over - And We Lost. That Matters With AI Bearing Down.

Bans are a white flag not a victory

Sep 15 • 

Andrew Rotherham

Charlie Kirk

There is an education lesson here - seriously

Sep 11 • 

Andrew Rotherham

Why Aren't More People Doing Philanthropy? A Conversation With Alex Johnston.

Joy, and impact?

Sep 4 • 

Andrew Rotherham

August 2025

Nota Bene, And Notable Fish

The new federal education tax credit program is more akin to the spread of casinos than traditional school choice politics.

Aug 22 • 

Andrew Rotherham

Can We Even Agree On Healthy Food? Our Politics & Discourse Are Terrible. Advertising Isn't Education. A Remembrance.

Negative polarization and reactionary politics will make you dumb - and perhaps fat.

Aug 15 • 

Andrew Rotherham