Research has overwhelming shown that student evaluations of faculty (SEFs) are a reliable tool that can be used to measure teaching effectiveness. Texas universities should increase the value they place on SEF results by awarding bonuses to professors who excel in the classroom.
K-12 Education
What The Atlantic Gets Right — And Wrong — About The Mississippi ‘Miracle’
The highly publicized “Mississippi Miracle” — the implementation of teacher training, literacy coaches, and grade retention for struggling students that skyrocketed the state’s ranking from 49th in 2013 to nineth in 2024 — has created a well-earned outpouring of praise. Here at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, we have taken notice. In fact, the Lone...
April 15, 2026