For more than 30 years, Texans have tried to repair a broken education system. To finally fix it, Dr. Terry Moe suggests encouraging school choice, promoting online learning, eliminating inefficient labor laws, and reducing teacher unions’ power.
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...