Jude Schwalbach is a research assistant and project coordinator in education policy at The Heritage Foundation.
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This year, the coronavirus pandemic presented new hurdles for 55.1 million students and their families after 124,000 public and private schools closed nationwide. Despite these… Read More
EducationCommentary
Many Ohio residents gave thanks at Thanksgiving for the expansion of a private school scholarship for children from low-income families. The Buckeye State expanded access… Read More
EducationCommentary
COVID-19 brought K-12 education to a grinding halt in March. Many traditional public schools remain closed to in-person instruction this fall, while many families are… Read More
EducationCommentary
Learning hasn’t been easy for Ayana Osborne’s family, who became homeless in December 2019. Mandatory school closures due to COVID-19 meant that her three children enrolled… Read More
EducationCommentary
The Senate last week rejected a $500 billion “skinny stimulus” proposal addressing the coronavirus pandemic that included $105 billion in new federal education spending. The… Read More
EducationCommentary
For many children living in the District of Columbia, the new school year begins much like the last one ended—at home. The unexpected onset of… Read More
EducationCommentary
When COVID-19 brought the school year to an abrupt halt early this year, few anticipated that the global pandemic would be the impetus for private… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The House of Representatives will likely vote later this week on H.R. 7617, a 1,165-page behemoth that would spend more than $1 trillion in taxpayers’… Read More
EducationCommentary
One size does not fit all when it comes to education. The COVID-19 pandemic has made this education choice adage crystal clear. With schools shuttered… Read More
EducationCommentary
America’s service members long have been concerned about the lack of access to effective schools for their children. In fact, more than a third of… Read More
