A Journal of Ideas

Education

College Savings Plans Shouldn’t Be Tax Shelters for the Rich

Subsidized college savings accounts are making the rich richer—but there’s an easy way to direct help to the people who actually need it.

By Kevin Carey Harold Pollack

April 6, 2023, 9:30 am – 4 MIN READ

Ending the Homework Gap

By Jessica Rosenworcel

Spring, No. 60 – 13 MIN READ

Meritocracy and its Discontents

Michael Sandel says the hoi polloi are mad at the elites—and he thinks they have good reason to be.

By David Madland

Winter, No. 59 – 11 MIN READ

Fuzzy Math—and English, Too

A conservative manifesto on education reveals the poverty of their education agenda.

By Conor P. Williams

November 16, 2020, 7:20 pm – 13 MIN READ

Introduction: The Impacts of Eroding Enforcement

By Rebecca Dixon Rajesh D. Nayak

Fall, No. 60, Special Symposium – 3 MIN READ