Jude Schwalbach is a research associate and project coordinator in education policy at The Heritage Foundation.
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When 56.4 million American students moved from in-person to online learning at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, educators feared how the… Read More
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When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its school reopening guidance in February, teachers unions lauded the new regulations. But one union’s plaudits… Read More
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The Biden administration’s recently released budget request would significantly expand the federal footprint on education through a greatly accelerated education spending spree. The administration requested… Read More
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Americans deeply value the sacrifices that U.S. service members and their families make. They include overseas deployments, nationwide moves, mental health strain, or even the… Read More
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The coronavirus pandemic drastically changed K-12 education, as U.S. public and private schools complied with state-mandated closures a year ago. As of January, 72% of… Read More
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With schools across the country now approaching a full year of state-mandated closures, it’s important to remember the long-term effects that the lockdown has had…. Read More
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Even in the midst of a global pandemic with many college students off campus in virtual classrooms, debates about free speech in higher education remain… Read More
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When schools closed last March due to the coronavirus pandemic, no one expected them to still be closed nearly a year later. The image projected… Read More
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National School Choice Week has taken on renewed importance this year, as too many families are approaching the one-year mark of crisis online learning provided… Read More
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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
