education

A new audit on the Utah Fits All scholarship found purchases auditors called “wasteful and extravagant.” But the audit does not measure why the program exists.
New York City spends $39,304 per student, but only 31% of students are proficient in reading and 26% are proficient in math.
70% of fourth-graders cannot read proficiently and 73% of eighth-graders fail math. That is worse than in 2019.
Many voters support teachers’ unions without understanding how this support translates into political actions and priorities.
Headlines say Gen Z cannot find work to support themselves. At the same time, hundreds of thousands of high-paying jobs go unfilled every month.
Public schools need to adapt. In the meantime, policymakers should expand school choice so families can find learning environments that fit their children.

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