Sitemap - 2025 - Aldeman On Education

Teacher retention over the long, long term

Education Jobs Update, December 2025

Three unrelated graphs

A weak federal education law turns 10

How slow is too slow?

What's next for the science of reading?

No, Donald Trump did not "close" the U.S. Department of Education

Listen to parent demand!

Don't Just Copy Obama (on Education)

Surveys are not real life

Which schools do a good job teaching kids to read?

Vlad Kogan: How Politics Hijacks Education Policy and Hurts Kids

Do Teachers Have to Take on Second Jobs?

Do. Not. Wait.

State Test Results Are Too Damn Slow

Thank Goodness for Mississippi (and Louisiana)

Are Teachers Underpaid or Overpaid?

Steubenville: Still Great

Do Your Kids Watch Reruns?

"No One Wants to Be A _______"

A (Real) Future of Learning

Good News: Fewer Teens Report Depression

Fewer women are becoming mothers

Learn to Code! Wait, never mind...

Are Students the Main AI Users?

Education Jobs Update, September 2025

The returns to education are linear (mostly)

Americans Are Stuck

Building a new education research agenda

On school choice, I hope Democrats pick Door #3

Can states bend the teacher pension cost curve?

Make the Department of Education Great Again

Odds and ends...

The Trump Administration is acting recklessly

You Know Who's *Not* Struggling to Find a Job?

NYC's next mayor will inherit some severe education challenges

"Grading for Equity" is based on a flawed theory of action

Read Not Guess: How to Help Your Child Become a Skilled Reader

The myth of curriculum narrowing

Have you seen your child's test scores?

Is teacher turnover *too low*?

Vesting periods are anti-worker

#TeacherAppreciationWeek

Expand popular, successful school choice programs

Abundance for education?

Education Jobs Update, April 2025

My favorite way to look at teacher salaries

Trust parents? Give us good information

Teacher salaries had a good 2024

Does DOGE care how government works?

Don't Blame the Subgroups

Process Fouls

The "Mississippi Miracle" Continues

Speed matters

I'm not sure I trust DOGE's numbers...

Remember the counter-factual

NAEP Winners and Losers

The Educational Choice for Children Act would be a giveaway to rich people

What is the federal budget reconciliation process?

The Social Security "Fairness" Act Was A Lie

I'm Not Sure Schools Can Teach Creativity