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Search ArticlesEd Journalism’s Middle School Math Mirage
Attacks on Excellence is a series from Education Progress featuring critical coverage of the education policies and research paradigms that are holding students back. Give Part 1 and Part 2 of TheEvidence Crisis in Math Reform sub-series a read if you missed them! The latest “math reform finally works!” story comes from The Hechinger Report, featuring a Brockton Public Schools math curriculum coordinator celebrating supposed middle school gains using inquiry-first instructional methods.
What’s Happening to the World of Math Olympiads?
Albrecht Dürer, Melencolia I (detail), 1514. Engraving. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; public domain. Evan Chen is a mathematician (PhD in number theory, MIT) and one of the most influential figures in the American competitive math landscape. A former International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) gold medalist, he has served as assistant academic director for the Math Olympiad Program, as Editor-in-Chief of the USA Math Olympiad (USAMO), and on the USA delegation to the IMO.
Anarchy and Overregulation in American Education
“Look on my AI-Generated Art, ye Mighty, and despair!” Theories of Progress is a series from Education Progress building the intellectual framework for durable education reform: why the system resists improvement, what excellence actually requires, and what history tells us about how to build it. TODAY’S WORLD is a world of regulations.
No-Excuses November for Gifted Education Funding
In May, Education Progress released the results of our survey of likely November 2026 Oregon voters showing strong, bipartisan support for dedicated talented and gifted (TAG) education funding. Today, with the November 3rd midterms less than three months out, the candidates asking voters to trust them with the education budget owe them a clear answer about where they stand. We’ll kindly point them in the right direction. We’re excited to share here the full findings report for our Oregon survey.
Squandering Public Pressure
Charting the Course is a series from Education Progress featuring pro-excellence education commentary, news, and policy analysis. THE EDUCATION profession looks ripe for a crisis of public trust. Major districts are fumbling, scores are falling nationwide, and even Yale is reckoning with the mistrust in higher ed.
What to do when “Research Shows” shuts you down
Chalk & Talk is one of our favorite sources for education content, and so we’re thrilled to have this guest post from Anna Stokke, based on a presentation she gave at researchED Toronto in June, 2025. You can listen to Anna talk about this article on her most recent Chalk & Talk episode, now available here! The Schoolhouse is a series from Education Progress featuring articles for and from teachers, parents, education officials, and others working in the education system.
The Failed “Hostage Theory” of Nikole Hannah-Jones
"Nikole Hannah-Jones" by Associação Brasileira de Jornalismo Investigativo, CC BY 2.0. Colors adjusted from original. Attacks on Excellence is a series from Education Progress featuring critical coverage of the education policies and research paradigms that are holding students back. There are two stories I could tell you right now, in the wake of Nikole Hannah-Jones’s viral article about her daughter’s education.
Education Progress on Chalk & Talk!
Today we’re excited to share our conversation with Anna Stokke on Episode 71 of the Chalk & Talk podcast. Thomas and David join Anna to pick up where her guest piece left off, delving deeper into the uses and abuses of “research shows” in education. One useful way we’ve been thinking about the obstacles to evidence-based instruction is the distinction between misunderstanding and conviction in education.
Let The Games Begin
Theories of Progress is a series from Education Progress building the intellectual framework for durable education reform: why the system resists improvement, what excellence actually requires, and what history tells us about how to build it.
Assuming a Frictionless Surface
This article was my submission to the Fordham Institute’s 2026 Wonkathon contest, which asks what rules and regulations should govern the use of technology in the schools. You can read my article on their website here. Charting the Course is a series from Education Progress featuring pro-excellence education commentary, news, and policy analysis. 1. Frictionless Surfaces Much talk about how edtech can or should be used in the schools reminds me of a particular type of high school physics problem.