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David Steiner
Education
A case for reimagining our public schools
Published March 27, 2023
In his new book, David Steiner, director of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy, impugns a broken educational system and argues for a return to the fundamentals of wisdom, ethics, and beauty
Masked children in a classroom
Education
To catch students up, don't remediate. Accelerate.
Published May 6, 2021
To counteract the learning loss associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, one School of Education expert is urging schools to keep students working at grade level rather than repeating lessons they may have missed.
Classroom desk and chair
Analysis
Most U.S. schools teach Black history, but few do it well
Published Feb 10, 2021
Johns Hopkins education policy expert says poor materials and lack of rigor preclude schools from offering rich lessons on the African American experience
Providence Schools Dept. exterior
Education policy
Informed insights for struggling schools
Published July 11, 2019
Founded in 2015, the Institute for Education Policy at the School of Education has earned a reputation for unbiased, pragmatic research