The Fall of the Class of 2023

How our strongest cohort of fourth grade readers got clobbered by an education depression

Jun 9 • Tim Daly

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May 2026

What If Ed Tech Peaked 200 Years Ago?

Cheap, simple technologies long ago transformed education. They weren't flashy but they aligned to how kids learn. Maybe that's as good as it’s gonna…

May 4 • Tim Daly

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April 2026

Why It’s So Easy to Steal from School Districts

A field guide to education corruption

Apr 6 • Tim Daly

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March 2026

Bring Back the Try-Hard

Student effort is way down. It's not their fault - it's ours.

Mar 3 • Tim Daly

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February 2026

Gambling: The New Teen Epidemic

We opened this Pandora's box in the name of funding schools. Bad call.

Feb 4 • Tim Daly

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January 2026

The Best American School System

Most of its schools aren't even in America. It's a complicated and wonderful story.

Jan 6 • Tim Daly

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December 2025

Farewell to 2025

Was that even legal?

Dec 18, 2025 • Tim Daly

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Affordability Begins with Better Schools

Learning decline has blown a $90 trillion hole in our future standard of living

Dec 8, 2025 • Tim Daly

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November 2025

Cheese Buses Will Save Our Schools

Why field trips matter more than ever

Nov 10, 2025 • Tim Daly

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October 2025

A Requiem for Equity

It was once a unifying idea. Now, we need a post-mortem and a roadmap for what comes next.

Oct 14, 2025 • Tim Daly

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September 2025

Education’s Vanishing Act

Once a top policy priority, now it’s barely on the radar. How can our schools get the attention and resources they need?

Sep 8, 2025 • Tim Daly

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July 2025

Every Kid Deserves a Baller Summer

Not just the rich ones. This is America. This is our thing.

Jul 16, 2025 • Tim Daly

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