Only 19% of Computer Science Majors Are Female. Can This Approach Help Change That? Newsletter May 16, 2024
Time for a Pause: Without Effective Public Oversight, AI in Schools Will Do More Harm Than Good. Policy Brief Ben Williamson, Alex Molnar, and Faith Boninger March 5, 2024
Mark Zuckerberg Tried to Revolutionize American Education With Technology. It Didn’t Go as Planned. Resource Document Matt Barnum October 11, 2023
We Need Better Education Policy. Summit Public Schools Shows Why. Research Brief Alex Molnar, Faith Boninger, Anna Noble, and Meenakshi Mani September 21, 2023
Virtual Schools in the U.S. 2023 Research Brief Alex Molnar, Gary Miron, Shelby Hagle, Charisse Gulosino, Bryan Mann, Luis A. Huerta, Jennifer King Rice, Amanda Glover, and Kayla Bill May 11, 2023
NEPC Talks Education: An Interview with Audrey Watters About “Teaching Machines” and Personalized Learning Podcasts Christopher Saldaña and Audrey Watters November 18, 2021
“Dataveillance,” Algorithmic Bias, and Other Concerns About Learning Management Systems Newsletter January 28, 2021
NEPC Talks Education: An Interview with Ben Williamson About Education Technology Podcasts Christopher Saldaña and Ben Williamson November 17, 2020
Issues to Consider Before Adopting a Digital Platform or Learning Program Policy Brief Faith Boninger, Alex Molnar, and Michael K. Barbour September 24, 2020
The Commercial Transformation of America’s Schools Resource Document Alex Molnar and Faith Boninger September 21, 2020
To Reopen or Not to Reopen: Equity-Related Arguments For and Against Resuming In-Person Instruction This Fall Newsletter August 20, 2020
Big Claims, Little Evidence, Lots of Money: The Reality Behind the Summit Learning Program and the Push to Adopt Digital Personalized Learning Platforms Research Brief Faith Boninger, Alex Molnar, and Christopher Saldaña June 25, 2020
New Concerns Raised About a Well-Known Digital Learning Platform Resource Document Valerie Strauss, Alex Molnar, and Faith Boninger June 25, 2020
New Report on Virtual Education: ‘It Sure Sounds Good. As It Turns Out, It’s Too Good to Be True.’ Resource Document Valerie Strauss and Alex Molnar May 29, 2019
Virtual Schools in the U.S. 2019 Research Brief Alex Molnar, Gary Miron, Najat Elgeberi, Michael K. Barbour, Luis A. Huerta, Sheryl Rankin Shafer, and Jennifer King Rice May 28, 2019
Education Interview of the Month: Greg Smith Interviews Faith Boninger and Alex Molnar About Personalized Learning and Digital Privatization FYI Gregory A. Smith, Faith Boninger, and Alex Molnar May 14, 2019
Personalized Learning and the Digital Privatization of Curriculum and Teaching Research Brief Faith Boninger, Alex Molnar, and Christopher Saldaña April 30, 2019
How Corporate Interests Are Overtaking Well-Intentioned Goals of Personalized Learning Resource Document Valerie Strauss, Alex Molnar, and Faith Boninger April 30, 2019
Education Interview of the Month: Greg Smith Interviews Michael Barbour and Bryan Mann on Virtual Schools FYI Gregory A. Smith, Michael K. Barbour, and Bryan Mann May 17, 2018
Full-Time Virtual and Blended Schools: Enrollment, Student Characteristics, and Performance Research Brief Gary Miron, Christopher Shank, and Caryn Davidson May 1, 2018
Why We’re Glad that the National Education Policy Center Deleted Its Facebook Account Resource Document Alex Molnar and Faith Boninger April 5, 2018
National Education Policy Center Deletes Its Facebook Account and Calls for Strict Data Protections Plus Public Regulation and Oversight of Digital Platforms Newsletter March 27, 2018
Education Interview of the Month: Greg Smith Interviews Faith Boninger on Student Privacy FYI Gregory A. Smith and Faith Boninger September 21, 2017
Asleep at the Switch: Schoolhouse Commercialism, Student Privacy, and the Failure of Policymaking Research Brief Faith Boninger, Alex Molnar, and Kevin Murray August 15, 2017
Virtual Schools in the U.S. 2017 Research Brief Alex Molnar, Gary Miron, Charisse Gulosino, Christopher Shank, Caryn Davidson, Michael K. Barbour, Luis A. Huerta, Sheryl Rankin Shafer, Jennifer King Rice, and David Nitkin April 11, 2017
NEPC Review: Reimagining Learning: A Big Bet on the Future of American Education (NewSchools Venture Fund) NEPC Review Jeffrey W. Snyder March 7, 2017
Learning to be Watched: Surveillance Culture at School Research Brief Faith Boninger and Alex Molnar May 17, 2016
How Companies Learn What Children Secretly Want Resource Document Faith Boninger and Alex Molnar March 17, 2016
On the Block: Student Data and Privacy in the Digital Age Research Brief Alex Molnar and Faith Boninger April 9, 2015
Virtual Schools in the U.S. 2015: Politics, Performance, Policy, and Research Evidence Research Brief Alex Molnar, Luis A. Huerta, Michael K. Barbour, Gary Miron, Sheryl Rankin Shafer, and Charisse Gulosino March 10, 2015