Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy

10/23/2023

EVENT VIDEO: Is Ohio on the Path to Educational Pluralism? Lessons from Around the World. Last week, The Buckeye Institute,
School Choice Ohio, and the the Thomas B. Fordham Institute welcomed Director Ashley Berner to Columbus to discuss and what's next for the Buckeye State.

Ohio has long been a pioneer in school choices for students and families. It is home to one of the nation’s first private-school scholarship programs, focus...

10/17/2023

Join Executive Director David Steiner at the Inaugural USA Festival of Education on Saturday, October 21 for his discussion about the health of America’s K-12 school system.
Register here: https://educationfestusa.com/

Festival of Education Set for Oct. 21 Posted On October 04, 2023 183 Views 0 Shares Share On Facebook Tweet It MCPS staff and families are invited to attend the Inaugural USA Festival of Education from 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21. The Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning at S...

09/18/2023

Congratulations to Director Ashley Berner who joins a new cohort of Visiting Fellows at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University with the Program on Pluralism and Civil Exchange.

Arlington, VA—The Mercatus Center at George Mason University is pleased to announce a new cohort of eight Visiting Fellows wi

08/02/2023

Read the latest news from the Institute.

Executive Director David Steiner joins guest cohosts Charlie Chieppo and Alisha Searcy on The Learning Curve for a comprehensive discussion about the importance of education as a means of imparting enduring wisdom to young people.  Steiner concludes the conversation with a reading from his new boo...

07/20/2023

In an opinion piece for , discusses how policy leaders have eroded the instructional core and designed our system for failure, and America's students are paying the price.

Steiner: The fundamental cause of poor outcomes is that policy leaders have eroded the instructional core & designed our education system for failure.

05/12/2023

It's not too late to register for our upcoming webinar! Please join us and on 5/16 at 2 pm ET for "Teaching the Untold Stories of Latino Contributions in U.S. History." Register here:

In recent years, studies have shown that students learn best when they see themselves reflected in curricular materials and classroom instruction.

04/28/2023

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04/17/2023

ICYMI: Lincoln Snyder, President and CEO of NCEA, and
discuss pluralism in education, how America’s education system differs from other countries, and how the Catholic school system has evolved over time.

Join Lincoln Snyder, President and CEO of NCEA, and Dr. Ashley Rogers Berner, Director of the Institute for Education Policy at Johns Hopkins University, as they discuss pluralism in education. Listen in as they explain how America's education system differs from other countries and how the Catholic...

04/12/2023

Institute Update: April 2023
The latest Institute research, news, events, and activities.

In Exploring Assumptions About Public Education, Institute Director Ashley Berner discusses educational pluralism and public education with co-hosts Mike Bergin and Amy Seeley.  Mike Bergin is the president of Chariot Learning and founder of TestBright. Amy Seeley is the president of Seeley Test ...

04/06/2023

Parham and Prather discuss the value of classical studies and the opportunity for students “…to learn from this rich crossroads and to enter into a millennia-long conversation about what it means to be human, the essence of freedom, how to live well, and what constitutes a good society.”

Rooted in the rich crossroads of Europe, the Middle East and northern Africa, classics have been embraced by generations of Black intellectuals and activists.

03/07/2023

In honor of Civic Learning Week, we explore the promise of civics education to help us move through disagreements about teaching race, gender, and other hot-button issues.

03/07/2023

We are delighted to announce the publication of Executive Director David Steiner’s new book, A Nation at Thought: Restoring Wisdom in America’s Schools.