Category Archives: Jack Schneider

Despite investments totaling north of $4 billion a year, US educational reform efforts by large philanthropic organizations, such as the Gates Foundation and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, among many others, have been mostly unsuccessful over the years. In an article … Continue reading →

  Public vs. private school is the age-old debate. But should they be mutually exclusive concepts? What would happen if the U.S. had an entirely public or private school system? The Atlantic set out to bring some clarity to the … Continue reading →

Choosing a school for your child can be a daunting task, and state-issued rankings are not making this choice easier. In an article published by CommonWealth Magazine, Holy Cross assistant education professor and director of research for the Massachusetts Consortium for … Continue reading →

Last week the Baltimore, Maryland school board approved new funding guidelines based on poverty rates, rather than test scores, in the hopes of alleviating the ‘education debt.’ Holy Cross assistant education professor Jack Schneider explains: “Not every student is equally ready … Continue reading →

In the past few years, controversies over school funding have loomed large in discussions about the future of K-12 education both at the state and national levels. In an article for The Atlantic, assistant professor of education Jack Schneider dives … Continue reading →

Oracle, the business software giant, is putting its finishing touches on the new home for Design Tech High School, a charter school founded in 2014. However, not everyone thinks leading tech company campus in Silicon Valley is the appropriate place … Continue reading →

The Department of Education under Betsy DeVos has changed its position on many issues from the previous administration, particularly on the right of school choice through the charter school system, which is currently bolstered by the voucher program. Jack Schneider, … Continue reading →