Hannah Frankman Hood
Four Post-COVID Trends Are Reshaping American Education
The pandemic didn’t just disrupt schooling — it altered the incentives, expectations, and norms that held the system together. Alternatives are here to stay.
How School Choice Became a Magnet for Capital
Families, entrepreneurs, and Fortune 500 companies alike are chasing better schools. Freedom to choose may be the quiet engine of the next American migration wave.
The Kids Can’t Focus
Screens may seem to be the simple answer, but nothing about society is set up to support deep work or sustained attention.
Toxic Empathy Is Killing NYC’s Gifted Programs
Investing in achievement and excellence lifts every member of society. Operating from envy only pushes the median down.
Seven Minutes Outside: The Collapse of Childhood Play
Kids are getting just 4-7 minutes a day of unstructured outdoor play. Overscheduling and anxiety are wreaking havoc on America’s youngest generation.
The Austin Renaissance? Even School Choice Is Bigger in Texas
Austin’s independent spirit — and a billion dollars in voucher funding — will reshape classrooms and challenge government's monopoly on childhood.
Ivory Tower Debt Trap: Student Loans Distort the American Dream
The ROI on college is plunging. Colleges are failing to educate, and instead loading kids up with unshakable debt and failed ideas.
She Couldn’t Read Her Own Diploma: Why Public Schools Pass Students But Fail Society
Even with record-high per-student spending, the broken status quo has left 1 in 5 Americans is functionally illiterate. Schools refuse to reform.
Bye, Monopoly: Entrepreneurs Bring Markets Back to Education
Despite record spending, government schools failed to deliver on their directive to education. Parents are increasingly seeking alternatives.
