Center For Education Reform

Engineering Education Needs to Be Human-Centered, Purpose-Driven, and Grounded in Real-World Problem Solving

Student disengagement, the rapid rise of AI, and shifting workforce expectations are pushing higher education to rethink how it prepares graduates. Engineering programs—long defined by rigor and technical depth—are now under pressure to stay relevant, improve retention, and produce graduates who can actually solve real-world problems, not just theoretical ones. And the numbers back…

Excellence in Action: Lessons from the 2023 Yass Prize Winner

The winning approach demonstrates how educational innovation can bridge pandemic-era gaps and reshape learning on a sustainable scale

Transform Education Now: Embrace Tech-Driven, Student-Focused Models to Crush Chronic Absenteeism

Schools are discovering that personalized interventions and technology-enabled support systems offer concrete solutions to America's spiraling attendance crisis

Systems Replacement in K-12 Education

Schools are ditching outdated infrastructure to build learning environments designed for tomorrow's workforce demands