In his interview on “The Today Show” Monday, President Obama called for the nation’s schools to boost student performance and restore national competitiveness by embracing extended learning time. With the United States trailing other industrialized countries in classroom time by at … read more >

In a recent piece for The American, AEI’s Mark Schneider reports that four-year institutions of higher education (IHEs) graduate less than 60 percent of their students in six years, according to 2008 NCES data. This high attrition rate is clearly … read more >