A recent criticism of K-12 education in the United States has been that, on international exams like the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study, […]
Christian Braunlich
Chris Braunlich is Co-President and CEO of the Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy, Virginia’s non-partisan public policy foundation. He was appointed by Governor Bob McDonnell to the Virginia State Board of Education, where his colleagues elected him president of the Board.
“The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, […]
Democrats in the Virginia State Senate are holding the state budget hostage over their bruised feelings following November’s losses. The Washington Post reported February 23 […]
What is the cost of a quality full-time, online education program? It’s an important question if Virginia’s movement towards less costly “virtual schools” is to […]
Our system of geographically-based education is challenged by the onset of virtual education, in which a student may live anywhere in the state and receive […]
Shortly after I was elected to the Fairfax County School Board 15 years ago, a gentleman stood up at a school budget meeting and asked, […]