Thomas Toch

Education policy expert, writer

Tag: Educational Equity

  • Leaning In: Parents in Public Education

    A new generation of far more activist parent organizations is springing up across the country, propelled by the internet, the rise of video conferencing, social media, and millions of dollars in backing from foundations seeking to bring the voices of underrepresented families and communities into the work of school improvement.

  • Common Lotteries and the Future of Urban Public Education

    The District of Columbia’s school lottery system helps level the educational playing field in the nation’s capital by providing families with a common application for DC traditional and charter public schools. Originally published in The Washington Post Magazine, March 20, 2019.