Oklahoma’s Schools Are Some of the Worst in the Nation. Can They Recover?

In this The 74 article, Jacobson examines the challenges facing Oklahoma’s education system amid persistent low rankings and widening concerns about student achievement and policy decisions shaping schools across the state. The article features insight from CALDER's Dan Goldhaber, who emphasizes the importance of educator effectiveness in understanding these trends. As he notes, if performance is falling, teacher quality “is one of the very first things that I would look toward.” Read the article to learn more.