Dyson Wu
Education and Incentives Columnist
Examining the stories schools tell, the incentives behind them, and the consequences parents and students are expected to ignore.
@dysonwu4 articles by Dyson
New York Made the Regents Exam Optional Without Deciding What Comes Next
New York's Board of Regents just eliminated the Regents exam requirement for a diploma. The state has not said what will replace it, even though a rigorous, working alternative has existed in New York City for almost thirty years.
By Dyson Wu
Asian Parents Do Everything American Experts Warn Against, and It Works
The research is settled, and it is awkward. Asian-American kids win on effort, not IQ, because their immigrant parents do the opposite of what American experts advise: high expectations, ability treated as built rather than born, and a second classroom at home.
By Dyson Wu
Once You Are Paid to Find Struggling Children, You Find Them Everywhere
A federal account named for school safety now routes most of its money to mental-health programs, and Congress made the spending legally binding, for programs no study shows make children safer or smarter. Follow the incentives and you see why the crisis never ends.
By Dyson Wu
Three Universities Promised to End DEI. The Same People Are Still in Charge.
UNC raised the flag and kept the DEI chief. Texas created a watchdog that investigates almost nothing. Michigan shut down DEI offices and rebranded the same programs. Three universities, three gestures, zero actual change.
By Dyson Wu