Brown Center Chalkboard

The Brown Center Chalkboard is where Brookings scholars and guest authors bring evidence to bear on the pressing issues in U.S. education policy, politics, and practice.

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Two young students building a rocket ship model together in a classroom.

Education Access & Equity High-achieving students deserve to be challenged in school

Kenneth Shores

November 4, 2025

Harvard College graduates, Glen Liu of Texas and Iris Lang of Florida, take graduation photos on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., on May 23, 2025.

Higher Education College is still worth it, even with student debt, but we can do better

Guangli Zhang, Jason Jabbari, Mathieu Despard, Xueying Mei, Yung Chun, Stephen Roll

November 3, 2025

An online enrollment message on the marquee sign at East Los Angeles College, Monday, April 12, 2021, in Monterey Park, California.

Higher Education How Return of Title IV Funds policies prevent college students from re-enrolling

Ari Anisfeld, Elizabeth Bell, Oded Gurantz

October 29, 2025

Education Policy 3 waves of school vouchers: A history of expansion and exclusion

David DeMatthews, Torri D. Hart, David S. Knight

October 21, 2025

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