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Workers oversee a school construction site as an excavator digs near building materials and other equipment.

K-12 Education How state policymakers can address unequal access to adequate school facilities

Sodiq Ambali, Miyeun Jung, Lucy Sorensen

October 7, 2026

Education Access & Equity With vouchers and other school choice policies, read the fine print

Douglas N. Harris, Danielle Edwards, Julie A. Marsh

September 25, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 24: U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of Education Linda McMahon during an event in the Rose Garden of the White House on Aug. 24, 2026, in Washington, D.C.

Education Access & Equity Who is likely to benefit from the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit?

Jon Valant, Sonika Harish, Margo Pedersen, Nicolas Zerbino

September 23, 2026

Preschool children holding large colorful letters spelling “English” in a classroom

Education What happens when academic achievement is used to determine English proficiency?

Diana Quintero, Shirley Xu, Coral Flanagan

September 18, 2026

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