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Reuters/Kevin Lamarque - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden meets with Australian Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard at the White House in Washington.

Save to My Portfolio A Brookings Roundtable on Education Reform Featuring the Honorable Julia Gillard, Deputy Prime Minister of Australia

Friday, June 19, 2009
10:30 AM to 12:00:00 PM
Washington, DC

In a roundtable discussion on education reform, Australian Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard outlined the similarities between the reform agendas in the United States and Australia. Highlighting a commitment to transparency and a promise to create a high-quality national curriculum, Minister Gillard notes that Australia would keep pace with its Asia-Pacific neighbors and create a plan to increase secondary school graduation rates. Read More

Education, K-12 Education, Australia and New Zealand

PAST EVENT: The Future of Student Financial Aid


Reuters/Phil McCarten - Graduating students attend the 2007 Seaver College commencement at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California.

Save to My Portfolio The Future of Student Financial Aid

Tuesday, May 26, 2009
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Washington, DC

President Obama has committed to the goal of having the world's highest rate of college graduates by 2020. The funding and delivery of student financial aid will be critical to reaching that goal. To that end, the president has announced plans for an overhaul of the federal college loan system. On May 26, the Brown Center on Education Policy at Brookings hosts an event to explore ways of improving the effectiveness of student financial aid. Read More

Education, U.S. Department of Education

Education


Paul Morigi - Grover "Russ" Whitehurst talks to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan in Washington.

Save to My Portfolio A Discussion with Secretary of Education Arne Duncan

Monday, May 11, 2009
9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Washington, DC

The Brown Center on Education Policy at Brookings hosted Secretary of Education Arne Duncan for a conversation on the billions of dollars of economic stimulus aid being delivered to states and school districts under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Secretary Duncan discussed how the stimulus funds can advance the president’s goals for education reform. Read More

Education, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Economic Stimulus

Education


Reuters/Jeff Haynes - U.S. President Barack Obama and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan talk to a group of school children.

Save to My Portfolio Secretary Arne Duncan and the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program

Grover J. "Russ" Whitehurst, April 09, 2009

Following Congress's vote to eliminate funding for the the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program, many have criticized Secretary of Education Arne Duncan for not informing Congress of the program’s success. However, given the established procedures of the Institute of Education Sciences, it is extremely unlikely that Secretary Duncan would have known the results of the study until recently, writes Russ Whitehurst. Read More

Education, U.S. Department of Education, Washington DC, K-12 Education, School Vouchers

Research and Commentary

Save to My Portfolio The 2008 Brown Center Report on American Education: How Well Are American Students Learning?

Tom Loveless, February 25, 2009

In the 2008 Brown Center Report on American Education, Tom Loveless closely examines the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), student achievement in the nation's largest urban school districts, and the trend of placing unprepared eighth-graders into algebra and other advanced math classes. Read More

Research and Commentary

Save to My Portfolio Innovation in Education: Invest in What Works

Grover J. "Russ" Whitehurst, March 2009

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 authorized the Secretary of Education to establish a $650 million Innovation Fund to expand the work of schools that have made gains in closing achievement gaps. With growing discussion and considerable money heading in the direction of innovation, Russ Whitehurst provides recommendations on how the Department of Education should evaluate successful programs. Read More

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