Research and Commentary

The DOJ Attempt to Block School Vouchers in Louisiana Undermines Civil Rights

September 11, 2013, Grover J. "Russ" Whitehurst

Algebra II and The Declining Significance of Coursetaking

September 4, 2013, Tom Loveless

Thirteen Economic Facts about Social Mobility and the Role of Education

June 2013, Michael Greenstone, Adam Looney, Jeremy Patashnik, and Muxin Yu, The Hamilton Project

The Banality of Deeper Learning

May 29, 2013, Tom Loveless

Do Americans Know How Well Their State’s Schools Perform?

May 22, 2013, Martin R. West

Does Expanding School Choice Increase Segregation?

May 15, 2013, Matthew M. Chingos

Obama’s Early Education Proposals Leave Federal Efforts Fragmented and Incoherent

May 8, 2013, Chris Herbst

Teacher Value-Added: Do We Want a Ten Percent Solution?

April 24, 2013, Grover J. "Russ" Whitehurst

Do School Districts Matter?

March 27, 2013, Grover J. "Russ" Whitehurst, Matthew M. Chingos and Michael R. Gallaher

2013 Brown Center Report on American Education: How Well Are American Students Learning?

March 18, 2013, Tom Loveless

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The Resurgence of Ability Grouping and Persistence of Tracking

March 18, 2013, Tom Loveless

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Advanced Math in Eighth Grade

March 18, 2013, Tom Loveless

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The Latest TIMSS and PIRLS Scores

March 18, 2013, Tom Loveless

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International Tests Are Not All the Same

January 9, 2013, Tom Loveless

Welcome to the Brown Center Chalkboard

January 9, 2013, Grover J. "Russ" Whitehurst

Strength in Numbers: State Spending on K-12 Assessment Systems

November 29, 2012, Matthew M. Chingos

Staying in School: A Proposal to Raise High School Graduation Rates

September 2012, Phillip Oreopoulos

A Dozen Economic Facts About K-12 Education

September 2012, Michael Greenstone and Adam Looney

Learning from the Successes and Failures of Charter Schools

September 2012, Roland Fryer

Harnessing Technology to Improve K-12 Education

September 2012, Aaron Chatterji and Benjamin Jones

How Blogs, Social Media, and Video Games Improve Education

April 24, 2012, Darrell M. West

Choosing Blindly: Instructional Materials, Teacher Effectiveness, and the Common Core

April 10, 2012, Matthew M. Chingos and Grover J. "Russ" Whitehurst

@ Brookings Podcast: Do Larger Classes Harm Student Achievement?

March 16, 2012, Matthew M. Chingos

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The 2012 Brown Center Report on American Education

February 16, 2012, Tom Loveless

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The Education Choice and Competition Index: Background and Results 2011

November 30, 2011, Grover J. "Russ" Whitehurst

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