Research and Commentary

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

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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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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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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The Federal Role in Education Research: Providing Relevant Information to Students, Parents, and Educators

November 16, 2011, Grover J. "Russ" Whitehurst

Using Technology to Personalize Learning and Assess Students in Real-Time

October 6, 2011, Darrell M. West

The Power and Pitfalls of Education Incentives

September 2011, Bradley M. Allan and Roland Fryer

Improving Student Outcomes: Restoring America’s Education Potential

September 2011, Michael Greenstone, Adam Looney and Paige Shevlin

Organizing Schools to Improve Student Achievement: Start Times, Grade Configurations, and Teacher Assignments

September 2011, Brian A. Jacob and Jonah E. Rockoff

New Assessments for Improved Accountability

September 2011, Derek Neal