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Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:10:49 GMT
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Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Russ Whitehurst and Michelle Croft find no association between state scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and ratings of the quality of state standards. Moreover, their analyses suggest that the creation of common standards will have little impact on our future in and of itself.
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Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT
President Obama has committed himself to “reform America’s public schools,” and his administration is focused on making early childhood programs, common standards, charter schools and teachers more effective. However, writes Russ Whitehurst, the administration should also undertake actions to better integrate curriculum innovation and reform into its policy framework. "Don't Forget Curriculum” compares the size of the effects on student achievement brought about by curriculum with the size of the effects of popular reform strategies favored by the Obama administration.
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Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:30:00 GMT
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- September 02, 2009, 12:30 PM to 1:30
On Wednesday, September 2, Brookings expert Russ Whitehurst, who directs the Brown Center for Education at Brookings, and Fred Barbash, senior editor of Politico, took questions on American education policy.
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Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT
According to a recent study, No Child Left Behind is having its intended effect—bettering the performance of low-achieving students—and also raising test scores for top students. However, Tom Loveless and Michael Petrilli find this latter conclusion flawed because state tests are poor measurements for high achieving students; the study’s depicted state trends create a misleading national picture; and the analysis does not compare today’s students with those of earlier eras.
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Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Education reformers are grappling with difficult, ideologically charged questions on how to improve the United States education system. But these debates have deep historical roots. Tom Loveless joins the Kojo Nnamdi Show to examine the great historical debates in American education and the myths about the golden era of American education.
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Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:30:00 GMT
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- June 19, 2009, 10:30 AM to 12:00:00 PM
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.
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Thu, 14 May 2009 09:00:00 GMT
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- May 14, 2009, 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
On May 14, The Future of Children, a joint project between Princeton University and the Brookings Institution, will release a policy brief discussing the steps high schools should take to help low-income students prepare for postsecondary education. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), the former superintendent of the Denver schools, will deliver the keynote address.
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Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT
In this policy brief, a companion to the volume of The Future of Children devoted to high school reforms, Ron Haskins and James Kemple examine the steps high schools should take to help low-income students prepare for and succeed in college. Specifically, they argue, high schools should boost students’ subject matter knowledge and study skills and counsel students on how to select colleges and obtain financial aid.
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Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Many low-income students miss out on college because they don’t know how much it actually costs or how to get access to billions of dollars in financial aid, says Ron Haskins. That’s why improving the equality of educational opportunity—a traditional American value—is one key to promoting economic mobility for disadvantaged students.
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Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT
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.
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Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT
In this Issues in Governance Studies paper, John Witte and Stéphane Lavertu analyze the impact of charter school attendance on student gain scores on mathematics and reading achievement tests in the Milwaukee Public School district.
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Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT
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.
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Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT
President Obama spoke about implementing the merit pay system for teachers as well as expanding charter schools in a effort to reform the education system in the United States. Brown Center Director Russ Whitehurst joined Politico's Jonathan Martin and CBS News’ Bob Schieffer on Washington Unplugged to talk about the politics behind Obama's education policy and how it would affect our education system.
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Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Russ Whitehurst assesses President Obama's education speech and applauds his commitment to regaining our international lead in education by addressing the "crazy quilt of state standards and assessments." But, he argues, "the proposal to provide incentives to states that improve their standards is a far weaker prescription than is desirable or politically possible."
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Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT
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.
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Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Former President George W. Bush finished his tenure without having won congressional renewal of his No Child Left Behind (NCLB) policy. With President Barack Obama now at the helm, NCLB is up for debate. Brown Center Director Russ Whitehurst examines Reading First, a key component of NCLB, that aims to ensure that all children learn to read well by the end of third grade.
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Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:00:00 GMT
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- December 01, 2008, 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
An extensive six-year study concludes that K-12 school finance systems are burdened by rules and narrow policies that hold local officials accountable for compliance but not results. On December 1, the Metropolitan Policy Program and the Brown Center on Education Policy co-hosted a discussion on a new report, “Facing the Future: Financing Productive Schools,” with two of its authors, Brookings Nonresident Senior Fellow Paul Hill and University of Washington Research Associate Professor Marguerite Roza.
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Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:26:45 GMT
Grover J. “Russ” Whitehurst, director of the Institute of Education Sciences in the U.S. Department of Education, is joining the Brookings Institution as senior fellow in Governance Studies and director of the Brown Center on Education, Brookings President Strobe Talbott announced.
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Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT
As a member of the National Mathematics Advisory Panel, Tom Loveless discusses the policy implications of the Panel's findings at the federal, state, district, and school levels, including recommendations related to state standards, curriculum frameworks, and assessments.
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Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT
More U.S. eighth grade students take algebra today than any other math course. However, universal eighth grade algebra is creating more problems than it solves, writes Tom Loveless, as some 120,000 middle-schoolers are now struggling in advanced classes for which they are woefully unprepared.
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Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Hugh B. Price shares the lessons learned during his tenure as president of the National Urban League and explains how educators can collaborate with others to reverse poor motivation, reward student success, and realize higher achievement in even the most challenged school districts.
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Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Tom Loveless offers an analysis on the achievement trends for high-achieving students (defined, like low-achieving students, by their performance on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP) since the early 1990s and, in more detail, since 2000.
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Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Hugh B. Price offers a new approach to educating young people who are faring miserably in public schools. He makes a case for quasi-military public high schools because they offer a safe environment, academic excellence and a surprising focus on the whole child.
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Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT
The District of Columbia is struggling to attract and retain families with children. Most newcomers are singles and childless couples. The total number of school-age children has declined slightly. Many of the city’s schools suffer from long-standing physical, management and academic problems. The availability of quality public schools, near affordable family-friendly housing, will help determine the city’s success.
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Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:00:00 GMT
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- April 23, 2008, 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
On April 23, a slate of panelists, including researchers, media representatives, and advocates discussed the role of government and the private sector in making media a positive force in the lives of young people. Video clips from several positive media campaigns designed to improve the health and well-being of the nation’s youth were presented.
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Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT
While the nation has been struggling to eliminate the education gap, Ron Haskins testifies on ways to improve all preschool education received by poor children.
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Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT
The 2007 Brown Center Report on American Education examines how well American students are learning in math and reading, the enrollment patterns in private and public schools, and whether more time spent learning math increases achievement. Tom Loveless, director of the Brown Center on Education Policy, authors this report.
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Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT
The Brown Center Report on American Education provides an accurate, nonpartisan, data-driven account of American elementary and secondary education. First published in 2000, the report continues to use the latest and best evidence available to evalua
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Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Lessons Learned moves beyond the competition for international ranking to find strategies, both in and outside the classroom, to improve student achievement in mathematics.
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Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:00:00 GMT
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- October 22, 2007, 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
At an event hosted by the Brown Center on Education Policy, authors of a new volume examined whether No Child Left Behind is enhancing educational opportunities for our most disadvantaged students.
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Sat, 06 Oct 2007 16:28:08 GMT
Senior Fellow Hugh B. Price discusses the legacy of the Little Rock Nine for desegregation today.
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Fri, 05 Oct 2007 19:10:44 GMT
Tom Loveless--who has taught at both the university and grade school level--will join Brookings on July 1, 1999 as director of the Brown Center on Education Policy and senior fellow in Governmental Studies, Brookings President Michael H. Armacost ann
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Fri, 05 Oct 2007 19:08:23 GMT
A new report from the Brown Center on Education Policy
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Fri, 05 Oct 2007 19:08:02 GMT
Brookings News Release (1/19/06)
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Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Despite the rosy claims of the Bush administration, the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 is fundamentally flawed, says Diane Ravitch. The main goal of the law — that all children in the United States will be proficient in reading and mathematics by 2014 — is simply unattainable.
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Wed, 25 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Interview with Tom Loveless; Education Week (7/25/07)
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Fri, 25 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Diane Ravitch, The New York Sun (5/25/07)
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Tue, 01 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Brookings Papers on Education Policy provides the latest thinking from nationally recognized experts on policy issues affecting grades K-12.
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Thu, 29 Mar 2007 09:30:00 GMT
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- March 29, 2007, 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM
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Wed, 18 Oct 2006 10:00:00 GMT
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- October 18, 2006, 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
The Brown Center released its 2006 Report on American Education at an event. The report examines whether states are artificially inflating the number of students meeting proficiency standards mandated by the No Child Left Behind Act.
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Sun, 01 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT
The 2006 Brown Center Report on American Education evaluates the role that student happiness and confidence play in achievement, and examines whether states are artificially inflating the number of students meeting proficiency standards mandated by the No Child Left Behind Act.
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Tue, 19 Sep 2006 10:00:00 GMT
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- September 19, 2006, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
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Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT
In this Brookings paper, Tom Loveless reviews national polling data on NCLB, examines how states have responded, and assesses whether state and local opposition to NCLB has weakened the foundation of its political support.
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Thu, 01 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT
The No Child Left Behind Act has the potential to improve many of America’s schools, but this potential is currently undermined by serious flaws in how the program evaluates school performance, writes Martin West. He proposes that the Department of Education allow states sufficient flexibility in devising alternative accountability schemes.
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Tue, 01 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT
Although there has been tremendous progress in expanding school enrollments and increasing years of schooling in recent decades, 113 million children of primary-school age are still not enrolled in school (UNDP, 2003).
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Mon, 20 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Diane Ravitch; The Wall Street Journal (6/20/05)
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Mon, 25 Apr 2005 00:00:00 GMT
Paper by Tom Loveless; AEI Conference With the Best of Intentions: Lessons Learned in K-12 Education Philanthropy(4/25/05)
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Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT
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American education is undergoing significant shifts in the way education is deliv
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Mon, 01 Nov 2004 00:00:00 GMT
The 2004 Brown Center Report analyzes the difficulty of items on the math portion of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), examines the content training of middle school math teachers, and evaluates the Blue Ribbon Schools Program.
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Fri, 01 Oct 2004 00:00:00 GMT
Bringing change to our public school system is hard, and the current system of education governance creates barriers that can make that reform even harder. In Making School Reform Work six authorities in public education discuss how local phil
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Thu, 10 Jun 2004 13:00:00 GMT
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- June 10, 2004, 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
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Thu, 15 Apr 2004 00:00:00 GMT
Paper by Tom Loveless (4/15/04)
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Sun, 01 Feb 2004 00:00:00 GMT
This report explores choice in terms of four key issues: benefits to children whose parents choose new schools; benefits to children whose families do not exercise choice; effects on the national commitment to equal opportunity and school desegregati
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Thu, 11 Dec 2003 12:00:00 GMT
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- December 11, 2003, 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
A discussion of a new book from the Brookings Institution, No Child Left Behind? The Politics and Practice of Accountability.
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Sat, 01 Nov 2003 00:00:00 GMT
Report from the National Working Commission on Choice in K-12 Education (11/17/03)
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Wed, 01 Oct 2003 00:00:00 GMT
The 2003 Brown Center Report addresses how students are performing in reading and mathematics, the amount of homework that students receive, and presents a follow-up to the 2002 study on charter schools.
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Wed, 01 Oct 2003 00:00:00 GMT
The 2003 Brown Center Report on American Education is the fourth edition of the annual publication. It will be released October 22, 2003. The first section uses NAEP test data and test scores from the states to evaluate student achievement. The secon
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Mon, 10 Feb 2003 00:00:00 GMT
Diane Ravitch on Chancellor Joel Klein's decision to mandate ""Month by Month Phonics"" for most New York City schools. She argues the city should endorse a menu of recognized, validated, evidence-based reading programs, not just one whose effectivenes
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Sun, 01 Sep 2002 00:00:00 GMT
The 2002 Brown Center Report addresses how students are performing in arithmetic, the academic achievement of high schools with dominant sports teams, and charter school achievement on state tests.
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Wed, 23 Jan 2002 10:00:00 GMT
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- January 23, 2002, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
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Fri, 02 Nov 2001 00:00:00 GMT
In the 1990s, progressives and traditionalists among American educators squared off in a dispute over reading and mathematics. Arguments over how best to teach these two subjects is detailed in The Great Curriculum Debate: How Should We Teach Reading
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Mon, 24 Sep 2001 00:00:00 GMT
Testimony by Tom Loveless, Senior Fellow and Director of Brown Center on Education Policy, The Brookings Institution, Testimony Before the National Assessment Governing Board, September 24, 2001
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Sat, 01 Sep 2001 00:00:00 GMT
The 2001 Brown Center Report investigates the enormous gap between the U.S. and other nations in mathematics achievement, analyzes the gap between the nation's best and worst readers in fourth grade, surveys the culture of the American high school, and looks at achievement in urban schools.
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Sun, 22 Oct 2000 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Tom Loveless, Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution, in the Washington Post, October 22, 2000
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Fri, 01 Sep 2000 00:00:00 GMT
The 2000 Brown Center Report studies the use of calculators in math instruction and state and federal programs that single out exemplary schools for special recognition.
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Fri, 01 Sep 2000 00:00:00 GMT
This annual report card analyzes the state of American education using the latest measures of student learning, uncovers and explains important trends in achievement test scores, and identifies promising and disappointing educational reforms. Unlike
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Tue, 11 Apr 2000 10:00:00 GMT
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Wed, 01 Mar 2000 00:00:00 GMT
Brookings Review article by Tom Loveless and Diane Ravitch (Spring 2000)
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Tue, 18 Jan 2000 00:00:00 GMT
Article by Tom Loveless, Director, Brown Center on Education Policy, the Brookings Institution, in the Christitan Science Monitor, January 18, 2000
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Tue, 18 Jan 2000 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Tom Loveless, Senior Fellow, the Brookings Institution, in The Christian Science Monitor, January 18, 2000
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Wed, 08 Dec 1999 00:00:00 GMT
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- December 08, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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Wed, 01 Sep 1999 00:00:00 GMT
Article By Isabel V. Sawhill, Senior Fellow, Economic Studies Program
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Mon, 12 Jul 1999 00:00:00 GMT
In this book, Tom Loveless describes how schools in California and Massachusetts reacted to de-tracking recommendations and discusses why some schools went along with detracking while others bitterly resisted the reform.
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Sat, 01 Jun 1996 00:00:00 GMT
Brookings Review, Summer 1996