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SPOTLIGHT: International Education


Reuters/Skye Wheler - Children in St Joseph's School in Juba work in preparation for examinations in January 2009.

Save to My Portfolio The Right to Education in Africa

David Gartner, December 07, 2009

In a recent ruling by the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice, Nigeria was found to be in breach of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights with regard to its stance on education. David Gartner discusses the importance of this ruling and the need for sufficient resources to achieve universal education in many African countries. Read More

International Education, Education, Human Rights, Africa, Development

SPOTLIGHT: Media & Journalism


Reuters/Jonathan Ernst - A mother and children read the newspaper in Washington.

Save to My Portfolio Invisible: 1.4 Percent Coverage for Education is Not Enough

Darrell M. West, Grover J. "Russ" Whitehurst and E.J. Dionne, Jr., December 02, 2009

News coverage is important to every policy area. This is especially the case with education because only a third of American adults currently have a child in elementary or secondary school. Yet despite the importance of media coverage for public understanding of education, news reporting on schools is scant. As Darrell West, Russ Whitehurst, and E. J. Dionne note, there is virtually no national coverage of education. During the first nine months of 2009, only 1.4 percent of national news coverage from television, newspapers, news Web sites, and radio dealt with education. Read More

Media & Journalism, Education, Competitiveness, U.S. Department of Education

Education


Reuters/Larry Downing - U.S. President Barack Obama visits Wright Middle School in Madison, Wisconsin

Save to My Portfolio Department of Education Launches Race to the Top

Grover J. "Russ" Whitehurst, November 17, 2009

Through a new competitive grant program called Race to the Top, the U.S. Department of Education is awarding $4 billion of stimulus money to states that demonstrate a commitment to education reform and innovation. Russ Whitehurst says it is a promising program that could promote education reform and elevate the education of thousands of children. Watch the Videos

Education, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Economic Stimulus, Urban and Inner-city Schools

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Scott Wallace/World Bank - High school girls taking notes in Suapur, Bangladesh.

Save to My Portfolio Universal Education is an Investment for America

Rebecca Winthrop, September 24, 2009

President Obama's speech at the Clinton Global Initiative on September 22 stressed the importance of international development in a globalized world. Rebecca Winthrop outlines the benefits to Americans of supporting international development causes, with particular attention to universal education. Read more and comment

International Education, Education, Development, Developing Countries, Global Poverty

UPCOMING EVENT

Save to My PortfolioEducation under Attack: Violence Against Students, Teachers and Schools in Armed Conflicts

Friday, February 12, 2010
10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington, DC

Education under Attack: Violence Against Students, Teachers and Schools in Armed ConflictsOn February 12, the Center for Universal Education at Brookings will host the Washington, DC launch of UNESCO’s report, Education under Attack 2010, with Brendan O’Malley, author of the report, Bede Sheppard of Human Rights Watch, Mark Richmond of UNESCO, and Rebecca Winthrop of Brookings. Read More

International Education, Education, Development, Developing Countries, Global Poverty

VIDEO

Save to My PortfolioPresident Obama's Budget and Education Policy

Grover J. "Russ" Whitehurst, February 04, 2010

In submitting his first budget to Congress, President Obama asked for a $3 billion dollar boost in education while freezing spending in many other programs. Grover J. Whitehurst says this budget proposal contains some solid ideas for improving education but it changes the federal-state dynamic, which may rankle some people.

Federal Budget, Education, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Politics, U.S. Congress

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioBudget 2011: Funding for the Department of Education

Alan Berube, February 04, 2010, The Brookings Institution

Budget 2011: Funding for the Department of EducationIn a FY 2011 budget that freezes non-defense discretionary expenditures, the Department of Education has attracted some attention for being one of the few places in the federal government that would attract an increase in funding if the plan is enacted. Read More

Education, Federal Budget, No Child Left Behind, U.S. Department of Education

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioExpanding Meaningful School Choice and Competition

Tuesday, February 02, 2010
10:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Washington, DC

Expanding Meaningful School Choice and CompetitionSchool choice exercises a powerful pull on parents and remains hotly debated among education policymakers. On February 2, the Brown Center on Education Policy and a task force composed of leading education policy experts released proposals on how to expand school choice to increase equity and create a market within the public sector for school quality. Read More

School Choice, Education, Children & Families

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioExpanding Choice in Elementary and Secondary Education

Grover J. "Russ" Whitehurst, Tom Loveless, Jay Greene, W. Bentley MacLeod , Thomas Nechyba , Paul Peterson, Meredith Rosenthal and Michelle Croft, February 02, 2010, The Brookings Institution

Expanding Choice in Elementary and Secondary EducationSchool choice exercises a powerful pull on parents of school children. The Brown Center on Education Policy at Brookings and a task force composed of leading education policy experts propose expanding school choice to increase equity and create a market within the public sector for school quality. Parents should be afforded the maximum degree of choice, provided with valid information on the performance of the education programs that are available, and have their preferences for education programs reflected in the funding of those programs. Read More

Education, School Choice, K-12 Education, Charter Schools, School Vouchers

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioCommunity Colleges: America's Forgotten Institutions of Higher Education

Darrell M. West, February 01, 2010, The Huffington Post

With double-digit unemployment, you would think community colleges would be at the center of our national agenda. But community colleges fare especially poorly in the constellation of American news coverage, writes Darrell West. Of all the education reporting across all levels, only 2.9 percent is devoted to two-year institutions of higher learning. The inattention to community colleges is noteworthy because even though they enroll 6.7 million students, two-year schools attract only one-tenth the news coverage of four-year institutions. Read More

Education, U.S. Higher Education, Media & Journalism

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioAround the Halls: President Obama's State of the Union Address

Robert Puentes, Grover J. "Russ" Whitehurst and Isabel V. Sawhill, January 28, 2010, The Brookings Institution

Around the Halls: President Obama's State of the Union Address

On Janaury 27, President Obama delivered his first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress. Scholars from around the halls of Brookings offer their thoughts on the speech and on various issues the president addressed, from updating the nation's high-speed rail infrastructure and investing in the education and skills of the American people, to the budget deficit and the nation's economic growth.
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Infrastructure, Transportation, Education, U.S. Department of Education, Budget Deficit

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioResearch to Practice: The Future of the Regional Educational Labs

Grover J. "Russ" Whitehurst, January 26, 2010, The Brookings Institution

Research to Practice: The Future of the Regional Educational LabsThe federal government has historically placed substantial responsibility for translational research in the hands of the Regional Educational Laboratories (RELs). Grover "Russ" Whitehurst argues that there are three possibilities for the type of activity that the RELs can most usefully carry out within the practical limits of their funding and their broad missions of regional assistance. Read More

Education, U.S. Department of Education

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioIs Head Start Working for American Students?

Grover J. "Russ" Whitehurst, January 21, 2010, The Brookings Institution

Is Head Start Working for American Students?Head Start is the iconic federal preschool program intended to enhance the health and school readiness of America’s poor children. However, there have long been questions about the effectiveness of Head Start, writes Grover “Russ” Whitehurst. The children in Head Start are at high risk of starting school far behind their more advantaged peers; the program must be improved and preschool is where it has to start, Whitehurst argues. Read More

Education, Children & Families, Office of Management and Budget, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioReaching the Marginalized: Is a Quality Education Possible for All?

Wednesday, January 20, 2010
3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Washington, DC

Reuters/Oswaldo Rivas As education systems in many of the world's poorest countries experience the aftershock of the global economic downturn, UNESCO is redoubling its efforts to increase access to education worldwide. On January 20, the Center for Universal Education hosted the release of UNESCO's 2010 Education for All Global Monitoring Report. Read More

Education, Developing Countries, International Education, Development, United Nations

Education at Brookings

The economic and political well-being of any society requires a well-educated citizenry. Brookings’s work has extended beyond the K-12 bookends to include pre-school interventions, higher education and the challenges of education in developing countries. Experts are tackling fundamental issues on the role of education in the national and global economy.

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Grover J.

Grover J. "Russ" Whitehurst

Senior Fellow, Governance Studies
The Herman and George R. Brown Chair

Russ Whitehurst, the former director of the Institute of Education Sciences within the U.S. Department of Education, is an expert on reading, teacher quality, student assessment, learning and instruction, education technology, and preschool programs.
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Tom Loveless

Tom Loveless

Senior Fellow, Governance Studies

Tom Loveless, a former sixth-grade teacher and Harvard public policy professor, is an expert on student achievement, education policy, and reform in K-12 schools. He also is a member of the National Math Advisory Panel.


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David Gartner

David Gartner

Co-Director, Center for Universal Education

David Gartner is a fellow and co-director of the Center for Universal Education. His research focuses on global education and the role of international institutions and foreign assistance in global development.
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TopicEducation

The economic and political well-being of any society requires a well-educated citizenry. Brookings’s work extends beyond the K-12 bookends to include pre-school interventions, higher education and the challenges of education in developing countries.

ExpertDomenico Lombardi

As president of the Oxford Institute for Economic Policy, Domenico Lombardi’s work at Brookings focuses on the international financial crisis and the reform of the IMF and the World Bank. He is an expert on G-20 and G8 Summits.

Research ProjectArms Control Initiative

Few problems pose greater challenges to U.S. national security than controlling, reducing and countering the proliferation of nuclear arms. The Brookings Arms Control Initiative brings the Institution’s multidisciplinary strengths to bear on the critical challenges of arms control and non-proliferation.

TopicHealth Care

Brookings is committed to producing innovative policy solutions to our nation’s most difficult challenges. The country may face no more important domestic policy challenge than the much-needed reform of our health care system. Through an institution-wide effort, Brookings delivers new ideas and offers policy solutions to improve health care both at home and globally.

Policy CenterCenter on Children and Families

The Center on Children and Families studies policies on the well-being of America's children and their parents and seeks a more effective means of addressing poverty, inequality and lack of opportunity in the United States.

ExpertTed Gayer

Ted Gayer is the co-director of the Economic Studies program and the Joseph A. Pechman Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. He conducts research on a variety of economic issues, focusing particularly on public finance, environmental and energy economics, housing, and regulatory policy.

ExpertVanda Felbab-Brown

Vanda Felbab-Brown focuses on the national security implications of illicit economies and strategies for managing them. She is an adjunct professor in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.

ExpertMwangi S. Kimenyi

Mwangi S. Kimenyi is a senior fellow with the Africa Growth Initiative. He focuses on Africa's development, including institutions for economic growth, the political economy, and private sector development.

ExpertSuzanne Maloney

Suzanne Maloney studies Iran, the political economy of the Persian Gulf and Middle East energy policy. A former U.S. State Department policy advisor, she has also counseled private companies on Middle East issues.

Research ProjectAfrica Growth Initiative

The Africa Growth Initiative conducts high-quality policy research and analysis focused on attaining sustainable economic development and prosperity in Africa, while amplifying the voice of African researchers in policy-making and planning.

Policy CenterUrban-Brookings Tax Policy Center

The Tax Policy Center, a joint venture of the Urban Institute and Brookings Institution, is comprised of nationally recognized experts in tax, budget and social policy who have served at the highest levels of government.

Research ProjectLatin America Initiative

The Latin America Initiative provides high-quality, in-depth, and independent research across a range of economic and political issues, and offers policy recommendations aimed at U.S. and Latin American policymakers.

ExpertMark McClellan

Mark McClellan works on promoting high-quality, innovative and affordable health care. Once commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration and administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Dr. McClellan now directs the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform.

ExpertIsabel V. Sawhill

A nationally known budget expert, Isabel Sawhill focuses on domestic poverty and federal fiscal policy. She is also co-director of the Center on Children and Families at Brookings.

ExpertAmy Liu

Amy Liu is deputy director of the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program. Her policy studies include economic competitiveness, metropolitan growth and development, governance reforms, urban reinvestment, and social equity.

Research ProjectBrookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement

The Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement monitors displacement problems worldwide, works with governments, regional bodies, international organizations and civil society to create more effective policies and institutional arrangements for Internally Displaed Persons.

ExpertRichard C. Bush III

Richard Bush is the director of the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies. His public service career spans Congress, the intelligence community and the U.S. State Department. He currently focuses on China-Taiwan and U.S.-China relations, the Korean peninsula and Japan’s security.

Policy CenterCenter for Northeast Asian Policy Studies

CNAPS conducts research, analysis, and outreach designed to enhance policy development and understanding on the pressing political, economic, and security issues facing Northeast Asia.