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Save to My PortfolioFaith in Common Standards Not Enough

Grover J. "Russ" Whitehurst and Michelle Croft, October 29, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Faith in Common Standards Not EnoughRuss 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. Read More

Education, K-12 Education, U.S. Department of Education

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Save to My PortfolioDon’t Forget Curriculum

Grover J. "Russ" Whitehurst, October 14, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Don’t Forget CurriculumPresident 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. Read More

Education, K-12 Education, The Presidency, U.S. Department of Education

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Save to My PortfolioThe Scouting Report: Education Policy Challenges in America

Wednesday, September 02, 2009
12:30 PM to 1:30
Washington, DC

Reuters/Lee CelanoOn 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. Read More

Education, School Choice, Teachers, K-12 Education

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Save to My PortfolioSmart Child Left Behind

Tom Loveless and Michael J. Petrilli , August 28, 2009, The New York Times

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. Read More

Education, No Child Left Behind, K-12 Education

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe "Golden Age" of American Education

Tom Loveless, August 27, 2009, The Kojo Nnamdi Show

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. Read More

Education, K-12 Education, Teachers

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Save to My PortfolioA 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

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Save to My PortfolioThe Role of High Schools in Preparing Disadvantaged Students for College

Thursday, May 14, 2009
9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Washington, DC

Reuters/Lee CelanoOn 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. Read More

Education, K-12 Education, U.S. Higher Education

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Save to My PortfolioA New Goal for America’s High Schools: College Preparation for All

Ron Haskins and James Kemple, May 14, 2009, The Future of Children

A New Goal for America’s High Schools: College Preparation for AllIn 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. Read More

Education, U.S. Higher Education, Children & Families, Urban and Inner-city Schools, Economic Mobility

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Save to My PortfolioPromoting Economic Mobility by Increasing Postsecondary Education

Ron Haskins, Harry Holzer and Robert Lerman, May 12, 2009, The Pew Charitable Trusts

Promoting Economic Mobility by Increasing Postsecondary EducationMany 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. Read More

Education, Economic Mobility, Children & Families, Social Issues, U.S. Higher Education

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

Grover J. "Russ" Whitehurst, April 09, 2009, The Brookings Institution

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 PortfolioThe Impact of Milwaukee Charter Schools on Student Achievement

John Witte and Stéphane Lavertu , March 25, 2009, The Brookings Institution

The Impact of Milwaukee Charter Schools on Student Achievement 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. Read More

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

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Save to My PortfolioInnovation in Education: Invest in What Works

Grover J. "Russ" Whitehurst, March 19, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Innovation in Education: Invest in What WorksThe 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

Education, Executive Branch, K-12 Education, Charter Schools, Teachers

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Save to My PortfolioObama's Education Policy

Grover J. "Russ" Whitehurst, Bob L. Schieffer and Jonathan Martin , March 13, 2009, CBS News

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. Read More

Education, Teachers, Charter Schools, K-12 Education, U.S. Department of Education

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Save to My PortfolioThe President’s Education Agenda

Grover J. "Russ" Whitehurst, March 10, 2009, The Brookings Institution

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." Read More

Education, Executive Branch, K-12 Education, Charter Schools, Teachers

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

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

Tom Loveless, February 25, 2009, The Brookings Institution

The 2008 Brown Center Report on American Education: How Well Are American Students Learning?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

Education, K-12 Education, No Child Left Behind

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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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