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RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioPlanning for Quality Schools: Meeting the Needs of District Families

David F. Garrison, Marni D. Allen, Margery Austin Turner, Jennifer Comey, Barika X. Williams, Elizabeth Guernsey, Mary Filardo, Nancy Huvendick and Ping Sung, April 24, 2008, The Brookings Institution

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. Read More

Education, Inequality, Transportation, Charter Schools, Washington DC

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Save to My PortfolioChildren and Electronic Media

Wednesday, April 23, 2008
9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Washington, DC

Reuters/Fred ProuserOn 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. Read More

Education, Children & Families, Media & Journalism, Technology, K-12 Education

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioInvesting in Early Education: Paths to Improving Children's Success

Ron Haskins, January 23, 2008, House Committee on Education and Labor

Investing in Early Education: Paths to Improving Children's SuccessWhile the nation has been struggling to eliminate the education gap, Ron Haskins testifies on ways to improve all preschool education received by poor children. Read More

Education, Inequality, U.S. Poverty, Head Start, Children & Families

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe 2007 Brown Center Report on American Education: How Well Are American Students Learning?

Tom Loveless, December 11, 2007, The Brookings Institution

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Save to My PortfolioLessons Learned

Tom Loveless, November 01, 2007

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioStandards-Based Reform and the Poverty Gap: Lessons for No Child Left Behind

Monday, October 22, 2007
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Washington, DC

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioGet Congress Out of the Classroom

Diane Ravitch, October 03, 2007, The New York Times

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe State of Math Standards

Tom Loveless, July 25, 2007, Education Week

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioFirst, Get the Knowledge

Diane Ravitch, May 25, 2007, The New York Sun

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioThe Role of Education in Promoting Opportunity and Economic Growth

Thursday, March 29, 2007
9:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Washington, DC

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioThe 2006 Brown Center Report on American Education: How Well Are Our Students Learning?

Wednesday, October 18, 2006
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Washington, DC

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioOpportunity in America: Does Education Promote Social Mobility?

Tuesday, September 19, 2006
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington, DC

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Peculiar Politics of No Child Left Behind

Tom Loveless, August 2006, The Brookings Institution

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioNo Child Left Behind: How To Give It a Passing Grade

Martin R. West, December 2005, The Brookings Institution

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Tom Loveless

Director, Brown Center on Education Policy
The Herman and George R. Brown Chair

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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