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The Brown Center Chalkboard is where Brookings scholars and guest authors bring evidence to bear on the pressing issues in U.S. education policy, politics, and practice.

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Signs lay in the grass during a rally celebrating National School Choice Week on Halifax Mall in front of the Legislative Building in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Jan. 24, 2024.

Education Access & Equity Universal school choice programs mostly benefit the wealthy unless policymakers act to prevent it

Analisa Pines, Jon Valant, Nicolas Zerbino

September 23, 2025

Blurred background of a vibrant college campus

Higher Education Community college students don’t always benefit from transferring to a 4-year college

Lois Miller

September 17, 2025

Danya Laverack (left), a school counselor at Indian River Academy, hugs students on the first day of school, Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, in Vero Beach. Students were greeted by teachers, first-year principal Kimberly Rahal, and Indian River County Superintendent David Moore as parents said their tearful goodbyes.

K-12 Education The status of litigation against the Trump administration’s K-12 education agenda: A guide for education leaders

Rachel M. Perera, Thalia González, Aidan Tomlinson

September 8, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump reacts next to U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon as he shows the executive order to shut down the Department of Education, in the East Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on March 20, 2025.

U.S. Democracy Introducing the Trump K-12 education litigation tracker

Rachel M. Perera, Thalia González, Aidan Tomlinson

September 8, 2025

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