Brown Center Chalkboard

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.

Sign up to receive updates on new posts

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 04: Student protestors hold signs while participating in the "Hands Off Our Schools" rally in front of the U.S. Department of Education on April 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. Students from Georgetown University, Howard University, American University, George Washington University, George Mason University, and Temple University gathered to protest President Donald Trump dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

Education FAQs: Checking in on the Department of Education

Katharine Meyer, Rachel M. Perera, Sarah Reber, Jon Valant

February 20, 2026

Adah Crandall, 19, of Washington, D.C., participates in the “Rally to Defend Our Schools” in front of the U.S. Department of Education on March 21, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

Education How the US Department of Education has turned civil rights enforcement into a discriminatory tool

Rachel M. Perera

February 20, 2026

People walk on the UCLA campus on July 30, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.

Higher Education A coordinated retreat from college access: What TRIO and GEAR UP cuts reveal

Katharine Meyer

February 17, 2026

A man leaves the federal courthouse where a group of Democratic state attorneys are asking a federal judge to block U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from dismantling the U.S. Department of Education and halt it from laying off nearly half of its staff, in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., April 25, 2025. REUTERS/Amanda Sabga

Education Tracking lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s K-12 education agenda

Rachel M. Perera, Thalia González, Aidan Tomlinson

February 3, 2026

Learn

About the Chalkboard

Filter by

results at a time

Brown Center Chalkboard

Select experts

Select program

Select topics

Select regions

Filter by