Brown Center on Education Policy

Kyle Schwartz, 3rd grade teacher, works with students at Doull Elementary School in Denver

Redefining accountability to treat teachers and leaders like the professionals they are

Thursday, April 13, 2017

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau high fives a robotic arm as he takes part in a robotics demonstration at Kinova Robotics in Boisbriand, Quebec

Surfing the 4th Industrial Revolution: Artificial intelligence and the liberal arts

Daniel Araya and Creig Lamb

Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Students take their examination in south China's Guangdong province

What international test scores reveal about American education

Friday, April 7, 2017

U.S. Education Secretary DeVos mentions her contentious confirmation process as she addresses Education Department staff on her first day on the job in Washington

States could lead the way in private school choice program expansions

Elizabeth Mann Levesque and Diana Quintero

Wednesday, April 5, 2017

A blackboard with math equations

Moving beyond p-values to help school districts make smarter decisions

Alexandra Resch

Friday, March 31, 2017

Davy Lin (C) , a foreign exchange student from Taoyuan, Taiwan and Lena Kraft, from Munich, Germany joke around in the hallways at Grant-Deuel School in Revillo, South Dakota February 13, 2012. This year, 11 students from China, Thailand, Germany and elsewhere account for nearly 20% of high school enrollment, bringing cash and a welcome splash of diversity to an isolated patch of the Great Plains. Grant-Deuel is not alone. Across the United States, public high schools in struggling small towns are putting their empty classroom seats up for sale. Picture taken February 13. To match Insight USA-SCHOOLS/FOREIGN REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES - Tags: EDUCATION SOCIETY) - RTR2Z0KK

What do international students think of American schools?

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump talks to journalist at the Oval Office of the White House after the AHCA health care bill was pulled before a vote, accompanied by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price (2nd R) and Vice President Mike Pence (not pictured), in Washington, U.S., March 24, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria - RTX32M39

In wake of AHCA failure, will Trump turn to states to revise ACA?

Molly E. Reynolds and Elizabeth Mann Levesque

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump (L) stands with Betsy DeVos after their meeting at the main clubhouse at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, U.S., November 19, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar - RTSSFF5

Redefining the federal role in public education

Kenneth K. Wong

Monday, March 27, 2017

A Chinese language teacher sits in an empty classroom as she teaches a class during an online course at Jingshan School, on a smoggy day under a "red alert" for air pollution, in Beijing

Racial disparities in school suspensions

Friday, March 24, 2017

A voter fills out her ballot to vote in the Super Tuesday election at Sleepy Hollow Elementary School in Falls Church, Virginia

Test scores and school boards: Why election timing matters

Wednesday, March 22, 2017