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Our experts conduct extensive research on education, addressing various topics like school accountability, instructional technology, teacher evaluation, the impact of curriculum, student loans, preschool education, and public pensions. We strive to provide actionable strategies to shape effective policies and practices and ensure equal opportunities for all learners in a rapidly changing world.

Early Childhood Education New Brookings podcast ‘Embedding Equality in Education’ shares a collaborative path to advancing gender equality in and through education

Jennifer L. O’Donoghue, Edem Dorothy Ossai

September 4, 2026

Students attend history class taught by Jacob Marsh at Mark Twain Middle School in Alexandria, Virginia, on March 6, 2025, without smartphones due to the ban. The phone ban at the School is among a wave of measures implemented around the U.S., and is part of a global movement replicated in Brazil, France, and beyond. Supporters believe restrictions will guard pupils from the apparent harms of smartphone use while at school, but opponents say the measures fail to prepare teenagers for the digital world they will inevitably enter.

Education Policy The equity blind spot in school screen-time policies

Ashley Stewart

September 3, 2026

LOUISVILLE, KY - JANUARY 24: A child acting as hallway monitor watches as children move about a hallway at Carter Traditional Elementary School on January 24, 2022, in Louisville, Kentucky.

Privacy As surveillance grows, student privacy protections lag

Anil Hurkadli, Josie Stewart

September 3, 2026

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Alan Berube Nonresident Senior Fellow - Brookings Metro

Kenneth Wong

Kenneth K. Wong Nonresident Senior Fellow - Governance Studies, Brown Center on Education Policy

Rebecca Winthrop

Rebecca Winthrop Director - Center for Universal Education, Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development

Kristin Butcher

Kristin F. Butcher Nonresident Senior Fellow - Economic Studies, Center for Economic Security and Opportunity

Kathy Hirsh-Pasek

Kathy Hirsh-Pasek Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Center for Universal Education

Sarah Lytle

Sarah Lytle Nonresident Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Center for Universal Education

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