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.

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Education Secretary Linda McMahon arrives to testify before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the proposed FY2026 budget for the Department of Education at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., on June 3, 2025.

Education Budget cuts threaten federal protections for homeless students

Jennifer Erb-Downward, Barbara Duffield

July 21, 2025

U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington, U.S., October 3, 2016. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Education Legal experts weigh in on the implications of the 2025 Supreme Court term for K-12 education

Robert Kim, Derek Black, Suzanne Eckes, Preston Green III, Rachel M. Perera

July 15, 2025

A view of the U.S. Department of Education building in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 1, 2025.

Education Access & Equity Block granting federal education funds comes with trade-offs

Nora Gordon

July 15, 2025

A high school teacher helps her teenage student work through a difficult situation.

Education Deaths of decision-making are killing American teens. Schools can fix it.

Katie Hill

July 1, 2025

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