The Trump Transition

Free from its scaffolding, the Washington Monument is re-opened to the public May 12, 2014

Memos to the president on the future of U.S. education policy

Michael Hansen and Jon Valant

Wednesday, January 4, 2017

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump talks to members of the media at Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 21, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTX2W2D9

Trump and Russia: Expect a change in tone. But in substance?

Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Employees work on computers at Exalt Technologies, a company which deals in research and development outsourcing from Cisco and French-American group Lucent-Alcatel, in the West Bank city of Ramallah

Memo: Improving the federal role in education research

Douglas N. Harris

Friday, December 23, 2016

First grade students of "Treinta y Tres Orientales" elementary school in Villa Garcia, a poor neighborhood in the outskirts of Montevideo, use their XO laptop computers in their classroom August 22, 2008. The Uruguay government is implementing the Ceibal project, with the goal of providing one free XO laptop to every public school student in the country. Picture taken August 22, 2008. REUTERS/Andres Stapff (URUGUAY) - RTX8CEG

Memo: A shift in the federal role is needed to promote school improvement

Anthony Bryk, Jennifer O’Day, Marshall (Mike) Smith, and Helen F. Ladd

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Nine-year-old Chinese pupil, Sun Minyi, listens to his teacher during a
special English class at Chongming county, north of Shanghai July 12,
2002. Learning English has become increasingly popular among Chinese
after China progressively opens up to the outside world. More grade
school pupils, college students, professionals and even taxi drivers
are now studying the language. Pictures taken July 12, 2002.
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Memo: Supporting English Learners and treating bilingualism as an asset

Kenji Hakuta and Ray Pecheone

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a USA Thank You Tour event at Giant Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania, U.S., December 15, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson - RTX2V9GY

Three reasons why arms control might interest Donald Trump

Monday, December 19, 2016

31059D, Tully monster fossil; Stephen Streiffer, Carmen Soriano Hoyuelos, Victoria McCoy, Erin Saupe, Scott Lidgard

Trump and Congress should ‘localize’ the impact of federal R&D

Scott Andes and Stephen Ezell

Monday, December 19, 2016

A four year-old boy plays at the Kathinka-Platzhoff-Stiftung Kindergarten (Kathinka-Platzhoff-foundation kindergarden) in Hanau, 30km (18 miles) south of Frankfurt, July 16, 2013. From August 1, 2013, all children in Germany between the age of 1 and 3 will have a legal entitlement to a place at a kindergarten. The Kindergarten of the Kathinka-Platzhoff-Stiftung is one of few which hosts children between the age of six month and six years. Picture taken July 16. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT SOCIETY EDUCATION) - RTX11YE5

Memo: Building a cohesive, high-quality early childhood system

Daphna Bassok, Katherine A. Magnuson, and Christina Weiland

Monday, December 19, 2016

Students work on computers at the 42 school campus in Paris, France, October 27, 2015. The French school 42, is a private French computer programming school. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier - RTX1TH9K

Memo: Powering education improvement and innovation while protecting student privacy

Dan Goldhaber and Aimee Rogstad Guidera

Friday, December 16, 2016

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks as PayPal co-founder and Facebook board member Peter Thiel (C) and Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook look on during a meeting with technology leaders at Trump Tower in New York U.S., December 14, 2016. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton - RTX2V25H

Trump’s cabinet, agency picks and the art of policymaking

Friday, December 16, 2016