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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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Students walk on the campus of Tennessee State University, a public university and HBCU in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., September 19, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Wurm

Education Understanding college choice: The HBCU context

Ashley Edwards, Justin Ortagus, Jonathan Smith, Andria Smythe

February 22, 2024

First graders raise their hands to ask questions while learning about the water cycle at Essence Preparatory Public School in San Antonio in March.

Education Lessons learned from 10 years of California’s Local Control Funding Formula

Paul Bruno, Haeryun Kim

February 21, 2024

Students read books and write papers at a library inside the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary located in the Darrington Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice men's prison in Rosharon, Texas August 12, 2014.

Education Improving prison education programs: Experts discuss the expansion of Pell Grants for incarcerated students

Erin Castro, Marc Howard, Laura Ferguson Mimms, Rachel Zolensky

February 13, 2024

Riverview High School graduate Nobile Shelby takes a selfie with her guidance counselor, Kathryn Sperber, at Saturday's commencement ceremony at Robarts Arena on May 21, 2023.

Education School counselors are vital to navigating the FAFSA maze

Katharine Meyer

February 6, 2024

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