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Education

We studied 3,000 new education ideas—here’s how to choose the best

Rebecca Winthrop

Friday, July 20, 2018

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Civics education should be about more than just facts

Michael Hansen, Elizabeth Mann Levesque, Jon Valant, and Diana Quintero

Thursday, July 19, 2018

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Education

Evidence on New York City and Boston exam schools

Susan M. Dynarski

Thursday, July 19, 2018

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Why Trump is trying to reduce the status of the Department of Education

Mona Vakilifathi

Monday, July 16, 2018

Reports

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Do school secessions worsen racial segregation? It’s complicated

Richard V. Reeves and Nathan Joo

Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Education

2018 Brown Center Report on American Education: Appendices

Michael Hansen, Elizabeth Mann Levesque, Jon Valant, and Diana Quintero

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

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Education

2018 Brown Center Report on American Education: Understanding the social studies teacher workforce

Michael Hansen, Elizabeth Mann Levesque, Jon Valant, and Diana Quintero

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Education

2018 Brown Center Report on American Education: An inventory of state civics requirements

Michael Hansen, Elizabeth Mann Levesque, Jon Valant, and Diana Quintero

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Education

2018 Brown Center Report on American Education: Trends in NAEP math, reading, and civics scores

Michael Hansen, Elizabeth Mann Levesque, Jon Valant, and Diana Quintero

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Blog Posts

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Student learning gaps persist in several subjects—including civics education

Diana Quintero and Jon Valant

Friday, July 13, 2018

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How gender diversity among the teacher workforce affects student learning

Michael Hansen and Diana Quintero

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

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One charter school network’s positive impact on registration and voting

Brian Gill

Friday, June 29, 2018

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Would combining the Education and Labor Departments help or hurt students?

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Friday, June 22, 2018

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How should schools measure student success?

Lauren Bauer, Anne Wicks, and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, May 23, 2018

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Education

We studied 3,000 new education ideas—here’s how to choose the best

Civics education should be about more than just facts

Evidence on New York City and Boston exam schools

Why Trump is trying to reduce the status of the Department of Education

Reports

Do school secessions worsen racial segregation? It’s complicated

2018 Brown Center Report on American Education: Appendices

2018 Brown Center Report on American Education: Understanding the social studies teacher workforce

2018 Brown Center Report on American Education: An inventory of state civics requirements

2018 Brown Center Report on American Education: Trends in NAEP math, reading, and civics scores

Blog Posts

Student learning gaps persist in several subjects—including civics education

How gender diversity among the teacher workforce affects student learning

One charter school network’s positive impact on registration and voting

Events

Development Seminar | No free lunch: Using technology to improve the efficacy of school feeding programmes

Citizens of the future: Innovations to leapfrog global education

Beyond reading and math: How to accelerate success for students

Related Books

Leapfrogging Inequality

The Transformation of Title IX

Making College Work

Multimedia

The transformation of Title IX

Would combining the Education and Labor Departments help or hurt students?

How should schools measure student success?

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