Education

Sparks fly as an apprentice works at a training centre in Blois, central France, March 4, 2013. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT EDUCATION) - PM1E9341HEV01

Brown Center Chalkboard

The promise of career and technical education

Dr. Eric Brunner, Dr. Shaun Dougherty, and Dr. Stephen Ross

Friday, September 20, 2019

Children use a "chess dice" during a lesson at the Dezso Lemhenyi school, which uses the new "Chess Palace" teaching programme of the world's best female chess player Judit Polgar, in Budapest October 15, 2013. With names like Jumpy Horse, Boom Rook and Tiny Pawn, pieces in the Chess Palace come to life and are like close friends who guide the children through difficult school subjects. They range in size from 1 cm (under half an inch) tall to a meter (three feet) in height. Chairs, walls and carpets also sport chess motifs. The pieces, whose combinations and moves represent mathematical, linguistic or musical patterns, help children develop their skills in chess and in their school studies while making the learning process a more joyous exercise. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh (HUNGARY - Tags: SPORT CHESS EDUCATION SOCIETY) - GM1E9AO1MXV01

Education Plus Development

How innovations in teaching and learning help education leapfrog

Lauren Ziegler and Alejandro Paniagua

Thursday, September 19, 2019

Afghan children play at a day care center at the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) in Kabul, Afghanistan May 8, 2019. Picture taken May 8, 2019. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani - RC18644D3380

Education in Developing Nations

Learning to leapfrog

David Istance, Alejandro Paniagua, Rebecca Winthrop, and Lauren Ziegler

Thursday, September 19, 2019

People attend a demonstration calling for action on climate change during the "Fridays for Future" demonstration in Aachen, Germany, June 21, 2019. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen - RC1E9DEC43B0

Education Plus Development

Is education standing up to the task of climate action?

Christina Kwauk

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Reports

A girl displaced as a result of Boko Haram attacks in the northeast region of Nigeria, uses a mortar and pestle at a camp for internally displaced people in Yola, Adamawa State January 14, 2015. Boko Haram says it is building an Islamic state that will revive the glory days of northern Nigeria's medieval Muslim empires, but for those in its territory life is a litany of killings, kidnappings, hunger and economic collapse. Picture taken January 14. To match Insight NIGERIA-BOKOHARAM/ REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde (NIGERIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY EDUCATION) - GM1EB1K12UW01

Report

Building resilience and resistance to child, early, and forced marriage through acquiring skills

Judith-Ann Walker

Tuesday, August 6, 2019

Students applaud as U.S. President Barack Obama arrives to deliver the commencement address at the Worcester Technical High School graduation ceremony in Worcester, Massachusetts June 11, 2014. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS EDUCATION) - GM1EA6C0JR601

K-12 Education

Elite or elitist? Lessons for colleges from selective high schools

Richard V. Reeves and Ashley Schobert

Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Azonmayon Moses, 21-year-old teacher and first time voter, poses for a picture in his classroom in the Makoko shanty town built on stilts in a lagoon in Lagos, Nigeria February 4, 2019. He is anxious that who ever becomes president does not order the demolition of the precarious settlement he calls home. Azonmayon said: "He must give us assurance that if we vote for them, that they are not going to do anything to us, they must allow us to stay here safely." But he is no fan of the current president. "Everything is hard in the time of Buhari. To find a job is very difficult, to buy food is very hard for us now so that's why we don't need him now." Picture taken February 4, 2019. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja - RC19D2735C00

Report

The global education challenge: Scaling up to tackle the learning crisis

Thursday, July 25, 2019

Primary school students do exercises in the corridor and in a classroom as they avoid outdoor activities due to heavy smog, in Beijing October 11, 2014. The Beijing Meteorological Bureau forecast that gales brought by a cold spell is expected to arrive at the Chinese capital on Saturday night, which would disperse severe smog and air pollution shrouding China's northern regions since Wednesday, Xinhua News Agency reported. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY EDUCATION) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA - GM1EAAB1CVT01

Report

Assessment of transversal competencies: Current tools in the Asian region

Esther Care, Alvin Vista, and Helyn Kim

Friday, June 14, 2019

Meet the out-of-work young adults

Labor Policy & Unemployment

Meet the millions of young adults who are out of work

Martha Ross and Natalie Holmes

April 9, 2019

Blog Posts

Flood victims walk along the flooded area in Saptari District, Nepal August 14, 2017. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar - RC1807C5F900

Education Plus Development

Building resilience in education to the impact of climate change

Allison Anderson

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Students use computers to study at Elswood Secondary School in Cape Town November 7, 2013. Even the metal grills welded into its walls did not deter burglars from ripping out the copper cables that delivered Internet to the students of this tough neighbourhood. But Elswood's pupils were saved by alternative technology - free wireless connection via unused TV spectrum known as white space. It's being provided by a consortium including Google as part of a wider trial. Elsewhere in the country Microsoft is operating similar pilots. Both are racing to fine tune a technology that could ultimately bring cheap broadband to the entire continent. Picture taken November 7, 2013. To match Feature AFRICA-INTERNET/ REUTERS/Mike Hutchings (SOUTH AFRICA - Tags: EDUCATION BUSINESS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY) - GM1E9BA1EGA01

Brown Center Chalkboard

Are slow internet connections holding back American schools?

Joshua Bleiberg

Monday, September 16, 2019

Primary school student Mia (7) reads a book with a retired teacher and volunteer, Magda Rakytiakova (70), in an empty school, closed during a one-day strike by local teachers seeking higher salaries and better work conditions, in Bratislava September 13, 2012. Mia, along with other children whose parents were unable to take care of them during the strike on Wednesday, were placed in the care of volunteers who offered their services to take care of them. REUTERS/Radovan Stoklasa (SLOVAKIA - Tags: EDUCATION CIVIL UNREST BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) - GM1E89D1EIB01

Education Plus Development

Back to school 2019: A lesson plan from the science of learning

Molly Scott and Kathy Hirsh-Pasek

Monday, September 16, 2019

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Events

Girls' education research and policy symposium

8:30 AM - 6:00 PM EDT

Building the workforce of the future: Resilient people and places

9:00 AM - 7:00 PM EDT

Foreign Policy Tiffin Talk | Reforming professional military education: The (non) debate over India’s National Defence University

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM IST

New Delhi, India

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Related Books

R

Restoring the American Dream

By Richard D. Kahlenberg

2019

Higher Education to 2030

By Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development OECD

2019

Leapfrogging Inequality

By Rebecca Winthrop; With Adam Barton and Eileen McGivney

2018

Experts

Women eat watermelons at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California April 10, 2015. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson - GF10000055583

Up Front

Are the kids alright? Saving and wealth accumulation among the millennial generation

William G. Gale

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Mar 17, 2019; Nashville, TN, USA; A member of the Bridgestone Arena crew sweeps confetti off the court after a win by the Auburn Tigers over the Tennessee Volunteers in the SEC conference tournament championship game at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports - 12368716

Up Front

College sports joins the marketplace, with limits

Robert E. Litan

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Lauren Bauer

Fellow - Economic Studies, The Hamilton Project

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Multimedia

Names of missing Chibok school girls kidnapped by Boko Haram insurgency five years ago are displayed during the 5th year anniversary of their abduction, in Abuja, Nigeria April 14, 2019. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde - RC19E45DE390

Africa in focus

Beneath the Tamarind Tree: Nigeria and the resilience of the Chibok Girls

Christina Golubski

Tuesday, August 6, 2019

Students disembark from a school bus outside The Ivy Apartments, where a man diagnosed with the Ebola virus was staying in Dallas, Texas October 1, 2014. As many as 80 people were in contact with the Dallas Ebola patient at some point, Texas health officials told NBC, marking a significant jump from the 18 people authorities had said may have been exposed to the deadly virus. Additionally, four members of the patient's family have been ordered to stay home as a precaution even though they are not showing symptoms, the Texas Department of State Health Services said in a statement. Picture taken October 1, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Stone

Podcast Episode

What does the debate over school segregation reveal about the Democratic primary field?

Friday, July 5, 2019

Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at an event at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds in Davenport, Iowa, U.S. June 11, 2019. REUTERS/Jordan Gale - RC1AFE17D7B0

Up Front

Joe Biden’s ideas to help the middle class

Ashley Schobert and Richard V. Reeves

Wednesday, June 26, 2019

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