K-12 Education

An empty classroom is seen during teachers' strike at a primary school in Warsaw, Poland April 8, 2019. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel - RC161453D540

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We should be focusing on absenteeism among teachers, not just students

Michael Hansen and Diana Quintero

Monday, January 27, 2020

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Can a teacher really impact student height? A cautionary tale on value-added models

Marianne Bitler, Sean Corcoran, Thurston Domina, and Emily Penner

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

People gather to march in the annual parade down MLK Boulevard to honor Martin Luther King, in Chattanooga, Tennessee

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The achievement gap in education: Racial segregation versus segregation by poverty

Dick Startz

Monday, January 20, 2020

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Education may be pivotal in the 2020 election. Here’s what you need to know.

Louis Serino

Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Reports

Graduating seniors react during Commencement ceremonies at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, U.S., May 21, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder - RC1F1F41DBB0

Policy 2020

Using teacher loan forgiveness to attract a stronger, more diverse workforce

Michael Hansen and Li Feng

Monday, December 9, 2019

Students take notes from their iPads at the Steve Jobs school in Sneek August 21, 2013. The Steve Jobs schools in the Netherlands are founded by the O4NT (Education For A New Time) organisation, which provides the children with iPads to help them learn with a more interactive experience. REUTERS/Michael Kooren (NETHERLANDS - Tags: SOCIETY EDUCATION SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY) - GM1E98L1HOU01

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How ed-tech can help leapfrog progress in education

Emiliana Vegas, Lauren Ziegler, and Nicolas Zerbino

Wednesday, November 20, 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

Boys play at a school in Yemen's capital Sanaa sheltering them and their families after the conflict forced them to flee their areas from the Houthi-controlled northern province of Saada August 4, 2015. A Saudi-led Arab alliance launched a military campaign on March 26 to end Houthi control over much of Yemen and to return President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi from exile. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah - GF20000013228

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How playful learning can help leapfrog progress in education

Rebecca Winthrop

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

A school bus sits parked along a street in the Queens borough of New York January 16, 2013. For the first time in 34 years, New York City bus drivers went on strike, stranding up to 152,000 students in the nation's largest public school system on sleet-soaked Wednesday morning. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES - Tags: EDUCATION CIVIL UNREST BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) - GM1E91H00RI01

Education

The opportunities and risks of K-12 student placement algorithms

Matt Kasman and Jon Valant

Thursday, February 28, 2019

Blog Posts

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Desegregating schools: More than just getting the numbers right

Paul T. Hill

Monday, December 16, 2019

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Reviewing the evidence on teacher attrition and retention

Tuan D. Nguyen and Matthew G. Springer

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Paola Garcia reads a book with her three-year-old daughter Emily at Action for Boston Community Development's (ABCD) Head Start program in the Roslindale neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts March 5, 2013. Garcia attends classes to learn English as a second language while her daughter attends Head Start, which provides early learning for children. According to ABCD, 95 percent of the money for the Head Start program comes from the federal government, funding that faces cuts under sequestration. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS EDUCATION BUSINESS SOCIETY) - GM1E9360GQG01

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Do teachers have biased academic perceptions of their English learner students?

Ilana Umansky and Hanna Dumont

Tuesday, December 3, 2019

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Experts

Jon Valant

Fellow - Governance Studies, Brown Center on Education Policy

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Michael Hansen

The Herman and George R. Brown Chair and Director - Brown Center on Education Policy

Senior Fellow - Governance Studies

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Co-director - Center for Universal Education

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Multimedia

Students board their school bus in a sub-zero temperature in Minneapolis, January 8, 2014. A deadly blast of arctic air shattered decades-old temperature records as it enveloped the eastern United States on Tuesday, snarling air, road and rail travel, driving energy prices higher and overwhelming shelters for homeless people. According to AccuWeather.com, the extreme cold won't last much longer. The frigid air and "polar vortex" that affected about 240 million people in the United States and southern Canada will depart during the second half of this week, and a far-reaching January thaw will begin, according to AccuWeather.com. REUTERS/Eric Miller (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT EDUCATION) - GM1EA190G4I01

Policy 2020

What are charter schools and do they deliver?

Jon Valant

Tuesday, October 15, 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?

Jon Valant

Friday, July 5, 2019

Reports

Countering toxic narratives and real-life challenges for students of color

What does the 2020 election mean for education policy in the United States?

Why doctors and mayors will be the next playful learning advocates

Fellow - Governance Studies, Brown Center on Education Policy

The Herman and George R. Brown Chair and Director - Brown Center on Education Policy

Senior Fellow - Governance Studies

Co-director - Center for Universal Education

Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development