K-12 Education

A woman uses her cell phones in Manhattan, New York.

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Can text messages help families applying for early childhood education programs?

Lindsay Bell Weixler, Jon Valant, Daphna Bassok, Justin Doromal, and Alica Gerry

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

A child practices algebra on a chalk board.

Brown Center Chalkboard

Who does the choosing under school choice?

Peter Bergman and Isaac McFarlin, Jr.

Monday, April 15, 2019

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos speaks with school children during a listening session before the arrival of U.S. first lady Melania Trump at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 9, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC14E35B0270

Brown Center Chalkboard

Betsy DeVos’s support of charters spells disaster for their Democrat backers

Andre M. Perry

Thursday, April 11, 2019

Brookings Now

Charts of the week: Teacher diversity

Fred Dews

Friday, April 5, 2019

Reports

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

A lone worker passes by the U.S. Capitol building in Washington

U.S. Politics & Government

Responsiveness and durability: An analysis of the Accountability and State Plans rule

Elizabeth Mann Levesque

Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Report

The evaluation roadmap for optimizing pre-K programs

Anna D. Johnson, Deborah A. Phillips, and Owen Schochet

Thursday, October 11, 2018

Students at the Lilla G. Frederick Pilot Middle School use their laptops during a class in Dorchester, Massachusetts June 20, 2008. From online courses to kid-friendly laptops and virtual teachers, technology is spreading in America's classrooms, reducing the need for textbooks, notepads, paper and in some cases even the schools themselves. To match feature USA-EDUCATION/TECHNOLOGY REUTERS/Adam Hunger (UNITED STATES) - GM1E4770O4801

K-12 Education

Are states providing adequate financial literacy education?

Matt Kasman, Benjamin Heuberger, and Ross A. Hammond

Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Blog Posts

Brown Center Chalkboard

The teacher diversity gap is literally inherited

Seth Gershenson and Alberto Jacinto

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Kyle Schwartz (C), a 3rd grade teacher, works with students Mckylah Lenkiewicz (L) and Juliana Enquist in her classroom at Doull Elementary School in Denver April 17, 2015. Schwartz, who posted notes from her third grade class online and started a social media whirlwind under the hashtag #IWishMyTeacherKnew said on Friday the assignment had been a revelation for her. REUTERS/Rick Wilking - GF10000063458

Brown Center Chalkboard

As more women graduate from college, the teaching profession becomes more female

Dick Startz

Friday, March 29, 2019

A Chinese language teacher sits in an empty classroom as she teaches a class during an online course at Jingshan School, on a smoggy day under a "red alert" for air pollution, in Beijing

Brown Center Chalkboard

Simple tweaks could offer a chance for stronger, more diverse teachers

Hannah Putman

Thursday, March 14, 2019

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K-12 Education

Can text messages help families applying for early childhood education programs?

Who does the choosing under school choice?

Betsy DeVos’s support of charters spells disaster for their Democrat backers

Charts of the week: Teacher diversity

Reports

How playful learning can help leapfrog progress in education

The opportunities and risks of K-12 student placement algorithms

Responsiveness and durability: An analysis of the Accountability and State Plans rule

The evaluation roadmap for optimizing pre-K programs

Are states providing adequate financial literacy education?

Blog Posts

The teacher diversity gap is literally inherited

As more women graduate from college, the teaching profession becomes more female

Simple tweaks could offer a chance for stronger, more diverse teachers

Events

Why doctors and mayors will be the next playful learning advocates

The past, present, and future of democratic education in America

Outcomes and challenges in US cities with public school choice

Related Books

Teachers for the 21st Century

Education Governance for the Twenty-First Century

Strife and Progress

Multimedia

A progress report on Betsy DeVos’ education agenda

Grading America’s civics education

How should schools measure student success?

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