K-12 Education

Catalina Chavez, center, an "English as a new language" teacher works with sophomore Vanessa Mejia, who came to the country two months ago from Guatemala, during Eartth Science class at Roosevelt High School - Early College Studies Nov. 7, 2019 in Yonkers. Fuad Alhomidi, a student from Yemen, works beside them.Secondary

Brown Center Chalkboard

As we tackle school segregation, don’t forget about English Learner students

Diana Quintero and Michael Hansen

Thursday, January 14, 2021

Up Front

The unreported gender gap in high school graduation rates

Richard V. Reeves, Eliana Buckner, and Ember Smith

Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Education Plus Development

How can we implement education for climate action and climate justice?

Christina Kwauk

Monday, January 11, 2021

Report

A new green learning agenda: Approaches to quality education for climate action

Christina Kwauk and Olivia Casey

Wednesday, January 6, 2021

Reports

Report

Gender-based violence in primary schools: Kenya

Mary Otieno

Friday, December 18, 2020

Report

Gender-based violence in primary schools: Nigeria

Adefunke Ekine

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Workforce Development

Work-based learning can advance equity and opportunity for America’s young people

Martha Ross, Richard Kazis, Nicole Bateman, and Laura Stateler

November 20, 2020

Report

Global education: How to transform school systems?

Emiliana Vegas and Rebecca Winthrop

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Report

Competencies for the 21st century: Jurisdictional progress

Robert Taylor, Charles Fadel, Helyn Kim, and Esther Care

Thursday, October 22, 2020

Blog Posts

Dr. Miguel Cardona, United States Secretary of Education-designate makes remarks after be introduced by US President-elect Joe Biden delivered remarks at the Queen Theatre in Wilmington, DE, USA, on Tuesday, December 22, 2020. Photo by Biden Transition TV via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Education Plus Development

Rebuilding America’s schools: The new secretary of education will need to prioritize both access and breadth of skills

Elias Blinkoff and Kathy Hirsh-Pasek

Wednesday, December 23, 2020

A male student uses hand sanitizer at his desk.

Education Plus Development

2020: A year of turmoil but also hope in education

Emiliana Vegas and Rebecca Winthrop

Tuesday, December 22, 2020

Education Plus Development

Open letter to the incoming Biden administration on Next Generation Community Schools

Rebecca Winthrop

Friday, December 18, 2020

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Events

2021

Jan

Past Event

A new path to education reform: The next chapter on 21st century skills

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EST

School choice in a time of transition

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM EST

Online only

2020

Nov

Past Policy 2020 Event

What has COVID-19 taught us about the digital and opportunity divides in America’s schools?

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST

Online only

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Digital Schools

By Darrell M. West

2013

Teachers for the 21st Century

By Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development OECD

2013

Education Governance for the Twenty-First Century

Edited by Paul Manna and Patrick McGuinn

2013

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Experts

Kenneth K. Wong

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Governance Studies

Helen Shwe Hadani

Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Center for Universal Education

Fellow - Metropolitan Policy Program, Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Center for Transformative Placemaking

@HelenSHadani

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Multimedia

Kindergarten teacher Princess Bryant and paraprofessional Emily Lichtenstein (L) meet their incoming students and parents remotely before the first day of classes in the new school year at the Tynan Elementary School in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., September 18, 2020. Bryant will begin the school year teaching classes virtually from her classroom because of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Podcast Episode

Playful learning: A new path to education reform

Helen Shwe Hadani, Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, and Fred Dews

Friday, December 4, 2020

Up Front

Big ideas to redesign K-12 for the automation age

Hannah Van Drie, Ember Smith, and Marcus Casey

Monday, October 12, 2020

A view of an empty classroom at a school, as Lebanon's education system is in limbo with multiple challenges, in Beirut, Lebanon, June 8, 2020. Picture taken June 8, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Podcast Episode

Can impact bonds help solve the global education crisis?

Emily Gustafsson-Wright, Jaime Saavedra, and Fred Dews

Friday, June 26, 2020

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K-12 Education

As we tackle school segregation, don’t forget about English Learner students

The unreported gender gap in high school graduation rates

How can we implement education for climate action and climate justice?

A new green learning agenda: Approaches to quality education for climate action

Reports

Gender-based violence in primary schools: Kenya

Gender-based violence in primary schools: Nigeria

Work-based learning can advance equity and opportunity for America’s young people

Global education: How to transform school systems?

Competencies for the 21st century: Jurisdictional progress

Blog Posts

Rebuilding America’s schools: The new secretary of education will need to prioritize both access and breadth of skills

2020: A year of turmoil but also hope in education

Open letter to the incoming Biden administration on Next Generation Community Schools

Events

A new path to education reform: The next chapter on 21st century skills

School choice in a time of transition

What has COVID-19 taught us about the digital and opportunity divides in America’s schools?

Related Books

Digital Schools

Teachers for the 21st Century

Education Governance for the Twenty-First Century

Experts

Kenneth K. Wong

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Governance Studies

Helen Shwe Hadani

Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Center for Universal Education

Fellow - Metropolitan Policy Program, Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Center for Transformative Placemaking

Multimedia

Playful learning: A new path to education reform

Big ideas to redesign K-12 for the automation age

Can impact bonds help solve the global education crisis?

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