K-12 Education

Students attend classes after the city was recaptured from the Islamic State militants in Qayyara, Iraq, November 17, 2016. REUTERS/Ari Jalal - D1BEUNJJSIAB

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

Rebecca Winthrop

Friday, July 20, 2018

The American flag is changed for a new one on the Capitol building during inauguration ceremonies swearing in Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States on the West front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Segar - HT1ED1K1E2RCE

Civics education should be about more than just facts

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

Thursday, July 19, 2018

A student take a test in the hallway outside the classroom

Evidence on New York City and Boston exam schools

Susan M. Dynarski

Thursday, July 19, 2018

U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos addresses Education Department staff on her first day on the job in Washington, U.S., February 8, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RTX306ZX

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

Mona Vakilifathi

Monday, July 16, 2018

School children attend class at Waterstone College

Student learning gaps persist in several subjects—including civics education

Diana Quintero and Jon Valant

Friday, July 13, 2018

A student exits a bus as he arrives at Venice High School in Los Angeles, California December 16, 2015. Classes resume today in Los Angeles, the second largest school district in the United States, after they were closed on Tuesday after officials reported receiving an unspecified threat to the district and ordered a search of all schools in the city. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn - GF10000267926

Do school secessions worsen racial segregation? It’s complicated

Richard V. Reeves and Nathan Joo

Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Kindergarten teacher Esenogwas Jacobs tidies her classroom

How gender diversity among the teacher workforce affects student learning

Michael Hansen and Diana Quintero

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

3rd grade class from the W.R. O'Dell Elementary School recite the Pledge of Allegiance.

Grading America’s civics education

Michael Hansen and Fred Dews

Friday, July 6, 2018

A woman wears a sticker in multiple languages after voting in the primary election at a polling station in Venice, Los Angeles, California, U.S. June 5, 2018. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson - RC1BF5D43BD0

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

Friday, June 29, 2018

Students arrive for class at Mahnomen Elementary School in Mahnomen, Minnesota

A portrait of civics education in the United States: The 2018 Brown Center Report

Wednesday, June 27, 2018