Do public school teachers make...
Michael Hansen and Diana Quintero – Teachers fill critical roles in our public education system, with far-reaching effects on...
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Trump’s apprenticeship initiat...
Richard V. Reeves – In policy wonk circles, there is a something of a knee-jerk reaction to a Trump proposal. The President...
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Sarah Paterson, Andres S. Bustamante, Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff – The case is clear: Investments in...
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Bruce Katz and Ross Tilchin – The American dream is built on the promise of upward social mobility. In the middle of the 20th...
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Maria Cristina Osorio Vázquez – In Mexico, the opportunity to attend primary school is nearly equal for girls (49 percent) and...
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Jason Delisle and Alexander Holt – President Trump proposed major changes to the federal student loan program in his first...
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Jishnu Das – Despite an influential view that countries should increase teachers’ wages sufficiently to be able to attract top...
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David Figlio and Krzysztof Karbownik – Executive summary Recent research demonstrates that the test score gap between...
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Jonathan Rothwell – The stark, stubborn race gaps in educational achievement undermine the American promise of equal...
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Michael Hansen – Last month, in Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer, a case about playground resurfacing for a church preschool,...
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Dimitrios Halikias and Richard V. Reeves – Why are taxpayers asked to subsidize postsecondary education? After all, college...
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Elizabeth Mann – Two decades ago, researchers Betty Hart and Todd Risley revealed a particularly stark difference in the...
read moreThe state of the nation’s soci...
Michael Hansen and Diana Quintero – During this Independence Day week, we thought we’d take a few minutes to recognize those...
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Saro Mohammed, Ph.D. – Despite our best efforts, educational inequity persists across the country. This inequity currently...
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Executive Summary Online courses have expanded rapidly and have the potential to extend further the educational opportunities of many...
read moreKnowledge is power when it com...
Richard V. Reeves and Nathan Joo – Is college worth it? That’s a question that haunts not only many of the young adults...
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Mark Dynarski – Imagine your doctor tells you that you have an unhealthy condition. You ask what you can do about it. He...
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Executive Summary Earlier this month, New York became the first U.S. state to offer all but its wealthiest residents free tuition not...
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Nora Gordon and Elizabeth Setren – Last month’s Supreme Court decision in Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District sets a...
read moreThe gap within the gap
Susan M. Dynarski and Katherine Michelmore – Researchers and policymakers devote considerable effort to understanding gaps in...
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