National Education Policy Center
School of Education, University of Colorado at Boulder
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Research-Based Options for Education Policymaking (Addressing School Environment and Safety for LGBT Students)
Bill Mathis examines the particular challenges faced by students who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgendered (LGBT), and suggests actions for schools and educators to take to provide a safe and inclusive learning environment for this population.
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Twenty-first-Century Skills and Implications for Education
In this eighth in a series of short briefs exploring current education policy issues, Bill Mathis explains the sometimes-conflicting values and proposals for making schools relevant to meeting the needs of the 21st century.
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Review of Report Card on American Education
ALEC's latest "report card" grading the states is found to be more a statement of policy preferences from a market-oriented advocacy group, than an overview of research-based policies. Rather than improving education, its main purpose seems to be about shifting control to private interests.
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Virtual Schools in the U.S. 2013: Politics, Performance, Policy, and Research Evidence
This comprehensive study reviews 311 full-time cyber schools throughout the country, and finds serious and systemic problems including limited oversight, lagging academic performance, high dropout rates, and excessive costs.
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Review of KIPP Middle Schools: Impacts on Achievement and Other Outcomes
A Mathematica study concludes that Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) students have higher test scores than non-KIPP students. However, this review finds that, though the original evaluation was carefully planned and executed, the authors may have overstated the benefits attributable to KIPP.
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The National Education Policy Center (NEPC) sponsors research, produces policy briefs, and publishes expert third-party reviews of think tank reports. The Center’s publications are written in accessible language and are intended for a broad audience that includes academic experts, policy makers, the media, and the general public. Our goal is to provide high-quality information in support of democratic deliberation about education policy. NEPC is housed at the University of Colorado at Boulder School of Education.
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