University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Matthew Kelly about the history of K-12 school finance policy and politics.

University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Adrienne D. Dixson about Critical Race Theory and K-12 education.

A new study draws upon a year-long professional development program for school leaders to highlight key strategies for implementing equity-focused deeper learning.

“Discriminatory censorship laws” regulate classroom conversations about racism, gender identity, and other topics targeted in the backlash against efforts toward inclusive classrooms and curricula. This policy brief examines the proliferation of these laws and their impact on K-12 schools, including the creation of hostile learning environments that expose students and educators to a heightened threat of race- and sex-based harassment and to formal sanctions and social ostracization.

A new research review sums up studies on marketing practices in school choice-based environments.

University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Christopher Lubienski and Suzanne Eckes about the impact of school choice and vouchers on K-12 students and public schools.

The third of a serious of 10 webinars arising out of the Schools of Opportunity project and book.

2023 could go down as the year of the ultra voucher.

What lessons can the U.S. learn from the Finnish approach to vocational education?

A new policy brief takes stock of lessons learned from schools’ responses to the tumult of 2020.

Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. Harvard College effectively ended race-conscious college admissions policies in June. Here are eight takeaways about the case.

As support for college football continues to grow, it’s easy to forget that support for college funding has not kept pace.

A new AIR series of essays draws upon research and practice to propose a path forward for school integration efforts.

University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Sarah Lenhoff, Jeremy Singer, and Katherine Michelmore about the intersection of education policy and social policy.

Professor Knight discusses policy issues in school finance. Presented at the 2023 NEPC Fellows Meeting.

This article was originally published at The Washington Post Answer Sheet on October 12, 2023.

Find Joseph J. Ferrare's NEPC Review of the CREDO study here.

Congressman Bowman discusses the bill he introduced, Bill HR1741, which amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to decrease the frequency of standardized tests administered to students in grades 3 through 12, and for other purposes. From the 2023 NEPC Fellows meeting.

Professor Ladson-Billings discusses current trends regarding book bans, critical race theory, and other legislative issues at the 2023 NEPC Fellows meeting.

Professor Ishimaru discusses education policy as a lever of change in a presentation at the 2023 NEPC Fellows meeting.

Professor Cowen discusses how to speak with non-researchers about vouchers, in this presentation at the 2023 NEPC Fellows meeting.

Professor Kurlaender discusses the Supreme Court's Students for Fair Admissions decision, in a presentation at the 2023 NEPC Fellows meeting.

Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan have spent well over $100 million in a bid to spread technology-based “personalized learning” to schools, specifically their pet project, Summit. Matt Barnum looks at how their philanthropy's shifting strategies reflect its failure to deliver on promised learning gains. 

An upcoming webinar examines the voucher movement’s false promises of equity.

The federal More Teaching, Less Testing Act would reduce the burden of summative accountability testing on students and schools.

A new webinar series hosted by ASCD highlights how public high schools across the country are closing opportunity gaps.