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NEPC Review: The Effect of Constitutional Provisions on Education Policy and Outcomes (Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, April 2021)

NEPC Review

Bruce D. Baker

June 22, 2021

NEPC Review: Education Freedom and Student Achievement: Is More School Choice Associated with Higher State-Level Performance on the NAEP? (University of Arkansas Department of Education Reform, March 2021)

NEPC Review

T. Jameson Brewer and Joel R. Malin

June 16, 2021

The Economic Burden of Racism from the U.S. Education System

Policy Brief

Clive Belfield

June 11, 2021

Making Early Literacy Policy Work: Three Considerations for Policymakers Based on Kentucky’s “Read to Succeed” Act

Policy Brief

Amy Cummings

June 3, 2021

School Police Don’t Make These Students Feel Safe. Here’s Why.

Newsletter

May 27, 2021

Estimating a Price Tag for School Vouchers

Policy Brief

Robert Shand and Henry M. Levin

May 25, 2021

Retaining Educators of Color: Some Practical Advice.

Newsletter

May 20, 2021

Youth Organizing in America: Nine Things You Need to Know

Newsletter

May 18, 2021

NEPC Talks Education: An Interview with Ann Ishimaru and Parents From the Supporting Partnerships in Education and Beyond Organization

Podcasts

Christopher Saldaña and Ann M. Ishimaru

May 13, 2021

Expelling Evidence: State Lawmakers Seek to Whitewash Fact-Based Discussions of Race in the Classroom

Newsletter

May 11, 2021

Virtual Schools in the U.S. 2021

Research Brief

Alex Molnar, Gary Miron, Michael K. Barbour, Luis Huerta, Sheryl Rankin Shafer, Jennifer King Rice, Amanda Glover, Nathan Browning, Shelby Hagle, and Faith Boninger

May 6, 2021

New Report Provides Reality Check on Virtual Schools

Resource Document

Valerie Strauss, Alex Molnar, and Faith Boninger

May 6, 2021

Five Myths About Teaching

Newsletter

May 4, 2021

These Schools Are Attending to Equity During COVID. Here’s How.

Newsletter

April 29, 2021

School Funding is Shameful. Here’s How to Change That.

Newsletter

April 27, 2021

In Memoriam: Linda McSpadden McNeil

Newsletter

April 22, 2021

NEPC Review: The Drawbacks of Universal Pre-K: A Review of the Evidence (Manhattan Institute, February 2021)

NEPC Review

W. Steven Barnett

April 20, 2021

NEPC Talks Education: An Interview with Lorrie Shepard About Standardized Testing Policy

Podcasts

Christopher Saldaña and Lorrie Shepard

April 15, 2021

The Pandemic Has Wreaked Havoc on Preschoolers. This Plan Could Help Reverse the Effects.

Newsletter

April 13, 2021

NEPC Review: Harnessing Micro-Credentials for Teacher Growth (New America, January 2021)

NEPC Review

Elena Aydarova

April 8, 2021

Rich Milner Elected AERA President

Newsletter

April 6, 2021

“Turducken Voucher” Bill Introduced in Florida

Newsletter

April 1, 2021

NEPC Review: Youth Engagement in Collective Impact Initiatives: Lessons from Promise Neighborhoods (Urban Institute, December 2020)

NEPC Review

Dana L. Mitra

March 30, 2021

Malicious Math Games? The Problem with Prodigy

Newsletter

March 25, 2021

NEPC Review: Capitalism in the 1619 Project (The Heritage Foundation, January 2021)

NEPC Review

Seth Rockman

March 23, 2021

NEPC Talks Education: An Interview with Bruce Baker and Preston Green About Pandemic Relief Funds

Podcasts

Christopher Saldaña, Bruce D. Baker, and Preston Green

March 18, 2021

NEPC Review: 2020 Teacher Prep Review: Clinical Practice and Classroom Management (National Council on Teacher Quality, October 2020)

NEPC Review

Jamy Stillman and Katherine Schultz

March 16, 2021

How to Spot a Policy Distraction

Newsletter

March 11, 2021

The (Mis)Treatment and (Non)Education of Unaccompanied Immigrant Children in the United States

Policy Brief

Ruth M. López

March 9, 2021

Caught in the Crosshairs: Emerging Bilinguals and the Reading Wars

Newsletter

March 4, 2021

NEPC Review: Language Counts: Supporting Early Math Development for Dual Language Learners (Bellwether Education Partners, October 2020)

NEPC Review

Sylvia Celedón-Pattichis

March 2, 2021

Profiles of For-Profit and Nonprofit Education Management Organizations: Fifteenth Edition

Research Brief

Gary Miron, Charisse Gulosino, Christopher Shank, Najat Elgeberi, Caryn Davidson, Fanny Hernandez De Alvarez, Brandy Jurdzy, Judith Larsen, Dung Pham, Kelly Ruder, Laura Urdapilleta, and Jessica Urschel

February 25, 2021

“Deep Poverty”: What It Is and Why It Matters to Schools

Newsletter

February 23, 2021

NEPC Talks Education: An Interview with Kabria Baumgartner About Educational Activism

Podcasts

Christopher Saldaña and Kabria Baumgartner

February 18, 2021

NEPC Review: Remote Learning Is Here to Stay: Results from the First American School District Panel Survey (RAND Corporation, December 2020)

NEPC Review

David R. Garcia

February 16, 2021

Do School Reopenings Contribute to COVID’s Spread?

Newsletter

February 11, 2021

NEPC Review: School Accountability--Past, Present, and Future (Hoover Institution, November 2020)

NEPC Review

Gail L. Sunderman

February 10, 2021

NEPC Review: Toward Equitable School Choice (Hoover Institution, November 2020)

NEPC Review

Christopher Lubienski

February 5, 2021

Nope, We Can’t Educate Ourselves Out of the Recession. Here’s Why.

Newsletter

February 2, 2021

“Dataveillance,” Algorithmic Bias, and Other Concerns About Learning Management Systems

Newsletter

January 28, 2021

NEPC Review: Religious Charter Schools: Legally Permissible? Constitutionally Required? (Manhattan Institute, December 2020)

NEPC Review

Derek W. Black

January 26, 2021

NEPC Review: The Third Way: A Guide to Implementing Innovation Schools (Progressive Policy Institute, October 2020)

NEPC Review

Carrie Sampson and Sarah Diem

January 21, 2021

NEPC Talks Education: An Interview with Jack Schneider and Jennifer Berkshire About Their New Book

Podcasts

Christopher Saldaña, Jack Schneider, and Jennifer Berkshire

January 19, 2021

Civic Reasoning and Discourse Skills Were Sorely Lacking Among the Perpetrators of Last Week’s Attack on the Capitol. What Can Schools Do to Help?

Newsletter

January 14, 2021

62,596 Years of Instruction Are Lost Annually, and It Has Nothing to Do With COVID

Newsletter

January 12, 2021

NEPC Talks Education: An Interview with Terrenda White About Teacher Dissent

Podcasts

Christopher Saldaña and Terrenda White

December 17, 2020

The Price of Opportunity

Resource Document

December 15, 2020

Education Policy Satire is What We Need to End This Bear of a Year

Newsletter

December 15, 2020

Rethinking Class Size

Resource Document

Peter Blatchford and Anthony Russell

December 14, 2020

The Pandemic to Prison Pipeline: A Timely Q&A

Newsletter

December 10, 2020

Education in Stressful Times

FYI

December 9, 2020

NEPC Review: Creating Strong Building Blocks for Every Student: How Middle Schools Can Lay the Foundation for Rigorous High School Pathways (Center for American Progress, August 2020)

NEPC Review

Marisa Saunders and Cynthia Estrada

December 8, 2020

Reviews Worth Sharing: An Analysis of the Fiscal and Economic Impact of Georgia's Qualified Education Expense (Education Economics Center at Kennesaw State University, November 2020)

Reviews Worth Sharing

Kevin G. Welner

December 8, 2020

NEPC Review: Changes in the Performance of Students in Charter and District Sectors of U.S. Education: An Analysis of Nationwide Trends (The Program on Education Policy and Governance at Harvard University, September 2020)

NEPC Review

Yongmei Ni and Eunice S. Han

December 4, 2020

Higher Ed Alliances Expand Racial Justice Movement

Newsletter

December 1, 2020

What is TribalCrit?

Newsletter

November 26, 2020

An Agenda for Restoring Civil Rights in K-12 Federal Education Policy

Policy Memo

Janelle T. Scott, Genevieve Siegel-Hawley, Elizabeth DeBray, Erica Frankenberg, and Kathryn McDermott

November 24, 2020

What’s Next for PreK-12 Funding? Austerity, Subsistence or Investment?

Newsletter

November 19, 2020

NEPC Talks Education: An Interview with Ben Williamson About Education Technology

Podcasts

Christopher Saldaña and Ben Williamson

November 17, 2020

“Curriculum Punishment.” What It Is and Why You Need To Know About It Now

Newsletter

November 12, 2020

Amy Coney Barrett and Education: Where Does She Stand?

Newsletter

November 10, 2020

More Than One in Five Americans is Food Insecure. It’s Even Worse for Kids.

Newsletter

November 5, 2020

New Online Game Asks: What If We Funded Education Instead?

Newsletter

November 3, 2020

NEPC Review: Student Assessment During COVID-19 (Center for American Progress, September 2020)

NEPC Review

Gene V Glass, William J. Mathis, and David C. Berliner

October 30, 2020

Rethinking “Innovation Schools”: Strengths and Limitations of Autonomy-Based School Improvement Plans in Contexts of Widening Racial Inequality

Policy Brief

Terrenda White and Anna Noble

October 27, 2020

NEPC Review: Unleashing Educational Opportunity: The Untapped Potential of Expanded Tax Credit Scholarships in Pennsylvania (Commonwealth Foundation, August 2020)

NEPC Review

Bruce D. Baker

October 22, 2020

NEPC Talks Education: An Interview with Doris Santoro About Teacher Demoralization

Podcasts

Christopher Saldaña and Doris A. Santoro

October 20, 2020

Making Next Year Count: Equity in School Accountability (Bellwether Education Partners, Summer 2020)

NEPC Review

Ed Fuller

October 15, 2020

Education Scholar and Epidemiologist William Tate to Deliver 17th Annual Brown Lecture on October 22nd via Zoom

Newsletter

October 13, 2020

Community Schools Are Adapting to Remote Learning. Here’s How.

Newsletter

October 8, 2020

Scholars Strike Back Against Attacks on Anti-Racist Education

Newsletter

October 6, 2020

RBG and Education: A Legacy of Equity

Newsletter

October 1, 2020

School and Society in the Age of Trump

Newsletter

September 29, 2020

Research Panel: What’s Lost When the Lights Go Out in Brick and Mortar Schools?

FYI

Kevin G. Welner, Michael W. Apple, and Francesca López

September 25, 2020

Research Panel: Are Students “Behind” as a Result of School Closures and Reliance on Remote Education?

FYI

Kevin G. Welner, David R. Garcia, and Lorrie Shepard

September 25, 2020

Issues to Consider Before Adopting a Digital Platform or Learning Program

Policy Brief

Faith Boninger, Alex Molnar, and Michael K. Barbour

September 24, 2020

Want to Reduce Racism in Schools? Listen to These Students.

Newsletter

September 22, 2020

The Commercial Transformation of America’s Schools

Resource Document

Alex Molnar and Faith Boninger

September 21, 2020

NEPC Review: Special Education and Distance Learning: Supporting Students through the Pandemic (ExcelinEd, June 2020)

NEPC Review

Elizabeth B. Kozleski

September 17, 2020

NEPC Talks Education: An Interview with Janelle Scott About the Emergence of Learning Pods

Podcasts

Christopher Saldaña and Janelle T. Scott

September 15, 2020

The Pandemic and Preschool Education in Five Charts

Newsletter

September 10, 2020

#ScholarStrike May Be Especially Relevant to Education Scholars

Newsletter

September 8, 2020

Seven Ways Research Can Guide Schools’ Recovery from the Coronavirus

Newsletter

September 3, 2020

Lighter Screen Use During Dark Days: Tips for Lessening the Role of Edtech in Remote Instruction During the Pandemic

Newsletter

August 27, 2020

To Reopen or Not to Reopen: Equity-Related Arguments For and Against Resuming In-Person Instruction This Fall

Newsletter

August 20, 2020

Practical Advice on Addressing Racial Justice in K-12 Schools: A Q&A with Gloria Ladson-Billings

Newsletter

August 13, 2020

The Misguided Push to Reintroduce Standardized Testing During the Pandemic

Newsletter

August 6, 2020

From Katrina to COVID-19: How Disaster, Federal Neglect, and the Market Compound Racial Inequities

Policy Memo

Kristen L. Buras

July 28, 2020

We All Want More Teachers of Color, Right?: Concerns and Considerations about the Emergent Consensus

Policy Brief

Thomas M. Philip and Anthony L. Brown

July 21, 2020

Teaching in Troubled Times: A Q&A With a Trauma Expert

Newsletter

July 16, 2020

The Most Important School Desegregation Case You’ve Never Heard Of

Newsletter

July 10, 2020

Michelle Renée Valladares, Ph.D. and Kate Somerville on COVID-19's Impact on K-12 Education

FYI

Michelle Renée Valladares and Kate Somerville

July 8, 2020

Big Claims, Little Evidence, Lots of Money: The Reality Behind the Summit Learning Program and the Push to Adopt Digital Personalized Learning Platforms

Research Brief

Faith Boninger, Alex Molnar, and Christopher Saldaña

June 25, 2020

New Concerns Raised About a Well-Known Digital Learning Platform

Resource Document

Valerie Strauss, Alex Molnar, and Faith Boninger

June 25, 2020

Education Interview of the Month: Christopher Saldaña Interviews Diane Ravitch About Privatization

FYI

Christopher Saldaña and Diane Ravitch

June 16, 2020

NEPC Review: Are Charter Schools Safer than District-Run Schools? (Reason Foundation, April 2020)

NEPC Review

Bruce Fuller

June 9, 2020

Austerity, Subsistence, or Investment: Will Congress and the President Choose to Bail Out Our Children’s Future?

Policy Memo

Frank Adamson, Allison Brown, and Kevin G. Welner

June 4, 2020

A Few Weeks of Webinars

Newsletter

June 2, 2020

NEPC Statement about Police Violence and Civil Unrest

FYI

Kevin G. Welner

May 31, 2020

NEPC Review: Comparing Ed Reforms: Assessing the Experimental Research on Nine K-12 Education Reforms (EdChoice, April 2020)

NEPC Review

Bruce D. Baker

May 27, 2020

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