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U.S. Supreme Court Decision Sounds Death Knell for Race-Conscious College Admissions Policies: A Q&A With Gary Orfield

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February 1, 2022

False and Misleading Information About CRT Prevents Report From Being a Serious Guide to Lawmaking

December 14, 2021

NEPC Review: How to Regulate Critical Race Theory in Schools: A Primer and Model Legislation (Manhattan Institute, August 2021)

NEPC Review

Kevin D. Brown

December 14, 2021

Ed Law Scholars File Brief in U.S. Supreme Court Case on State Funding for Religious Schools

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November 30, 2021

Carson v. Makin Amicus Brief

Resource Document

November 30, 2021

Understanding the Attacks on Critical Race Theory

Policy Memo

Francesca López, Alex Molnar, Royel Johnson, Ashley Patterson, LaWanda Ward, and Kevin K. Kumashiro

September 23, 2021

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

Report from Federal Reserve Bank Comes Up Short

June 22, 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

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

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May 11, 2021

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

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April 27, 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

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

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March 4, 2021

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

NEPC Review

Derek W. Black

January 26, 2021

Amy Coney Barrett and Education: Where Does She Stand?

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November 10, 2020

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

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October 13, 2020

RBG and Education: A Legacy of Equity

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October 1, 2020

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

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July 10, 2020

A Few Weeks of Webinars

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June 2, 2020

Incarcerated Children During the Pandemic

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April 30, 2020

Children’s Data Privacy During COVID-19 Closures: 10 Questions to Ask

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April 9, 2020

Investing for "Impact" or Investing for Profit? Social Impact Bonds, Pay for Success, and the Next Wave of Privatization of Social Services and Education

Policy Brief

Martin Carnoy and Roxana Marachi

February 4, 2020

Landmark Voucher Case Could Foster Discrimination and Further Lower the Church-State Wall of Separation

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January 30, 2020

NEPC Review: Commercial Cash: How NY Schools Can Raise Extra Money Without Raising Taxes (Urban Institute, September 2019)

NEPC Review

William S. Koski

November 19, 2019

Six Ways Trump “Public Benefits” Policies Could Harm Children

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August 22, 2019

From Black Armbands to Instagram: Tinker + 50

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July 25, 2019

Backpedaling on Brown: The Re-Segregation of Our Nation’s Schools

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May 16, 2019

Unz-der the Radar: The Quiet, Final Blow to English-First Language Policies

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April 11, 2019

Voluntary Integration in the Age of Trump: A Q&A with NEPC Fellow Erica Frankenberg

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April 9, 2019

Advice on Keeping Immigrant Students Safe at School

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April 4, 2019

Betsy DeVos’s Proposed Title IX Regulations: A Q&A with NEPC Fellow Elizabeth Meyer

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February 28, 2019

Affirmative Action on Trial. Again.

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February 12, 2019

Education Interview of the Month: Greg Smith Interviews Suzanne Eckes and Julie Mead About Privatization and Discrimination

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Gregory A. Smith, Suzanne E. Eckes, and Julie F. Mead

January 22, 2019

The Lawsuit That Could Change the Face of Civics Education: A Q&A with NEPC Fellow Beth Rubin

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January 8, 2019

How School Privatization Opens the Door for Discrimination

Policy Brief

Julie F. Mead and Suzanne E. Eckes

December 6, 2018

Education Interview of the Month: Greg Smith Interviews Patricia Gándara on Immigration

Podcasts

Gregory A. Smith and Patricia Gándara

September 18, 2018

Education and the Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearings

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September 13, 2018

Five Resources to Help You Understand the Affirmative Action Debate

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July 25, 2018

New Jersey Desegregation Case Could Make Waves

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July 10, 2018

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