How to Close the Opportunity Gap: Key Policy Recommendations
Publication Date: Mon, 2013-05-13Organization: National Education Policy Center Type: Policy Category: Equitable instructional materials and policies NEPC Policy RecommendationsThe National...
View ArticleThe State of Preschool 2012
National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) has tracked preschool enrollment and funding data in the country for over a decade. Its latest annual "State of Preschool" report presents an...
View Article59 Years After Brown vs. Board, an "Education Spring" Is Here
May 17th is the 59th anniversary of the historic Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision. Decades later, students, parents, teacher and advocates are still fighting against education...
View ArticleThe "Dirty Dozen": How Charters Influence Enrollment
Proponents of charter schools and charter expansion consistently overlook serious issues with how these schools can selectively shape their student enrollment. A report from the National Education...
View ArticleEnding Suspensions Is a Team Effort
In an inspiring display of cross-sector collaboration, the New York City School-Justice Partnership Task Force has released an action plan for NYC officials to reduce the use of suspensions, summonses,...
View ArticleAn Education Declaration to Rebuild America
Every revolution needs a declaration. Against a backdrop of surging grassroots discontent with how the nation's K-12 public schools are currently governed, a diverse coalition of leaders from across...
View ArticleTime to Reset the Education Agenda
By, Jeff Bryant, Education Opportunity NetworkMonths of protests by education and community organizers are unifying diverse factions across the nation in an effort to reverse education policy mandates...
View Article2013 KIDS COUNT Data Book
Publication Date: Tue, 2013-07-09Organization: Annie E. Casey Foundation Type: Data Category: Early Care and Education kidscount-databook2013.pdfThe 2013 KIDS COUNT Data Book provides a detailed...
View ArticleLost Opportunity 50 State Report
Publication Date: Wed, 2009-09-23 Type: Report Lost Opportunity 50 State ReportIn Lost Opportunity: A 50 State Report on the Opportunity to Learn in America, the Schott Foundation for Public...
View ArticleSegregation Through Charter Schools in North Carolina
Newly released data from the National Bureau of Economic Research, shows that charter schools in North Carolina are becoming increasingly segregated and provide a way for white families to secede from...
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