NEPC Review: Underachieving and Underenrolled: Chronically Low-Performing Schools in the Post-Pandemic Era (Thomas B. Fordham Institute, September 2024) NEPC Review Sally Nuamah January 29, 2025
What Would It Mean if President-Elect Trump Dismantled the US Department of Education? Resource Document Kevin G. Welner December 12, 2024
NEPC Review: Searching for the Tipping Point: Scaling up Public School Choice Spurs Citywide Gains (Public Policy Institute, October 2024) NEPC Review David R. Garcia December 4, 2024
NEPC Review: Reassessing ESSA Implementation: An Equity Analysis of School Accountability Systems (EdTrust, September 2024) NEPC Review Derek Gottlieb November 20, 2024
NEPC Review: Did the Emergence of Ohio Charter Schools Help or Harm Students Who Remained in District Schools? (Thomas B. Fordham Institute, March 2024) NEPC Review Bryan Mann June 20, 2024
The Potential for Land Use and Housing Reform to Address School Segregation and Educational Opportunity Policy Brief Genevieve Siegel-Hawley February 13, 2024
How Discriminatory Censorship Laws Imperil Public Education Policy Brief Jonathan Feingold and Joshua Weishart November 30, 2023
Jamaal Bowman Discusses the "More Teaching Less Testing Act of 2023" FYI Jamaal Bowman October 13, 2023
Truths My Teacher Can't Tell Me: The Politics of Today's Curriculum FYI Gloria Ladson-Billings October 13, 2023
NEPC Review: Qualified Education Expense Tax Credit: Economic Analysis (Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts, June 2023) NEPC Review David S. Knight September 27, 2023
Section 504 Plans: Examining Inequitable Access and Misuse Policy Brief Maria M. Lewis and Raquel Muñiz June 8, 2023
NEPC Review: School Choice Is Not Enough: The Impact of Critical Social Justice Ideology in American Education (Manhattan Institute, February 2023) NEPC Review Christine Sleeter and David R. Garcia May 3, 2023
NEPC Review: Assessing the National Landscape of Capital Expenditures for Public School Districts (Urban Institute, January 2023) NEPC Review Jeffrey Vincent April 20, 2023
NEPC Review: The Economic Cost of the Pandemic: State by State (Hoover Institution, January 2023) NEPC Review Clive Belfield March 7, 2023
NEPC Review: Off Track: An Assessment of Wisconsin’s Early Care and Learning System for Young Children (Badger Institute, September 2023) NEPC Review W. Steven Barnett January 31, 2023
NEPC Review: Empowering Parents with School Choice Reduces Wokeism in Education (Heritage Foundation, November 2022) NEPC Review Christine Sleeter and T. Jameson Brewer January 24, 2023
How Charter Schools Undermine Good Education Policymaking Policy Memo Helen F. Ladd November 10, 2022
A Civil Rights Framework for the Reauthorization of ESEA Policy Brief Elizabeth DeBray, Kara Finnigan, Janel George, and Janelle T. Scott October 11, 2022
State Accountability Rating Systems: A Review of School Report Cards as Indicators of School Quality Policy Brief Gail L. Sunderman June 23, 2022
NEPC Review: Priced Out of Public Schools: District Lines, Housing Access, and Inequitable Educational Options (Bellwether Education Partners, October 2021) NEPC Review Erica Frankenberg March 1, 2022
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
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: Capitalism in the 1619 Project (The Heritage Foundation, January 2021) NEPC Review Seth Rockman March 23, 2021
The (Mis)Treatment and (Non)Education of Unaccompanied Immigrant Children in the United States Policy Brief Ruth M. López March 9, 2021
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
Education Interview of the Month: Christopher Saldaña Interviews Jennifer Jellison Holme and Kara Finnigan About Educational and Urban Politics and Policymaking FYI Christopher Saldaña, Jennifer Jellison Holme, and Kara Finnigan February 18, 2020
Education Interview of the Month: Greg Smith Interviews Suzanne Eckes and Julie Mead About Privatization and Discrimination FYI Gregory A. Smith, Suzanne E. Eckes, and Julie F. Mead January 22, 2019
Organizing and Managing Instruction in US Public School Districts: Considerations for Families, Communities, and States Policy Brief Donald J. Peurach and Maxwell Yurkofsky September 27, 2018
Education Interview of the Month: Greg Smith Interviews Patricia Gándara on Immigration FYI Gregory A. Smith and Patricia Gándara September 18, 2018
Reviews Worth Sharing: Focusing on School Safety After Parkland (The Heritage Foundation, March 2018) Reviews Worth Sharing Dustin Pappas and Meredith Mountford July 3, 2018
Education Interview of the Month: Greg Smith Interviews Michael Barbour and Bryan Mann on Virtual Schools FYI Gregory A. Smith, Michael K. Barbour, and Bryan Mann May 17, 2018
How Voucher Advocates Created a Blue-State Loophole to Trump’s Tax Law Policy Memo Kevin G. Welner January 24, 2018
Our Children Deserve Better: A Call to Resist Washington’s Dangerous Vision for U.S. Education FYI Education Deans for Justice and Equity September 6, 2017
NEPC Review: Leveraging ESSA to Support Quality-School Growth (Thomas B. Fordham Institute and Education Cities, March 2017) NEPC Review Gail L. Sunderman June 13, 2017
Community Schools: An Evidence-Based Strategy for Equitable School Improvement Policy Brief Jeannie Oakes, Anna Maier, and Julia Daniel June 5, 2017
Virtual Schools in the U.S. 2017 Research Brief Alex Molnar, Gary Miron, Charisse Gulosino, Christopher Shank, Caryn Davidson, Michael K. Barbour, Luis A. Huerta, Sheryl Rankin Shafer, Jennifer King Rice, and David Nitkin April 11, 2017
Making the Most of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) – Helping States Focus on School Equity, Quality and Climate FYI William R. Penuel, Elizabeth J. Meyer, and Michelle Renée Valladares January 4, 2017
Making the Most of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) – Helping States Focus on School Equity, Quality and Climate Policy Memo William R. Penuel, Elizabeth J. Meyer, and Michelle Renée Valladares November 15, 2016
NEPC Review: Dramatic Action, Dramatic Improvement: The Research on School Turnaround (Center for American Progress, March 2015) NEPC Review Tina Trujillo May 11, 2015
Virtual Schools in the U.S. 2015: Politics, Performance, Policy, and Research Evidence Research Brief Alex Molnar, Luis A. Huerta, Michael K. Barbour, Gary Miron, Sheryl Rankin Shafer, and Charisse Gulosino March 10, 2015
Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act: Time to Move Beyond Test-Focused Policies Policy Memo Kevin G. Welner and William J. Mathis February 12, 2015
NEPC Review: Proposed 2015 Federal Teacher Preparation Regulations (U.S. Department of Education, December 2014) NEPC Review Kevin K. Kumashiro January 12, 2015
Review of The State Education Agency: At the Helm, Not the Oar NEPC Review Peter W. Cookson, Jr. June 17, 2014
NEPC Review: New York City's Children First: Lessons in School Reform (Center for American Progress, March 2014) NEPC Review Randall Reback June 3, 2014
Review of A New Frontier: Utilizing Charter Schooling to Strengthen Rural Education NEPC Review Craig Howley March 13, 2014
Virtual Schools in the U.S. 2014: Politics, Performance, Policy, and Research Evidence Research Brief Alex Molnar, Luis A. Huerta, Jennifer King Rice, Sheryl Rankin Shafer, Michael K. Barbour, Gary Miron, Charisse Gulosino, and Brian Horvitz March 4, 2014
Teach for America: A Return to the Evidence Policy Brief Julian Vasquez Heilig and Su Jin Jez January 7, 2014
Review of Two Presentations on the Portfolio School Model NEPC Review Elizabeth DeBray and Huriya Jabbar October 8, 2013
Is American Education on a Bad Track? Resource Document Kevin G. Welner and Carol C. Burris August 8, 2013
Research-Based Options for Education Policymaking - 2013 Collection Policy Brief William J. Mathis June 13, 2013
Virtual Schools in the U.S. 2013: Politics, Performance, Policy, and Research Evidence Research Brief Alex Molnar, Gary Miron, Luis A. Huerta, Jennifer King Rice, Larry Cuban, Brian Horvitz, Charisse Gulosino, and Sheryl Rankin Shafer May 2, 2013
How Recent Education Reforms Undermine Local School Governance and Democratic Education Policy Brief Kenneth R. Howe and David E. Meens October 16, 2012
NEPC Review: Parent Power: Grass-Roots Activism and K-12 Education Reform (American Enterprise Institute, July 2012) NEPC Review Michelle Fine and Stan Karp September 6, 2012
Missing the Target? The Parent Trigger as a Strategy for Parental Engagement and School Reform Policy Memo Christopher Lubienski, Janelle T. Scott, John Rogers, and Kevin G. Welner September 5, 2012
Researchers as Resources: A List of Experts Who Can Speak to the Overall Knowledge Base on Important Education Issues Policy Memo Kevin G. Welner, William J. Mathis, and Alex Molnar January 23, 2012
The "Common Core" Standards Initiative: An Effective Reform Tool? Policy Brief William J. Mathis July 21, 2010
Urban School Decentralization and the Growth of "Portfolio Districts" Policy Brief Kenneth Saltman June 2, 2010
NEPC Review: Teacher Layoffs: Rethinking "Last Hired, First Fired" Policies (National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ), February 2010) NEPC Review Richard Ingersoll and Lisa Merrill May 12, 2010
NEPC Review: Behind the Curtain: Assessing the Case for National Standards (February 2010) NEPC Review William J. Mathis April 21, 2010
NEPC Review: The Shaping of the American Mind: The Diverging Influences of the College Degree & Civic Learning on American Beliefs (December 2009) NEPC Review Gregory J. Marchant March 17, 2010
Schools Without Diversity: Education Management Organizations, Charter Schools, and the Demographic Stratification... Research Brief Gary Miron, Jessica Urschel, William J. Mathis, and Elana Tornquist February 5, 2010
Reviews Worth Sharing: Leaders and Laggards: A State-by-State Report Card on Educational Innovation (November 2009) Reviews Worth Sharing Bob Williams December 16, 2009
Universal Access to a Quality Education: Research and Recommendations for the Elimination of Curricular Stratification Legislative Brief Carol C. Burris, Kevin G. Welner, and Jennifer Bezoza December 14, 2009
Reviews Worth Sharing: Tracking and Detracking: High Achievers in Massachusetts Middle Schools (December 2009) Reviews Worth Sharing Kevin G. Welner December 14, 2009
NEPC Review: Weighted Student Formula Yearbook 2009 (April 2009) NEPC Review Bruce D. Baker May 13, 2009
NCLB’s Ultimate Restructuring Alternatives: Do they Improve the Quality of Education? Policy Brief William J. Mathis April 8, 2009
NEPC Review: "Plotting School Choice" and "In Need of Improvement" (November 2008) NEPC Review Meredith P. Richards and Jennifer Jellison Holme January 27, 2009
The Intersection of Race, Culture, Language, and Disability: Implications for Urban Education Resource Document Janette K. Klingner January 1, 2009
Fellows’ Education Letters to the President Policy Brief Peter W. Cookson, Jr. and Kevin G. Welner December 29, 2008
Multiple Pathways: 21st Century High Schools that Prepare All Students for College, Career and Civic Participation Legislative Brief Marisa Saunders and Christopher A. Chrisman December 1, 2008
NEPC Review: High-Achieving Students in the Era of NCLB (Thomas B. Fordham Institute, June 2008) NEPC Review Gregory Camilli July 29, 2008
NEPC Review: The Effect of Special Education Vouchers on Public School Achievement: Evidence from Florida's McKay Scholarship Program (Manhattan Institute, April 2008) NEPC Review John T. Yun May 22, 2008
NEPC Review: The Turnaround Challenge: Why America’s Best Opportunity to Dramatically Improve Student Achievement Lies in Our Worst-Performing Schools (December 2007) NEPC Review Patrick McQuillan April 24, 2008
School Choice: Evidence and Recommendations Policy Brief David Arsen, Clive Belfield, Marisa Cannata, Wendy C. Chi, Casey Cobb, Stephanie Evergreen, Gregg Garn, Christopher Lubienski, Julie F. Mead, Roslyn Arlin Mickelson, Gary Miron, Yongmei Ni, Stephanie Southworth, Jessica Urschel, and Terri S. Wilson March 20, 2008
Accountability, Rigor, and Detracking Resource Document Carol C. Burris, Edward W. Wiley, and Kevin G. Welner March 1, 2008
Negotiating Public and Private: Philosophical Frameworks for School Choice Policy Brief Terri S. Wilson March 1, 2008
School Choice and Segregation by Race, Class, and Achievement Policy Brief Roslyn Arlin Mickelson, Martha Bottia, and Stephanie Southworth March 1, 2008
Charter Ranking Roulette: An Analysis of Reports That Grade States’ Charter School Laws Resource Document Wendy C. Chi and Kevin G. Welner January 1, 2008
Schooling and the Construction of Identity Among Minority Students in Spain and the United States Resource Document Janette K. Klingner January 1, 2008
'Restoring Value' to the High School Diploma: The Rhetoric and Practice of Higher Standards Policy Brief W. Norton Grubb October 20, 2007
NEPC Review: End It, Don't Mend It: What to Do with No Child Left Behind (September 2007) NEPC Review Bruce Fuller October 8, 2007
NEPC Review: Answering the Question That Matters Most: Has Student Achievement Increased Since No Child Left Behind? (June 2007) NEPC Review John T. Yun June 26, 2007
NEPC Review: How Much Are Public School Teachers Paid? (Manhattan Institute, January 2007) NEPC Review Lawrence Mishel and Sean P. Corcoran February 19, 2007
The Promises and Pitfalls of Alternative Teacher Compensation Approaches Policy Brief Debbi C. Harris January 1, 2007
The Use of Assessment for Curricular Differentiation Resource Document Kevin G. Welner and K. Martinez January 1, 2007
Race-Conscious Policies for Assigning Students to Schools: Social Science Research and the Supreme Court Cases Resource Document Robert L. Linn and Kevin G. Welner January 1, 2007
Supplemental Education Services under NCLB: Emerging Evidence and Policy Issues Policy Brief Patricia Burch January 1, 2007
NEPC Review: Giving Students the Chaff: How to Find and Keep the Teachers We Need (September 2006) NEPC Review Ash Vasudeva and Raymond Pecheone October 25, 2006
NEPC Review: Segregation Levels in Cleveland Public Schools and the Cleveland Voucher Program (August 2006) NEPC Review Gary W. Ritter October 5, 2006
NEPC Review: The State of State Standards 2006 (Thomas B. Fordham Institute, August 2006) NEPC Review Kenneth R. Howe September 11, 2006
The Special Education Referral and Decision-Making Process for English Language Learners: Child Study Team Meetings and Staffing Resource Document Janette K. Klingner May 9, 2006
English Language Learners Who Struggle with Reading: Language Acquisition or Learning Disabilities? Resource Document Janette K. Klingner January 18, 2006
K-12 Race-Conscious Student Assignment Policies: Law, Social Science, and Diversity Resource Document Kevin G. Welner January 1, 2006
Separate But Superior? A Review of Issues and Data Bearing on Single-Sex Education Policy Brief Gerald W. Bracey January 1, 2006
The Accuracy and Effectiveness of Adequate Yearly Progress, NCLB's School Evaluation System Policy Brief William J. Mathis January 1, 2006
Language Planning Challenges and Prospects in Native American Communities and Schools Policy Brief Mary Eunice, Romero Little, and Teresa L. McCarty January 1, 2006
Alternative Approaches to the Politics of Detracking Resource Document Kevin G. Welner and Carol C. Burris January 1, 2006
Cultural Considerations with Response to Intervention Models Resource Document Janette K. Klingner and P. Edwards January 1, 2006
The Soft Bigotry of Low Expenditures Resource Document Kevin G. Welner and D. Q. Weitzman January 1, 2005
High-Stakes Testing and Student Achievement: Problems for the No Child Left Behind Act Research Brief Sharon L. Nichols, Gene V Glass, and David C. Berliner January 1, 2005
The Impact of the Adequate Yearly Progress Requirement of the Federal "No Child Left Behind" Act on Schools in the Great Lakes Research Brief Edward W. Wiley, William J. Mathis, and David R. Garcia January 1, 2005
Addressing the Disproportionate Representation of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students in Special Education through Resource Document Janette K. Klingner January 1, 2005
Evolution of Federal Policy and Implications of No Child Left Behind For Language Minority Students Policy Brief Wayne Wright January 1, 2005
Does the No Child Left Behind Act Improve Schools and Increase Educational Opportunity? Legacy Publication Harold Berlak January 1, 2005
Closing the Achievement Gap by Detracking Resource Document Carol C. Burris and Kevin G. Welner January 1, 2005
Can Irrational Become Unconstitutional? NCLB’s 100% Presuppositions Resource Document Kevin G. Welner January 1, 2005
Educational Equity and School Structure: School Size, Overcrowding, and Schools-Within-Schools Resource Document D. Ready, V. Lee, and Kevin G. Welner January 1, 2004
The Overrepresentation of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students in Special Education Resource Document Kevin G. Welner January 1, 2004
Reform Florida Policy Brief Alex Molnar, Douglas N. Harris, Lisa Abrams, Madhabi Chatterji, Mary Lee Smith, Sherman Dorn, Tim Hacsi, and Victoria-Maria MacDonald January 1, 2004
Social Welfare, the Neo-Conservative Turn, and Educational Opportunity Resource Document Michele S. Moses January 1, 2004
The State of Teacher Education in California: A Report Addressed to Faculty, Students, and the Public Legacy Publication Harold Berlak January 1, 2004
Rethinking Expert Testimony in Education Rights Legislation Resource Document Kevin G. Welner and Haggai Kupermintz January 1, 2004
Breaking the Code: Colorado's Defeat of the Anti-Bilingual Education Initiative (Amendment 31) Resource Document Kathy Escamilla, Sheila Shannon, Silvana Carlos, and J. García January 1, 2003
When Should Bilingual Students Be in Special Education? Resource Document Janette K. Klingner and Alfredo J. Artiles January 1, 2003
Important Publications in the Field of LD in Light of Imminent Topics Resource Document Russell Gersten, Linda K. Elksnin, Daniel Boudah, Janette K. Klingner, and David Scanlon January 1, 2003
Testimony on AZ's Desegregation Funding Mechanism Prepared for Presentation to the Sunset Review Comm. of the AZ Legislature Legacy Publication Alex Molnar January 1, 2003
School Choice and the Pressure to Perform: Déjà Vu for Children with Disabilities? Resource Document Kenneth R. Howe and Kevin G. Welner January 1, 2002
The Changing Roles and Responsibilities of an LD Specialist Resource Document S. Vaughn and Janette K. Klingner January 1, 2002
School Reform Proposals: The Research Evidence Executive Summaries Policy Brief W. Steven Barnett, Jeremy D. Finn, Craig Howley, Douglas Downey, Catherine A. Lugg, Barak Rosenshine, Robert M. Carini, Haggai Kupermintz, Ulrich C. Reitzug, Gerald W. Bracey, and Alex Molnar January 1, 2002
School Reform Proposals: The Research Evidence Policy Brief Alex Molnar, W. Steven Barnett, Jeremy D. Finn, Craig Howley, Douglas Downey, Catherine A. Lugg, Barak Rosenshine, Robert M. Carini, Haggai Kupermintz, Ulrich C. Reitzug, and Gerald W. Bracey January 1, 2002
Tracking in an Era of Standards: Low-Expectation Classes Meet High-Expectation Laws Resource Document Kevin G. Welner January 1, 2001
Class Size Reduction and Special Education Referrals and Placements Resource Document T. Parrish, Edward W. Wiley, and G. W. Bohrnstedt January 1, 2001
Moving Women from School to Work in Science: Curriculum Demands, Adult Identities, and Life Transitions Resource Document Margaret Eisenhart January 1, 2001
Disabling Discrimination in Our Public Schools: Comprehensive Legal Challenges to Inappropriate and Inadequate Special Education Resource Document Daniel J. Losen and Kevin G. Welner January 1, 2001
Legal Rights, Local Wrongs: When Community Control Collides with Educational Equity Resource Document Kevin G. Welner January 1, 2001
Defusing Environmental Education: An Evaluation of the Critique of the Environmental Education Movement Policy Brief Gregory A. Smith January 1, 2000
A Comparison of the Performance of the Milwaukee Public Schools and School Systems in Selected Other Cities Policy Brief Gerald W. Bracey January 1, 2000
Ultimate Education Reform? Make Schools Smaller Policy Brief Gregory A. Smith, Gerald W. Bracey, and William Ayers January 1, 2000
New Directions in American Educational History: Problems and Prospects Resource Document Ruben Donato and Marvin Lazerson January 1, 2000
Sustaining Research-Based Practices in Reading: A Three-Year Follow-Up Resource Document M. E. Arguelles, M. T. Hughes, Janette K. Klingner, and S. Vaughn January 1, 1999
Teaching Reading Comprehension Through Collaborative Strategic Reading Intervention Resource Document S. Vaughn and Janette K. Klingner January 1, 1999
A Collaborative Effort to Enhance Reading and Writing Instruction in Inclusion Classrooms Resource Document Janette K. Klingner, S. Vaughn, M. T. Hughes, and J. S. Schumm January 1, 1998
Alex Molnar's Testimony to the Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus Legacy Publication Alex Molnar January 1, 1998
Collaborative Strategic Reading During Social Studies in Heterogeneous Fourth-Grade Classrooms Resource Document J. S. Schumm, S. Vaughn, and Janette K. Klingner January 1, 1998
Inclusion or Pull-Out: Which Do Students Prefer? Resource Document Janette K. Klingner, J. W. Forgan, P. Cohen, S. Vaughn, and J. S. Schumm January 1, 1998
Outcomes for Students With and Without Learning Disabilities in Inclusive Classrooms Resource Document S. Vaughn, J. S. Schumm, B. Elbaum, M. T. Hughes, and Janette K. Klingner January 1, 1998
Reciprocal Teaching of Reading Comprehension Strategies for Students with Learning Disabilities Who Use English as a Second La Resource Document Janette K. Klingner and S. Vaughn January 1, 1996
Students' Views of Instructional Practices: Implications for Inclusion Resource Document Janette K. Klingner, S. Vaughn, L. Saumell, and J. S. Schumm January 1, 1995
Defining Reality: Applying Double Description and Chaos Theory to the Practice of Practice Resource Document Margaret D. LeCompte January 1, 1994
Standards, Assessment, and Equality of Educational Opportunity Resource Document Kenneth R. Howe January 1, 1994
Liberal Democracy, Equal Educational Opportunity and the Challenge of Multiculturalism Resource Document Kenneth R. Howe January 1, 1992
The New Push for Excellence: Widening the Schism Between Regular and Special Education Resource Document Lorrie Shepard January 1, 1987
Specialists' Use of Tests and Clinical Judgment in the Diagnosis of Learning Disabilities Resource Document W. A. Davis January 1, 1983
An Evaluation of the Identification of Learning Disabled Students in Colorado Resource Document Mary Lee Smith January 1, 1983
Characteristics of Pupils Identified as Learning Disabled Resource Document Mary Lee Smith January 1, 1983