The Brown Center Report on American Education provides an accurate, nonpartisan, data-driven account of American elementary and secondary education. First published in 2000,the report continues to use
The Brown Center Report on American Education provides an accurate, nonpartisan, data-driven account of American elementary and secondary education. Its purpose is four-fold: to determine the directio
An overarching theme of this year's report is that events in the field of education are not always as they appear to be ?and that is especially so with test scores. Whether it's commentators perpetrat
The 2012 Brown Center Report on American Education distills the results of studies to examine the state of education in the United States. In particular, the report focuses on education policy, studen
The Brown Center Report on American Education provides an accurate, nonpartisan, data-driven account of American elementary and secondary education. First published in 2000, the report continues to us
Standards for education achievement are under scrutiny throughout the industrial world. In this technological age, student performance in mathematics is seen as being particularly important. For more
Standards for education achievement are under scrutiny throughout the industrial world. In this technological age, student performance in mathematics is seen as being particularly important. For more
Provides a balanced analysis of the role of teachers' unions in education reform. Asks whether unions affect educational productivity in terms of impact on student achievement, and analyzes how unions
Fourteen leading American scholars contribute to this collection of 14 papers presented at an October 1999 conference held in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and organized by the Program on Education Policy
"Analyzes the potential costs and benefits of school choice and discusses policy mechanisms that would maximize its benefits while mitigating its social costs, specifically in terms of racial and reli
This second volume from the National Working Commission on Choice in K-12 Education examines the connections between school choice and the goals of equity and efficiency in education. The contributors
The average Black or Hispanic high school student currently achieves at about the same level as the average white student in the lowest quartile of white achievement. This book describes promising str
Brookings Papers on Education Policy provides the latest thinking from nationally recognized experts on policy issues affecting grades K-12.Tentative contents include:? Is Small Really Better? Barbara
The chapters appearing in this text were originally presented at a November 2001 conference at the U. of Notre Dame, which was held to celebrate Robert Dreeben's lifelong contributions to the sociolog
