Closing the Excellence Gap

Latest Work

Sound And Fury
March 13, 2019

The Toll That Measles Outbreaks Take on Schools

Phyllis W. Jordan Raegen Miller
Sound And Fury
March 13, 2019

Measuring Social-Emotional Skills, Carefully

Laura Hamilton Brian Stecher
Reading List
March 14, 2019

Reinvigorating the Charter School Pipeline
Sound And Fury
March 4, 2019

The Case for College Behind Bars

Tiffany Jones Michelle Jones
News
March 19, 2019

The Churn: The Latest Moves in Education
FutureEd Index

The number of states allowing school security personnel to carry weapons in school:30

The number allowing other school employees to carry weapons:8

Source: Education Commission of the States
Sound And Fury Insights, Ideas, Opinions

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March 14, 2019

A New Lever for School Improvement: Student Surveys

Thomas Toch Raegen Miller
March 13, 2019

Fixing Schools Doesn't Have to be 'Disruptive'

Karin Chenoweth
March 13, 2019

A New Ally in the Fight Against Absenteeism: Pediatricians

Phyllis W. Jordan
FutureEd Reports In-depth Policy Analysis

Why It's Wrong to Write Off the SIG Program

Alan Ginsburg Marshall S. Smith
Verbatim

"I believe in the promise education provides as an equalizer and as a means of increasing social mobility."

Education, Equity

Lewis Ferebee Chancellor of DC Public Schools
Future U Podcasts on the Future of Higher Education

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March 6, 2019

Podcast: Exploring the Next Generation of Higher Ed
February 20, 2019

Podcast: Delivering Competency-Based Learning Online
February 5, 2019

Podcast: The Survival of Small Private Colleges
Reading List Valuable Contributions from Other Organizations
1 Mar 19, 2019
The Effects of the New Orleans School Reforms on Exclusionary Discipline
 2 Mar 14, 2019
Reinvigorating the Charter School Pipeline
 3 Mar 04, 2019
Transforming School Funding: A Guide to Implementing Student-Based Budgeting
FutureEd Interviews Voices in American Education

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January 2, 2019

Strengthening Standards, Teaching and Tests in a Deep Red State
December 12, 2018

How Money Matters for Student Achievement
November 20, 2018

Podcast: The Role of Principals in Advancing Quality Teaching
Annotation Perspectives on Key Education Publications
Oct 09, 2018
Charter Schools and Segregation: What the Research Says
 Jun 14, 2018
Parsing the Plan to Expand D.C.'s Voucher Program
 Apr 17, 2018
Teacher Absenteeism, Substitute Shortages, and Student Achievement
Connect the Dots Individuals and Institutions Shaping Education Policy
Dec 04, 2018
Staying Power: TFA Alumni in Public Education
 Jan 09, 2018
Bob Hughes: From Equity Lawyer to Gates Strategist
 Jan 07, 2018
DeVos Decoded: Who, What, When and Where
Explainers Primers on Issues in the News
Feb 27, 2019
How $7 Billion Helped Students in Distressed Schools
 Nov 28, 2018
New Strategies for Measuring Poverty in Schools
 Oct 03, 2018
Elevating Teaching and Learning in Tennessee
Lab Partner Work by the Edunomics Lab
Oct 20, 2018
How Should States Weight Funding for Disadvantaged Students?
 Jun 04, 2018
College Credit in High School: Doing the Math on Costs
 Mar 30, 2018
Let's Not Miss the Opportunity In Weighted Student Funding Pilot