Events
The Horizon: Events and Virtual Events in the Education Sector
FutureEd is sharing upcoming events in the education policy world. If you would like to add…
Webinar: Unfinished Agenda: The Future of Standards-Based School Reform
Sharp declines in reading and math scores during the pandemic have highlighted the continuing need…
Webinar: Local Perspectives on Spending Covid-Relief Aid
With billions in federal Covid-relief aid flowing to K-12 schools, what do we know about…
Webinar: The Real Story on Teacher Shortages—and Possible Solutions
What do we know about teacher shortages nationally and in specific locations and academic subjects?…
Webinar: Delivering for Highest-Need Students Post-Pandemic
Even before Covid-19, many students faced huge learning gaps—particularly those who are homeless, incarcerated, or…
Webinar: Closing the Student Attendance Gap
A new FutureEd report on attendance trends suggests that student absenteeism during the pandemic has…
Webinar: Using Federal Relief Funds to Support America’s Students
Federal Covid-19 relief packages have delivered an unprecedented infusion of funding to states and local…
Webinar: Innovations in Teaching During the Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on the education sector. But it has also led…
Voices from the Classroom: Teachers on Teaching in a Pandemic
After months of working with students online and in hybrid settings, six teachers from across…
Common Sense: What’s Missing from Evidence-Based Education Policy
How can researchers make their work more valuable and accessible to practitioners and…
D.C.’s Public School Lottery: A Look Back, a Look Forward
FutureEd, PAVE, and the Georgetown University DC Public Policy Initiative hosted a policy forum…
Archive–What Teachers Think: Results from a New International Survey
FutureEd is pleased to join the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in releasing…
Watch: Building a 21st Century School System
View the Discussion Two decades ago, Andreas Schleicher proposed a test that would compare academic…
Should College Be Free? A FutureEd Event
Here’s the live stream of our conversation on Free College. Click here to view…
June 11 Event: Transforming Public School Teaching in DC
FutureEd and The Georgetown University DC Public Policy Initiative are co-hosting a policy briefing and panel…
Beyond Ideology: A Bipartisan Approach to Education Reform
FutureEd Director Thomas Toch led a panel discussion at the Yale School of Management Education…
Event Today: “Making College Work” Panel
In their new book, Making College Work, Georgetown University Professor Harry J. Holzer and Urban…
FutureEd Event: Chronic Absenteeism and ESSA
Required by the federal Every Student Succeeds Act to go beyond test scores to assess…
Ed Writers Conference Brings 600+ to Georgetown
The Georgetown University campus was overrun by education reporters, researchers and advocates last week as…
FutureEd Director Welcomes Reporters, Researchers to EWA National Seminar
FutureEd recently co-hosted the 70th Education Writers Association national seminar at Georgetown with the McCourt…
FutureEd, McCourt School Co-Hosted EWA Conference
Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy and McCourt-based FutureEd hosted the 2017 annual…