Class notes: Safety nets and housing, trends in teen pregnancy rates, and more
Housing quality, immigration and parental incarceration
Brookings Institution > EducationResearch on improving teaching and learning often lacks a holistic focus—a new collaborative research project hopes to change this
Omar Qargha outlines four key themes to inform a focus on the role of pedagogies in education system transformation.
Brookings Institution > EducationLatino representation in U.S. history textbooks falls short
Current Latino-focused content in history and social studies textbooks falls far short of what should be required in a country where the proportion of the Hispanic population is expected to grow to 29% by 2050, argue Ashley Rogers Berner and Viviana López Green.
Brookings Institution > EducationWhat works in childhood education and how are we going to pay for it?
On May 24, the Brookings Center on Children and Families hosted a private roundtable with policymakers, researchers, and think tank experts to discuss the state of research on early childhood educa…
Brookings Institution > EducationTeacher pensions systems are increasingly underfunded, making teachers vulnerable and salaries less attractive
According to Andrew G. Biggs, the reason teacher pension funding has suffered so much over the past two decades is that teacher pension plans overestimated the rate of return they would receive on their investment.
Brookings Institution > EducationSurvey: Principals say they need better-trained teachers and more resources to address student misbehavior
Rachel M. Perera and Melissa Kay Diliberti highlight two things principals say their schools need to reduce student misbehavior: better teacher preparation and more resources.
Brookings Institution > EducationLearning on the move: Resetting the agenda for education and learning in conflict-affected settings
Halimatou Hima discusses methods for better educating youths displaced by conflict.
Brookings Institution > EducationNoncredit workforce training programs are very popular. We know next to nothing about them.
Millions of students pursue Career and Technical Education training at community colleges each year, and these programs have the potential to address important skills gaps in the U.S. economy, write Ben Castleman and Xi Du.
Brookings Institution > EducationTeacher residencies offer compelling solution to staffing shortages, although at a large investment
Teacher residencies tailor teacher preparation to the needs of specific communities and can help increase diversity and improve stability in the teacher pipeline
Brookings Institution > Education3 big questions answered on “The Parent Trap” and how to support families
Kids start school around age five, and from then on, accounting for holidays, school breaks, and weekends, they only spend one out of every two days actually in a classroom. All told, children spen…
Brookings Institution > EducationMassive resistance to Brown’s integration decision purged Black educators
The failure to integrate school personnel was, and remains, a key part of the unfulfilled promise of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education.
Brookings Institution > EducationInternational education financing will make or break the SDGs
David Sengeh and Mathias Esmann underscore the importance of international education financing to advance sustainable development in Sierra Leone and beyond.
Brookings Institution > EducationImproving college access through financial aid transparency and FAFSA simplification
Continuing to improve college access, particularly for low-income students, begins with understanding the barriers students face in filling out the FAFSA and acquiring financial aid
Brookings Institution > EducationAdapting, innovating, and scaling foundational learning
The authors discuss lessons learned from the case of scaling Teaching at the Right Level in Botswana.
Brookings Institution > EducationRisks and opportunities of STEM education in Africa
Ruth Kagia discusses the risks and opportunities of STEM education in Africa. She explains ways that young girls and women can enter STEM-related fields and more broadly how to address “learning poverty” on the continent.
Brookings Institution > EducationEducator biases and organizational climates, together, produce racially disparate school discipline
While significant discipline disparities exist in our schools, our understanding of those disparities and their implications for policy and practice remains incomplete.
Brookings Institution > EducationKey lessons for the U.S. from analyses of student loan systems all around the world
The whole system of student loans can be made so much fairer, more efficient, more progressive, and simpler, with the institution of a single income-driven loan repayment system for all borrowers
Brookings Institution > EducationA primer on elementary and secondary education in the United States
Editor’s Note: This report is an excerpt, with minor edits, from Addressing Inequities in the US K-12 Education System, which first appeared in Rebuilding the Pandemic Economy, published by t…
Brookings Institution > EducationSparking creativity and addressing wicked problems via the new LSX model of collaboration
New research discusses how the Learning Sciences Exchange fellowship model uses collaboration to provide a framework for addressing pressing problems in education (and beyond).
Brookings Institution > EducationRacial disparities in the high school graduation gender gap
In previous work, we showed the wide gender gap in on-time high school graduation rates for the states where data broken down by sex is readily available. Here we repeat this analysis with more up-…
Brookings Institution > EducationThe complication with FAFSA simplification
The goal of the 2020 FAFSA Simplification Act is to make it easier for students to apply for financial aid by significantly reducing the number of questions on the FAFSA (Free Application for Feder…
Brookings Institution > EducationStudent loan pause has benefitted affluent borrowers the most, others may struggle when payments resume
Since March of 2020, payments and interest accumulation on most federal student loans have been paused. This “payment pause” provided immediate relief to millions of households with student loan de…
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