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What Sesame Place Can Teach Us About Fighting Implicit Bias

Newsletter

August 11, 2022

Five Ways to Encourage Equitable School Rezoning

Newsletter

August 4, 2022

The Secret Weapon for Fighting Teacher Attrition

Newsletter

July 28, 2022

The Trickiness of Charter School Waitlists

Newsletter

July 21, 2022

NEPC Review: Michigan Student Opportunity Scholarships: Overview and Fiscal Analysis (Mackinac Center, May 2022)

NEPC Review

Christopher Saldaña

July 14, 2022

The Dark Side of “Scientific Motherhood”

Newsletter

June 30, 2022

State Accountability Rating Systems: A Review of School Report Cards as Indicators of School Quality

Policy Brief

Gail L. Sunderman

June 23, 2022

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Three Ways Research-Practice Partnerships Can Support Equity-Based Reforms

Newsletter

June 16, 2022

What’s Wrong With Open Enrollment?

Newsletter

June 9, 2022

The Intriguing Association Between Principal Unionization and Charter School Academic Outcomes

Newsletter

June 2, 2022

The White Innocence Playbook

Newsletter

May 26, 2022

NEPC Review: Addressing Teacher Shortages: Practical Ideas for the Pandemic and Beyond (TNTP, February 2022)

NEPC Review

Ed Fuller

May 24, 2022

"Grow Your Own" Programs: Examining Potential and Pitfalls for a New Generation of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Community Teachers

Policy Brief

Conra D. Gist

May 19, 2022

The Pandemic’s Pernicious Effect on Preschool

Newsletter

May 17, 2022

The Outsourcing of Discrimination: Another SCOTUS Earthquake?

Policy Memo

Kevin G. Welner

May 12, 2022

NEPC Review: Pathways to Success: Exploring the Long-Term Outcomes of Alumni from Summit Public Schools (Summit Public Schools, September 2021)

NEPC Review

Audrey Amrein-Beardsley

May 10, 2022

It's Time to End Corporal Punishment

Newsletter

May 5, 2022

NEPC Review: From School Aid to Student Aid: Modernizing K-12 Funding in Michigan (Mackinac Center, March 2022)

NEPC Review

Bruce D. Baker

May 3, 2022

NEPC Talks Education: An Interview With Morgan Craven, Ellen Reddy, and Kameisha Smith About Corporal Punishment

Podcasts

Christopher Saldaña, Morgan Craven, Ellen Reddy, and Kameisha Smith

April 28, 2022

Five Real-World Lessons From Common Core State Standards Implementation

Newsletter

April 26, 2022

Four Ways School Choice Worsens Segregation

Newsletter

April 21, 2022

“Don’t Say Gay” Laws Are Nothing New

Newsletter

April 19, 2022

NEPC Talks Education: An Interview With Kristal Moore Clemons, Kendall Deas, and Jon Hale About Freedom Schools

Podcasts

Christopher Saldaña, Kristal Moore Clemons, Kendall Deas, and Jon Hale

April 14, 2022

Why Is the Charter Lobby So Upset About Biden’s Proposed Regulations?

Newsletter

Kevin G. Welner

April 13, 2022

Why In-School Suspension Is Not a Helpful Alternative

Newsletter

April 7, 2022

From Toxic to Productive Masculinity

Newsletter

April 5, 2022

Teachers Welcome Deprofessionalization

Newsletter

April 1, 2022

NEPC Review: Documenting Inequitable Patterns in Spending by Parent Teacher Associations, Parent Teacher Organizations, and "Friends of" Fundraising Groups at Illinois Public Schools (Urban Institute, February 2022)

NEPC Review

Maia Cucchiara

March 29, 2022

Transgender Students and Policy in K-12 Public Schools: Acknowledging Historical Harms and Taking Steps Toward a Promising Future

Policy Brief

Elizabeth J. Meyer, Bethy Leonardi, and Harper B. Keenan

March 24, 2022

How Rising Rents Harm Kids

Newsletter

March 22, 2022

NEPC Talks Education: An Interview With Wagma Mommandi and Kevin Welner About How Charter Schools Shape Their Enrollment

Podcasts

Christopher Saldaña, Wagma Mommandi, and Kevin G. Welner

March 17, 2022

NEPC Review: Fiscal Effects of School Choice: Analyzing the Costs and Savings of Private School Choice Programs in America (EdChoice, November 2021)

NEPC Review

Luis A. Huerta and Steven J. Koutsavlis

March 15, 2022

This Seemingly Benign Education App Seems Harmless. It Isn’t.

Newsletter

March 10, 2022

Should We Question the Purported Benefits of School Closures?

Newsletter

March 8, 2022

Is School Choice Really About Equity? Can It Be?

Newsletter

March 3, 2022

Don’t Go ‘Along’ With Corporate Schemes to Gather up Student Data

Resource Document

Faith Boninger and Alex Molnar

March 1, 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

The Student Mental Health Pandemic

Newsletter

February 24, 2022

NEPC Review: The Unexamined Rise of Therapeutic Education: How Social-Emotional Learning Extends K-12 Education’s Reach into Students’ Lives and Expands Teachers’ Roles (American Enterprise Institute, October 2021)

NEPC Review

Julia Mahfouz

February 22, 2022

NEPC Talks Education: An Interview With Raymond C. Pierce and Meagan Crowe About Social and Educational Policy

Podcasts

Christopher Saldaña, Raymond C. Pierce, and Meagan Crowe

February 17, 2022

NEPC Review: The Basic Education Program: How the Volunteer State’s Education Funding Formula Doesn’t Make the Grade (Beacon Center of Tennessee, November 2021)

NEPC Review

David S. Knight

February 15, 2022

Why NEPC Pulled Its Podcast From Spotify

Newsletter

February 10, 2022

NEPC Review: Representation of Social Groups in U.S. Educational Materials and Why It Matters (New America, December 2021)

NEPC Review

Christine Sleeter

February 8, 2022

Six Tips for Improving Partnerships Between Researchers and K-12 Educators

Newsletter

February 3, 2022

U.S. Supreme Court Decision Sounds Death Knell for Race-Conscious College Admissions Policies: A Q&A With Gary Orfield

Newsletter

February 1, 2022

New Report Details the School-Level Impact of the Anti-CRT Conflict Campaign

Newsletter

January 27, 2022

NEPC Review: Equity Elementary: “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” Staff in Public Schools (Heritage Foundation, October 2021)

NEPC Review

Edward García Fierros

January 25, 2022

NEPC Talks Education: An Interview With Derek Briggs and Scott Marion About State and National Test Results

Podcasts

Christopher Saldaña, Derek C. Briggs, and Scott Marion

January 20, 2022

NEPC Review: Charter School Funding: Dispelling Myths about EMOs, Expenditure Patterns, & Nonpublic Dollars (University of Arkansas Department of Education Reform, October 2021)

NEPC Review

Mark Weber

January 18, 2022

Opportunity to Learn Indicators: Why They Matter More Than Ever Right Now

Newsletter

January 13, 2022

Is This Pre-K Program Worsening the Racial Disparities It Was Supposed to Address?

Newsletter

January 11, 2022

Centering Students’ Past and Present to Advance Equity in the Future

Policy Memo

Kate Baca and Michelle Renée Valladares

January 6, 2022

NEPC’s Most Popular Publications of the Year

Newsletter

January 4, 2022

NEPC Talks Education: An Interview With Jeff Vincent, Julien Lafortune, and Kathleen Gebhardt About K-12 School Facilities and Infrastructure

Podcasts

Christopher Saldaña, Jeffrey Vincent, Julien Lafortune, and Kathleen Gebhardt

December 15, 2021

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

Equity-Centered Alternatives to Policing in Schools: Lessons From Research

Newsletter

December 9, 2021

NEPC Review: Suspended Reality: The Impact of Suspension Policy on Student Safety (Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, October 2021)

NEPC Review

Kathryn Wiley and Kate Somerville

December 7, 2021

NEPC Review: Ohio’s Lost Einsteins: The Inequitable Outcomes of Early High Achievers (Thomas B. Fordham Institute, September 2021)

NEPC Review

Eunice S. Han and Yongmei Ni

December 2, 2021

Ed Law Scholars File Brief in U.S. Supreme Court Case on State Funding for Religious Schools

Newsletter

November 30, 2021

Carson v. Makin Amicus Brief

Resource Document

November 30, 2021

Spend it on Schools: Holiday Edition

Newsletter

November 23, 2021

NEPC Talks Education: An Interview with Audrey Watters About “Teaching Machines” and Personalized Learning

Podcasts

Christopher Saldaña and Audrey Watters

November 18, 2021

NEPC Review: Accountability and Private-School Choice (Manhattan Institute, October 2021)

NEPC Review

Jack Schneider

November 16, 2021

School Controversies Dominated This Contentious Election Cycle

Newsletter

November 11, 2021

NEPC Review: Education Savings Accounts: How ESAs Can Promote Educational Freedom for New York Families (Manhattan Institute, October 2021)

NEPC Review

Bruce D. Baker

November 9, 2021

Are Regressive Spending Decisions Undermining This Progressive School Finance Reform?

Newsletter

November 4, 2021

We Unplugged From Facebook in 2018. Here’s Why You Should Too.

Newsletter

November 2, 2021

Spring 2021 Exam Results Are In. Now What?

Newsletter

October 28, 2021

October is Youth Justice Action Month. Here Are Nine Ways to Celebrate

Newsletter

October 26, 2021

Five Myths About Education

Newsletter

October 21, 2021

NEPC Talks Education: An Interview with Sade Bonilla and Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales About Ethnic Studies

Podcasts

Christopher Saldaña, Sade Bonilla, and Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales

October 19, 2021

The Subversion of IDEA and Federal Policies Designed to Reduce Racial Disparities in Special Education

Newsletter

October 12, 2021

Why Educational Funding Is More Than School Funding

Newsletter

October 7, 2021

The “Great Equalizer” Myth

Newsletter

October 5, 2021

Educator Relationships: Another COVID Casualty?

Newsletter

September 30, 2021

“Toxic” Schools? Study Suggests Stressful School Environments Can Impact Student Health

Newsletter

September 28, 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

Do Students Choose Their Charter Schools, or Is It the Other Way Around?

Newsletter

September 21, 2021

NEPC Talks Education: An Interview with Gloria Ladson-Billings About Education Policy Responses to Pandemic and Civil Unrest

Podcasts

Christopher Saldaña and Gloria Ladson-Billings

September 16, 2021

Normal Was Never Enough. COVID Offers the Opportunity to Improve the Status Quo

Newsletter

September 14, 2021

Charter Schools: Rending or Mending the Nation

Policy Memo

Henry M. Levin

September 9, 2021

Not Even the Pandemic Could Change It: A Q&A About Grading

Newsletter

September 7, 2021

NEPC Review: Charter School Funding: Support for Students with Disabilities (University of Arkansas Department of Education Reform, July 2021)

NEPC Review

Bruce D. Baker

September 2, 2021

Critical Race Theory: What It Is. And What It Is Not. A Q&A With Adrienne Dixson

Newsletter

August 26, 2021

Can I Really Trust That Evaluation of My Teacher Prep Program?

Newsletter

August 19, 2021

NEPC Review: Florida Versus Kentucky: School Choice Improves Public School Performance, Too (Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions, May 2021)

NEPC Review

Samuel E. Abrams and Steven J. Koutsavlis

July 15, 2021

Where Does Funding for School Resource Officers Come From? Three Federal Programs Explained

Newsletter

July 13, 2021

One Year into Police-Free Schools: Three Trends to Know

Newsletter

June 29, 2021

NEPC Review: The Effect of Constitutional Provisions on Education Policy and Outcomes (Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, April 2021)

NEPC Review

Bruce D. Baker

June 22, 2021

NEPC Review: Education Freedom and Student Achievement: Is More School Choice Associated with Higher State-Level Performance on the NAEP? (University of Arkansas Department of Education Reform, March 2021)

NEPC Review

T. Jameson Brewer and Joel R. Malin

June 16, 2021

The Economic Burden of Racism from the U.S. Education System

Policy Brief

Clive Belfield

June 11, 2021

Making Early Literacy Policy Work: Three Considerations for Policymakers Based on Kentucky’s “Read to Succeed” Act

Policy Brief

Amy Cummings

June 3, 2021

School Police Don’t Make These Students Feel Safe. Here’s Why.

Newsletter

May 27, 2021

Estimating a Price Tag for School Vouchers

Policy Brief

Robert Shand and Henry M. Levin

May 25, 2021

Retaining Educators of Color: Some Practical Advice.

Newsletter

May 20, 2021

Youth Organizing in America: Nine Things You Need to Know

Newsletter

May 18, 2021

NEPC Talks Education: An Interview with Ann Ishimaru and Parents From the Supporting Partnerships in Education and Beyond Organization

Podcasts

Christopher Saldaña and Ann M. Ishimaru

May 13, 2021

Expelling Evidence: State Lawmakers Seek to Whitewash Fact-Based Discussions of Race in the Classroom

Newsletter

May 11, 2021

Virtual Schools in the U.S. 2021

Research Brief

Alex Molnar, Gary Miron, Michael K. Barbour, Luis A. Huerta, Sheryl Rankin Shafer, Jennifer King Rice, Amanda Glover, Nathan Browning, Shelby Hagle, and Faith Boninger

May 6, 2021

New Report Provides Reality Check on Virtual Schools

Resource Document

Valerie Strauss, Alex Molnar, and Faith Boninger

May 6, 2021

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