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NEPC Talks Education: An Interview With Michael Gottfried About Chronic Absenteeism

Podcasts

Christopher Saldaña and Michael A. Gottfried

November 14, 2024

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NEPC Review: Systemwide and Intervention-Specific Effects of Denver Public Schools’ Portfolio District Strategy on Individual Student Achievement (Center for Education Policy Analysis, University of Colorado Denver, September 2024)

NEPC Review

Robert Shand

November 8, 2024

Taking Equal Opportunity Rhetoric Seriously: Envisioning and Costing-Out a P–12 Public School System in North Carolina Where Every Child Thrives: A Working Document

Resource Document

Christopher Saldaña, Anna Deese, Kevin G. Welner, Kathryn Wiley, Tatianna Grant, Adam York, Michelle Renée Valladares, and John L. Myers

April 25, 2024

NEPC Talks Education: An Interview With Carrie Sampson About the Role of School Boards

Podcasts

Christopher Saldaña and Carrie Sampson

February 16, 2023

NEPC Review: The System-Level Effects of Denver’s Portfolio District Strategy: Technical Report (Center for Education Policy Analysis, University of Colorado Denver, December 2022)

NEPC Review

Robert Shand

February 8, 2023

NEPC Review: Use of Personalized Learning Platforms in One Pandemic-Era Microschool: A Case Study (Center on Reinventing Public Education, June 2022)

NEPC Review

Bryan Mann

October 18, 2022

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

Newsletter

Kevin G. Welner

April 13, 2022

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

NEPC Review: The Third Way: A Guide to Implementing Innovation Schools (Progressive Policy Institute, October 2020)

NEPC Review

Carrie Sampson and Sarah Diem

January 21, 2021

Rethinking “Innovation Schools”: Strengths and Limitations of Autonomy-Based School Improvement Plans in Contexts of Widening Racial Inequality

Policy Brief

Terrenda White and Anna Noble

October 27, 2020

NEPC Talks Education: An Interview with Janelle Scott About the Emergence of Learning Pods

Podcasts

Christopher Saldaña and Janelle T. Scott

September 15, 2020

The New Normal Could Be Better Than the Old One. A Learning Scientist Explains Why.

Newsletter

May 21, 2020

Education Interview of the Month: Christopher Saldaña Interviews Educators and Activists About Educational Equity During the Pandemic

FYI

Christopher Saldaña, Jillian McRae, Ann Dealy, Saa’un Bell, Kyle Serrette, and Keith Catone

April 16, 2020

Investing for "Impact" or Investing for Profit? Social Impact Bonds, Pay for Success, and the Next Wave of Privatization of Social Services and Education

Policy Brief

Martin Carnoy and Roxana Marachi

February 4, 2020

NEPC Review: Beyond the Mirage: How Pragmatic Stewardship Could Transform Learning Outcomes in International Education Systems (June 2019)

NEPC Review

Frank Adamson

October 29, 2019

NEPC Review: Fiscal and Education Spillovers from Charter School Expansion (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, July 2018)

NEPC Review

Clive Belfield

October 5, 2018

Organizing and Managing Instruction in US Public School Districts: Considerations for Families, Communities, and States

Policy Brief

Donald J. Peurach and Maxwell Yurkofsky

September 27, 2018

How to Sustain Community Schools − The Partnership for the Future of Learning Publishes New How-To Guide

Newsletter

August 30, 2018

School Closures: When a School is More than Just a School

Newsletter

May 15, 2018

Education Interview of the Month: Greg Smith Interviews Warren Simmons About Systemic Change in Schools

FYI

Gregory A. Smith and Warren Simmons

March 7, 2018

Education Interview of the Month: Greg Smith Interviews Jeannie Oakes on Community Schools

FYI

Gregory A. Smith and Jeannie Oakes

December 19, 2017

NEPC Review: Leveraging ESSA to Support Quality-School Growth (Thomas B. Fordham Institute and Education Cities, March 2017)

NEPC Review

Gail L. Sunderman

June 13, 2017

Community Schools: An Evidence-Based Strategy for Equitable School Improvement

Policy Brief

Jeannie Oakes, Anna Maier, and Julia Daniel

June 5, 2017

Research-Based Options for Education Policymaking - 2013 Collection

Policy Brief

William J. Mathis

June 13, 2013

Review of Failure Is Not an Option

NEPC Review

Mark Paige

January 15, 2013

Researchers as Resources: A List of Experts Who Can Speak to the Overall Knowledge Base on Important Education Issues

Policy Memo

Kevin G. Welner, William J. Mathis, and Alex Molnar

January 23, 2012

Consolidation of Schools and Districts: What the Research Says and What it Means

Policy Brief

Craig Howley, Jerry Johnson, and Jennifer Petrie

February 1, 2011

NEPC Review: U.S. Math Performance in Global Perspective: How Well Does Each State Do at Producing High-Achieving Students? (November 2010)

NEPC Review

Jeremy Kilpatrick

January 11, 2011

NEPC Review: The Impact of a Universal Class-Size Reduction Policy: Evidence from Florida’s Statewide Mandate (May 2010)

NEPC Review

Jeremy D. Finn

July 14, 2010

NEPC Review: Teacher Layoffs: Rethinking "Last Hired, First Fired" Policies (National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ), February 2010)

NEPC Review

Richard Ingersoll and Lisa Merrill

May 12, 2010

NEPC Review: The Shaping of the American Mind: The Diverging Influences of the College Degree & Civic Learning on American Beliefs (December 2009)

NEPC Review

Gregory J. Marchant

March 17, 2010

Reviews Worth Sharing: Leaders and Laggards: A State-by-State Report Card on Educational Innovation (November 2009)

Reviews Worth Sharing

Bob Williams

December 16, 2009

Reviews Worth Sharing: Tracking and Detracking: High Achievers in Massachusetts Middle Schools (December 2009)

Reviews Worth Sharing

Kevin G. Welner

December 14, 2009

Universal Access to a Quality Education: Research and Recommendations for the Elimination of Curricular Stratification

Legislative Brief

Carol C. Burris, Kevin G. Welner, and Jennifer Bezoza

December 14, 2009

NEPC Review: Reroute the Preschool Juggernaut (June 2009)

NEPC Review

W. Steven Barnett

June 16, 2009

NEPC Review: The High Cost of High School Dropouts in Ohio (February 2009)

NEPC Review

Sherman Dorn

March 4, 2009

The Intersection of Race, Culture, Language, and Disability: Implications for Urban Education

Resource Document

Janette K. Klingner

January 1, 2009

Fellows’ Education Letters to the President

Policy Brief

Peter W. Cookson, Jr. and Kevin G. Welner

December 29, 2008

Multiple Pathways: 21st Century High Schools that Prepare All Students for College, Career and Civic Participation

Legislative Brief

Marisa Saunders and Christopher A. Chrisman

December 1, 2008

NEPC Review: Education Olympics 2008: The Games in Review (Thomas B. Fordham Institute, August 2008)

NEPC Review

Edward García Fierros and Mindy L. Kornhaber

October 15, 2008

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