Research Reports

Originally Published and Downloadable at Academia May 25, 2012 | Liberal Studies Program, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA, USA; Social Science and Comparative Education, University of California, Los Angeles, USA Many Students of Color have encountered cultural disrespect within their K-12 education in regards to their [...]

Broader Bolder Early Childhood Framework (click on graphics to enlarge) Slide One This presentation provides information, statistics, and arguments in favor of a broad set of early childhood care and education policies, including: Parental leave Nurse and other professional home [...]

Peer Reviewed Title: New Orleans Education Reform: A Guide for Cities or a Warning for Communities? (Grassroots Lessons Learned, 2005-2012) Journal Issue Berkeley Review of Education, 4(1) Author Buras, Kristen L., Georgia State University Urban South Grassroots Research Collective, Members Publication Date: 2013 Publication Info: Berkeley [...]

The Broader, Bolder Approach to Education (BBA) in partnership with the Economic Policy Institute released a comprehensive research report titled Mismatches in Race to the Top Limit Educational Improvement. The extensive study reveals a reality that is too often customary; in America we propose policies, pass Bills [...]

By Michael Leachman and Chris Mai[1] | Originally Published at Center on Budget Policy. September 12, 2013 States’ new budgets are providing less per-pupil funding for kindergarten through 12th grade than they did six years ago — often far less. The reduced levels reflect not only [...]

How Recent Education Reforms Undermine Local School Governance and Democratic Education. National Education Policy Center Contact: William J. Mathis, (802) 383-0058, Ken.Howe@Colorado.edu Kenneth Howe, (303) 492-7229 URL for this press release: New Report Cautions Against Federal Education Policies that Undermine Democracy and Local Control BOULDER, CO October [...]

William J. Mathis June 13, 2013 Press Release Media Citations Research-Based Options for Education Policymaking is a 10-part brief that takes up important policy issues and identifies policies supported by research. Each section focuses on a different issue, and its recommendations for policymakers are based on the [...]

By CTU Research | May 17, 2013 } Download the report. CHICAGO—On what is the 59th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision, the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) today released a report on the history of disruptive actions against communities of [...]

Learn About Tableau Stop and Frisk; The Statistics Speak The Center for Constitutional Rights has long examined the data on Stop and Frisk. The statistics are startling and perhaps worth a review. The New York Civil Liberties Union also invites [...]