Most Recent Analysis and Perspectives

Politics of Education

Education Legacy: Schools Must Improve Under McDonnell

In an opinion piece for the Richmond-Times Dispatch, Education Sector’s Andrew Rotherham argues that among the many challenges Governor-elect Bob McDonnell will face in Virginia, education reform is a key place where McDonnell could make meaningful change happen.

K-12 Accountability Systems/NCLB

The Next Generation of Testing

In the November issue of ASCD's Educational Leadership, Education Sector Managing Director Bill Tucker describes how technology-enabled assessments can provide more information about student learning beyond what students "got right or wrong."

K-12 Accountability Systems/NCLB

No Child Left Behind and the Brewing Fight Over Education

In his latest column for U.S. News & World Report, Co-founder Andrew Rotherham argues there's broad consensus on education reform, but there are deep fault lines underneath.

Undergraduate Education

The City Where Diploma Dreams Go to Die

Given the wave of recent news reports about Chicago State University's declining enrollment, corrupt finances, and risk of a revoked accreditation, Policy Director Kevin Carey asks in his latest column for The Chronicle of Higher Education, "does Chicago have the worst public higher-education system in America?"

Undergraduate Education

The ‘Bottom' Seventy Percent: What America's Elite Institutions of Higher Learning Owe to Everyone Else

Often, students with the greatest educational need attend institutions with the least resources. In response, argues Kevin Carey, elite universities must be more generous in the years ahead with respect to funding, transfer, and how many students they can serve.

Most Recent Research and Reports

K-12 Accountability Systems/NCLB

Moving Targets: What It Now Means to Make Adequate Yearly Progress Under NCLB

This Education Sector Explainer builds on the 2007 report States' Evidence: What It Means to Make 'Adequate Yearly Progress' Under NCLB. It is an up-to-date resource for evaluating each state's annual benchmarks through the 2009-10 school year and how those benchmarks have changed over time.

ES Review: Selections From 2008 and 2009

From measuring 21st century skills to plotting school choice, the third edition of the ES Review brings together, in one setting, some of our best work from 2008 and 2009.

Undergraduate Education

Diplomas and Dropouts

This report from Education Sector's Kevin Carey, along with AEI's Frederick M. Hess, Mark Schneider, and Andrew P. Kelly, spotlights the dramatic variation in graduation rates across 1,300 of the nation's colleges and universities.

Undergraduate Education

Ready to Assemble: Grading State Higher Education Accountability Systems

States need strong higher education systems, now more than ever. In a new Education Sector report, Chad Aldeman and Kevin Carey rate the effectiveness of every state's higher education accountability system in 21 categories, ranging from how well states measure student learning outcomes to how well states link accountability information to funding. Learn how your state measures up.