Most Recent Analysis and Perspectives

Close Underperforming Charter Schools, Reward Those That Work

Policymakers in many states are debating proposals that could help or hamstring the growth of charter schools. That's why Sec. Duncan's third way charter strategy could prove so pivotal to changing the politics of charter schools, argue Andrew Rotherham and Richard Whitmire in U.S. News & World Report.

Revise Iowa Law to Allow More Charter Schools

In an op-ed for the Des Moines Register, Education Sector's Chad Aldeman makes the case for improving Iowa's charter school law.

Undergraduate Education

Tell the Truth About Colleges

In an op-ed for The Atlantic, Education Sector's Thomas Toch argues for better public information on the quality of undergraduate learning and suggests President Obama's stimulus package could help leverage the change.

Undergraduate Education

Introducing a Remedial Program That Actually Works

Remediation is the no man's land of American education, argues Kevin Carey in his latest column for the Chronicle of Higher Education. But Carey introduces readers to a remedial program that actually works.

K-12 Accountability Systems/NCLB

In Politics of School Reform, Transparency Doesn't Equal Accountability

Given how the politics of education work, transparency will drive change only in concert with policies actually requiring change. Information alone is not enough, says Education Sector's Andrew Rotherham in U.S. News & World Report.

Most Recent Research and Reports

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.

Educational Choice and Charter Schools

Food for Thought: Building a High-Quality School Choice Market

In this new Education Sector report, Policy Analyst Erin Dillon looks beyond schools to other markets operating in low-income, urban neighborhoods for strategies to improve the supply of high-quality education options and the informed demand necessary to take advantage of those options.

K-12 Accountability Systems/NCLB

Are We There Yet? What Policymakers Can Learn From Tennessee's Growth Model

As Congress gears up to reauthorize the No Child Left Behind Act, so-called "growth models" to measure school performance are sure to be a major item of debate. But while growth models can help develop better school accountability systems, there are important issues that state and federal policymakers should be aware of as they consider expanding their use, argues accountability expert Charles Barone in this new Education Sector Technical Report. Value-added expert William L. Sanders responds to this paper.

K-12 Accountability Systems/NCLB

Beyond the Bubble: Technology and the Future of Student Assessment

In a new Education Sector report, Chief Operating Officer Bill Tucker argues that technology has the potential to drastically improve our current assessment systems and practices, leading to significant improvements in teaching and learning in the nation's classrooms.