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Sector Spotlight
Report Release: Reforming Teacher Pensions for a Changing Work Force
New Education Sector report examines teacher pensions and details the problems facing current state pension programs.
Sport or Not? A Question for the Courts
Senior Policy Analyst Elena Silva interviewed by the New York Times on Title IX.
Teachers Unions as Agents of Reform
Brad Jupp, an architect of Denver's landmark performance-based teacher pay system, ProComp, is an outspoken advocate of both labor organizing and quality education for disadvantaged kids. In this interview, Jupp talks about ProComp, his views on teacher unionism, and the future of the teaching profession.
Education Sector Welcomes Three New Board Members
Education Sector's board of directors names three prominent leaders in the fields of education and journalism to the board: David W. Breneman, Richard Lee Colvin, and Peter McWalters.
For-profit colleges: Do they shortchange students?
Policy Director Kevin Carey comments on a recent Senate HELP Committee hearing on for-profit colleges.
Issues
Education Sector works on a wide range of educational issues impacting students, from preschool through graduate school. We have identified four areas of education policy that afford Education Sector the greatest opportunities to leverage change on behalf of students (Educational Choice, K–12 Accountability, Teacher Quality, and Undergraduate Education). We will periodically evaluate each of these areas to ensure we focus on issues with the greatest potential impact (for more, see What We Believe).
Below, you can find links to our work in each of these four key areas, along with a host of other important education-related topics. These links allow readers to find all our work on each of these issues—including analysis, research and reports, and events—in a single place, along with contact information for Education Sector experts. If you don't see the issue you're looking for, please try the search function to find the information you seek.
Browse site by Issue
Educational Choice and Charter Schools
Research, analysis, and outreach on policies that promote parental choice and diverse schooling options in public education with a commitment to high quality schooling, equity, and public accountability.
K-12 Accountability Systems/NCLB
Research and analysis designed to increase the effectiveness of current and future K–12 accountability systems.
Teacher Quality
Policies that are designed to use teacher effectiveness as an important indicator of teacher quality.
Undergraduate Education
Research and public policy designed to increase student learning and graduation for undergraduates while reducing college costs.