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Patricia Gándara

Senior Research Fellow

Patricia Gándara is Research Professor of Education in the Graduate School of Education and Information Sciences at UCLA and Co-director of the Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles at UCLA.
Howard Gardner

Senior Research Fellow

Howard Gardner is the John H. and Elisabeth A. Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and Senior Director of Harvard’s Project Zero.
Gene Glass

Senior Research Fellow

Gene Glass is Research Professor at the University of Colorado, Boulder and a Senior Researcher in the National Education Policy Center.
Kenji Hakuta

Senior Research Fellow

Kenji Hakuta is the Lee L. Jacks Professor of Education at Stanford University and Co-Chair of the Understanding Language Initiative.
Clement Kirabo Jackson

Senior Research Fellow

Clement Kirabo Jackson is Associate Professor of Human Development and Social Policy at the Institute for Policy Research and an Associate Professor in the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University.
Rucker Johnson

Senior Research Fellow

Rucker Johnson is Associate Professor in the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley.
Susan Moore Johnson

Senior Research Fellow

Susan Moore Johnson is the Jerome T. Murphy Research Professor of Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Read more >
Helen F. Ladd

Senior Research Fellow

Helen F. Ladd is the Susan B. King Professor of Public Policy Studies and Professor of Economics at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy.
Gloria Ladson-Billings

Senior Research Fellow

Gloria Ladson-Billings is the Kellner Family Professor of Urban Education in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction and Faculty Affiliate in the Department of Educational Policy Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Carol D. Lee

Senior Research Fellow

Carol D. Lee is the Edwina S. Tarry Professor of Education in the School of Education and Social Policy and in African-American Studies at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.

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The Tapestry of American Public Education: How Can We Create a System of Schools Worth Choosing for All?

Oct 25 2018

Often forgotten in the policy debates on school choice are fundamental questions of whether and how choice influences access to high-quality schools, and whether, in our diverse democracy that requires common ground, choices promote or undermine integration. This report reviews research on a variety of school choice strategies and examines how public school choices can be managed to ensure all students have excellent schools to choose from and are chosen by excellent schools.

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Educating the Whole Child: Improving School Climate to Support Student Success

Sep 07 2018

Each year in the United States, 46 million children are exposed to violence, crime, abuse, homelessness, or food insecurity—experiences that can affect attention, learning, and behavior. This report looks at neuroscience, science of learning, and child development research on whole child approaches to education that improve learning for all students, especially those living with trauma.

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Making ESSA’s Equity Promise Real: State Strategies to Close the Opportunity Gap

Sep 05 2018

Under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), in addition to the required indicators of schools performance, states can select indicators to measure schools’ efforts to support students and provide equitable opportunities or to identify places where additional investments need to be made to improve education and support underserved students. This report documents how states are taking advantage of this opportunity to address disparities, make schools more inclusive, and help all students succeed.

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