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Ahead of the Curve: Investing in early education pays off.
A child who never receives high-quality early childhood care and education (ECCE) is 25 percent more likely to drop out of school, 40...
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Apr 11, 20154 min read


Inequality in Education and the Opportunity Gap
Colleges across the nation are striving to increase their socioeconomic and ethnic diversity, but the significantly lower graduation...
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Mar 8, 20155 min read


Organized Labor’s Fight for Survival
On January 26, the Supreme Court received a petition to hear Friedrichs vs. California Teacher’s Association. Although the case is yet to...
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Feb 14, 20156 min read


How the Common Core Became a Talking Point
Since the Common Core’s creation in 2009, forty-five states and the District of Columbia have adopted the Common Core as a set of...
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Nov 7, 20145 min read


Supply, Demand and Textbooks: Curricula in the Market of Ideas
Earlier this month, students and teachers from the suburban Jefferson County, Colorado received national media coverage after skipping...
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Nov 4, 20144 min read


Bringing Home the Bakken
South Dakota might have one Washington on Mount Rushmore, but North Dakota has pockets lined with Benjamins. The state is experiencing an...
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Oct 22, 20146 min read


Who Teaches the Teachers?
On November 8, 1965, Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Higher Education Act (HEA) into law. A key legislative pillar of his Great Society...
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Apr 30, 20146 min read


Finland’s Education System Through Foreign Eyes
For years, Finland’s education system has sparked panic and envy throughout the world. Ever since the results of the first Program for...
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Apr 22, 20146 min read


BPR Interview: Gregory Mankiw
Gregory Mankiw, chair of Harvard’s Department of Economics, talks to Brown Political Review’s Omar Ben Halim. Mankiw previously chaired...
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Dec 5, 20133 min read


BPR Interview: Gov. Jack Markell
Jack Markell ’82, currently serving his second term as governor of Delaware, talks to Brown Political Review’s Henry Knight. Markell is a...
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Dec 5, 20135 min read


BPR Interview: Aaron Regunberg
Aaron Regunberg ’12, a community organizer in Providence, talks to Brown Political Review’s Omar Ben Halim. Regunberg is the Executive...
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Dec 4, 20137 min read


How America’s Sex Ed Supports Rape Culture
Sexual education in America is far from perfect. It varies widely from state to state (and even school to school), but at worst it can...
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Nov 5, 20134 min read


Malala: The Taliban’s Shot Heard ‘Round the World
Malala Yousafzai is the “bravest girl in the world.” In early 2009, when Malala was only 11, she began writing a blog for the BBC about...
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Oct 24, 20134 min read


Who Really Affects Education Reform?
Outcome-Based Education. No Child Left Behind. Race to the Top. These ambitious government programs aim at making students better at...
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Oct 13, 20135 min read


Harvard Business School’s Gender Initiative: Too Little Too Late
Reading the New York Times piece on gender relations at Harvard Business School should be encouraging, but I don’t blame you if it...
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Sep 20, 20134 min read


Not About Us, Without Us: An Argument for Youth Engagement
“Why should I wait until I turn 18? Why is that a magic number for responsibility, for leadership, for empowerment among youth… I’m ready...
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Jul 23, 20134 min read


BPR Interview: Chris Hayes
Chris Hayes hosts MSNBC’s primetime show “All In with Chris Hayes,” and is the author of the recent book “Twilight of the Elites: America...
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Jun 10, 20131 min read


The Future of La Raza Studies in Arizona
According to an article published by Education Week just yesterday, Tucson Unified’s hugely popular and highly controversial...
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Nov 14, 20122 min read


Why Has Education Been Forgotten From the Campaign Trail?
In the past year, we’ve heard President Obama and Governor Romney talk about everything from Libya to the London Olympics. However,...
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Oct 19, 20123 min read


Welcome to Kindergarten
It’s the first day of kindergarten. Aren’t you cute? You, five years old, walk out the door to school, maybe for the first time –...
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Oct 19, 20122 min read
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