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Diana Epstein explains how the House GOP budget plan undercuts student aspirations and hobbles U.S. global economic competitiveness.
A proposal in Illinois to dramatically consolidate its school districts raises important and timely issues about education governance, writes Diana Epstein.
Glenda Partee and Diana Epstein examine the president’s plan to strengthen America by investing in education
Diana Epstein explains why publicly identifying teachers with value-added estimates will actually undermine efforts to improve public schools.
Ulrich Boser and Diana Epstein dismantle a report from the Fordham Institute alleging that school accountability systems might be dumbing down our best and brightest.
Diana Epstein on how investing in our students is good for U.S. competitiveness.
Diana Epstein examines the problem of intrastate fiscal inequity and surveys some of the different measures that are used to characterize a state’s level of funding equity among districts within a state.
This is the latest in a weekly series of talking points from CAP’s Doing What Works team showing how we can make smart budget decisions that boost government efficiency and effectiveness.
Analyzing data at the district level shows that racial disparities do exist in school funding despite claims to the contrary, write Raegen Miller and Diana Epstein.
Diana Epstein and Reagen T. Miller on improving science, technology, engineering, and math education in schools and what it means for the nation.
Diana Epstein explains why Rep. Ryan’s future funding cuts for federal education programs would hurt our nation and our economy.
The proposed education cuts in H.R. 1 would have immediate and disproportionate impacts on low-income children, writes Diana Epstein.