The Center for American Progress’ K-12 Education team is committed to developing policies for a new education agenda that is rooted in the idea of opportunity for all, with equity in access at the center. This agenda focuses on five key components: (1) applying an explicit race equity lens to policy development; (2) preparing all students for college, civic engagement, and the future workforce; (3) modernizing and elevating the teaching profession; (4) dramatically increasing investments in public schools and improving the equity of existing investments; and (5) bringing a balanced approach to charter school policy.
This interactive uses data from the U.S. Department of Education to estimate how many students, overall and disaggregated, enroll in AP courses, take AP tests, and pass AP tests.
This interactive tool provides examples of programs and initiatives across the country working to modernize and elevate the teaching profession.
Use this data tool to explore the most and least segregated school districts nationwide.
Learn about next-generation school accountability systems and explore which indicators states currently use to hold schools accountable. This report is designed to help states as they build new systems to comply with the Every Student Succeeds Act, which requires states to consider a broader range of measures for student and school success.
Findings from a federal survey of teachers around the country show that teachers actually have significant control over their professional work.
See how the state plans for ESEA flexibility waivers compare.
A number of grassroots organizations and fellowships have recently emerged in locations across the United States with the goal of giving teachers a stronger voice in the policies that affect their daily work in the classroom.
If we are to stay competitive in the global economy, we need to ensure all our children are ready for school.
This interactive map shows the number of 3- and 4-year-olds left out of state-funded pre-K programs nationwide.
Map from Ulrich Boser and Lindsay Rosenthal examines survey data on how much students are being challenged in the classroom.