Understanding the Basics of Child Care in the United States ArticleFebruary 20, 2025 Understanding the Basics of Child Care in the United States The United States needs real solutions at all levels of government, coupled with robust public investment, to build a child care and early learning system that works for children, families, educators, and providers. Feb 20, 2025 The Early Childhood Policy Team
Fact Sheet: Scaling Up High-Dosage Tutoring Is Crucial to Students’ Success Fact SheetJanuary 18, 2024 Fact Sheet: Scaling Up High-Dosage Tutoring Is Crucial to Students’ Success This fact sheet outlines the state of learning loss in the United States and the necessity of implementing high-dosage tutoring programs to accelerate learning and ensure student success. Jan 18, 2024 Allie Pearce, Paige Shoemaker DeMio
Scaling Up High-Dosage Tutoring Is Crucial to Students’ Academic Success ReportJanuary 18, 2024 Scaling Up High-Dosage Tutoring Is Crucial to Students’ Academic Success Policymakers must take action to support states and districts in implementing high-dosage tutoring to ensure opportunities for student success. Jan 18, 2024 Paige Shoemaker DeMio
Hawkins Centers of Excellence at Minority-Serving Institutions Are Boosting Teacher Diversity ArticleOctober 19, 2023 Hawkins Centers of Excellence at Minority-Serving Institutions Are Boosting Teacher Diversity Congress must maintain funding for a long-overlooked program that is helping to recruit and support more teachers of color. Oct 19, 2023 Lauren Worley
Teacher Preparation Shortcuts Won’t Solve the Teacher Shortage ArticleAugust 31, 2022 Teacher Preparation Shortcuts Won’t Solve the Teacher Shortage Recently passed legislation that reduces training requirements for teachers will harm student learning, weaken the profession, and ignore the systemic issues that have long contributed to teacher shortages. Aug 31, 2022 Loren Welles
The Alternative Teacher Certification Sector Outside Higher Education ReportJune 7, 2022 The Alternative Teacher Certification Sector Outside Higher Education Enrollment continues to grow in alternative teacher certification programs operated outside of colleges, but the number of students completing these programs is declining. Jun 7, 2022 Jacqueline E. King, Jessica Yin
Fact Sheet: Targeted Grants for Educational Excellence Program Fact SheetAugust 23, 2021 Fact Sheet: Targeted Grants for Educational Excellence Program This fact sheet outlines the details of a proposed grant program that would increase recruitment and retention of highly qualified educators in schools with the highest teacher turnover. Aug 23, 2021 Bayliss Fiddiman, Lisette Partelow
How To Ensure Equitable Access to Great Teaching ReportAugust 23, 2021 How To Ensure Equitable Access to Great Teaching The Center for American Progress proposes a new grant program to address the working conditions that contribute to job dissatisfaction and high turnover among the nation’s K-12 teachers in order to increase equal access to highly qualified teachers. Aug 23, 2021 Bayliss Fiddiman, Lisette Partelow
Remote Learning and School Reopenings: What Worked and What Didn’t ReportJuly 6, 2021 Remote Learning and School Reopenings: What Worked and What Didn’t As the United States recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic and schools return to in-person learning in the fall, it is key that educators learn from the successes of the past year and avoid making the same mistakes. Jul 6, 2021 Megan Ferren
The Education Data That Matter Most to Parents and School Stakeholders ReportMay 5, 2021 The Education Data That Matter Most to Parents and School Stakeholders The current K-12 accountability system provides important information for education leaders, but local school communities need access to other timely and useful data to help improve the quality of education each child receives. May 5, 2021 Jamil Modaffari, Laura Jimenez
An Overview of the Teacher Alternative Certification Sector Outside of Higher Education ReportDecember 7, 2020 An Overview of the Teacher Alternative Certification Sector Outside of Higher Education A growing number of students are enrolling in alternative certification programs for teachers run by operators outside colleges. Dec 7, 2020 Jessica Yin, Lisette Partelow
A First 100 Days Agenda for K-12 Education ReportOctober 20, 2020 A First 100 Days Agenda for K-12 Education The next presidential administration must take immediate, bold action to provide a quality education for every child. Oct 20, 2020 Scott Sargrad, Khalilah M. Harris, Lisette Partelow, 2 More Neil Campbell, Laura Jimenez
How Teacher Preparation Programs Can Help All Teachers Better Serve Students With Disabilities ArticleJanuary 23, 2020 How Teacher Preparation Programs Can Help All Teachers Better Serve Students With Disabilities General education teachers must be explicitly taught how to work with all students, including those with disabilities. Jan 23, 2020 Vasilisa Smith
What To Make of Declining Enrollment in Teacher Preparation Programs ReportDecember 3, 2019 What To Make of Declining Enrollment in Teacher Preparation Programs Enrollment in teacher preparation programs has seen declines, but identifying the problem is only the beginning. Dec 3, 2019 Lisette Partelow
Successful Implementation of High-Quality Instructional Materials ReportSeptember 20, 2019 Successful Implementation of High-Quality Instructional Materials Numerous studies underscore the effects of high-quality curricula on student achievement, but to achieve the intended goal of adopting such curricula, careful attention must be paid to the implementation process. Sep 20, 2019 Amanda Fuchs Miller, Lisette Partelow
Student Debt: An Overlooked Barrier to Increasing Teacher Diversity ReportJuly 9, 2019 Student Debt: An Overlooked Barrier to Increasing Teacher Diversity Black and Latinx students’ disparate experiences with student loan debt compared with their white counterparts may affect their choice to enter or stay in the teaching profession. Jul 9, 2019 Bayliss Fiddiman, Colleen Campbell, Lisette Partelow
A Quality Education for Every Child ReportJuly 2, 2019 A Quality Education for Every Child The time is now for policymakers to take a bold and comprehensive approach to K-12 education. Jul 2, 2019 Scott Sargrad, Khalilah M. Harris, Lisette Partelow, 2 More Neil Campbell, Laura Jimenez
Strikes Driving Change in States With Lowest-Paid Teachers ArticleApril 16, 2019 Strikes Driving Change in States With Lowest-Paid Teachers In states with the lowest teacher pay, teacher protests have been common, as has legislative action to increase salaries. Apr 16, 2019 Lisette Partelow, Abby Quirk
Homework and Higher Standards ReportFebruary 13, 2019 Homework and Higher Standards CAP analysis found that homework is generally aligned to Common Core State Standards, but additional policy changes would make it more valuable. Feb 13, 2019 Ulrich Boser, Meg Benner, John Smithson
11 Ways New Governors Can Lead on Education Through Executive Actions ReportJanuary 10, 2019 11 Ways New Governors Can Lead on Education Through Executive Actions From teacher pay to school infrastructure to workforce readiness, new governors should move quickly to advance key education priorities in their states. Jan 10, 2019 Scott Sargrad, Lisette Partelow, Jessica Yin
Curriculum Reform in the Nation’s Largest School Districts ReportAugust 29, 2018 Curriculum Reform in the Nation’s Largest School Districts This report provides an analysis of the instructional materials used by the 30 largest school districts in the country. Aug 29, 2018 Lisette Partelow, Sarah Shapiro
How to Give Teachers a $10,000 Raise ReportJuly 13, 2018 How to Give Teachers a $10,000 Raise Because teachers’ compensation should reflect the importance of their work, CAP proposes a $10,000 federal Teacher Tax Credit that would increase pay for eligible teachers in high-poverty schools. Jul 13, 2018 Meg Benner, Erin Roth, Stephenie Johnson, 1 More Kate Bahn
Fact Sheet: Yes, Increase the Salaries of All Teachers Fact SheetJune 14, 2018 Fact Sheet: Yes, Increase the Salaries of All Teachers Teachers across the country are underpaid and deserve a raise. Jun 14, 2018 Sarah Shapiro, Lisette Partelow, Catherine Brown
7 Great Education Policy Ideas for Progressives in 2018 ReportMarch 28, 2018 7 Great Education Policy Ideas for Progressives in 2018 A progressive education policy agenda should focus on putting economic mobility and opportunity within reach for all. Mar 28, 2018 Lisette Partelow, Catherine Brown, Sarah Shapiro, 1 More Stephenie Johnson