Brown Center Chalkboard

The Brown Center Chalkboard is where Brookings scholars and guest authors bring evidence to bear on the pressing issues in U.S. education policy, politics, and practice.

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An online enrollment message on the marquee sign at East Los Angeles College, Monday, April 12, 2021, in Monterey Park, California.

Higher Education How Return of Title IV Funds policies prevent college students from re-enrolling

Ari Anisfeld, Elizabeth Bell, Oded Gurantz

October 29, 2025

Education Policy 3 waves of school vouchers: A history of expansion and exclusion

David DeMatthews, Torri D. Hart, David S. Knight

October 21, 2025

A middle school principal observes and evaluates a teacher during an active classroom lesson.

K-12 Education Learning from teacher evaluations that work

David Blazar

October 16, 2025

Signs lay in the grass during a rally celebrating National School Choice Week on Halifax Mall in front of the Legislative Building in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Jan. 24, 2024.

Education Access & Equity Universal school choice programs mostly benefit the wealthy unless policymakers act to prevent it

Analisa Pines, Jon Valant, Nicolas Zerbino

September 23, 2025

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