Department of Education
Educating for Impact
We prepare leaders in education who are committed to driving equity, innovation, and meaningful change in urban schools and systems.
Educating for Impact
We prepare leaders in education who are committed to driving equity, innovation, and meaningful change in urban schools and systems.
Our programs are designed to meet the most urgent needs in education today. Whether you are pursuing classroom teaching, educational policy, or research, you will engage deeply with theory and practice to address real-world challenges and promote educational justice. Through rigorous academics, immersive fieldwork, and community collaboration, our students learn to lead at every level of the system, from local schools to national policy.
Our faculty are nationally recognized for research that seeks to understand and solve the largest problems and inequalities in education today. We work in partnership with schools, districts, and communities to reimagine what is possible in teaching, learning, and leadership.
Undergraduate
The Education Studies concentration empowers students to explore critical issues in education, design an individualized course pathway, and complete a senior capstone focused on equity, learning, and policy.
Learn About Undergraduate Studies
Master of Arts in Teaching
Brown’s MAT program is a one-year, intensive, practice-based graduate program that prepares future educators to teach with purpose, equity, and deep content knowledge in urban schools.
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Urban Education Policy A.M.
Brown’s UEP program is a one-year graduate program that prepares students to advance equity and justice in education through policy analysis, applied research, and community engagement.
Learn About Master's in Urban Education Policy
Recent News
Unique professional development series designed to bring university research to middle and high school students.
“Based on a broad body of rigorous research, time in school is a fundamental resource for educational success,” said Matthew Kraft, a professor of education and economics at Brown University. “The findings [are] overwhelmingly clear that on average, more instructional time improves student learning outcomes, including student performance on state standardized tests.”
The Boston Globe
Experts weigh in on plans to change how R.I. funds its schools
In this podcast, Associate Professor of Education Policy John Papay discusses Rhode Island’s education funding formula, which determines how much money the state sends to each school district.
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