Brianna Sailor graduated from Brown's Urban Education Policy program in 2021 and is currently an Education Policy & Research Consultant at Augenblick, Palaich and Associates.

Professor Christopher Cleveland and co-authors examine the predictive power of various student metrics on long-term educational success, finding that while survey-based cognitive and self-regulation measures initially correlate with high school and college outcomes, traditional indicators like test scores, GPA, and attendance-related factors provide stronger and more reliable predictions.

Professor Kenneth Wong warns that outsourcing federal student loans to private financial institutions, as proposed in President Trump's executive order to close the Department of Education, could harm low-income students by potentially imposing stricter lending criteria and higher interest rates.

Professor Matthew Kraft provided commentary on the impact extreme weather events can have on the education system.

This column references Professor Matthew Kraft's research on high-dosage tutoring.

Dr. Emily Qazilbash is the Director of the UEP program and a Professor of Practice in Education. Previously, she served as Chief Human Capital Officer for Boston Public Schools and began her career as a teacher in Baltimore and Boston. Her research focuses on teacher quality, educator evaluation, unions, and school reform. She holds degrees from the University of Virginia and Harvard Graduate School of Education.