The Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning seeks to build a cohort of senior faculty who will enhance the culture of teaching and learning at Brown through a new program.

The latest report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office “affirms and adds more color to what we know,” said Matthew Kraft, an associate professor of education and economics at Brown University. The findings highlight strategies and lessons learned from the pandemic that can be integrated into in-person education practices moving forward.

Nari Kato shares his experience as a graduate student in the MAT program.

Professor Kenneth Wong contributed to a panel discussion hosted by the Boston Foundation that delved into characteristics of effective school committees within and across different governance structures (appointed, elected, hybrid).

The American Educational Research Association (AERA) has selected Professor Matthew Kraft as the recipient of the 2022 Outstanding Public Communication of Education Research Award.

Declining teacher retention rates within the Providence Public School District over the last three years since the state takeover and the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic are not as drastic as what various news reports suggested during that time, according to a new study released Tuesday by Brown University’s Annenberg Institute.

Alexander Yates shares his experience as a graduate student in the Urban Education Policy program.

Brown University's Department of Education has partnered with AmeriCorps to offer a year-long, full-time volunteer service position. The team member will build capacity for projects that mobilize higher education to make a difference in the lives of individuals impacted by poverty.

Serena Ruiz, a sophomore concentrating in Ethnic Studies and Education Studies, was selected by the Mellon Mays Advisory Board to join the 30th cohort of Brown Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellows (MMUF).

Professor Matthew Kraft argues that formative observation and feedback cycles could be more successful at driving instructional improvement if implemented outside of the high-stakes teacher evaluation process.

Meet Mamadou Fofana, MAT'22, a future social studies/history teacher who enjoys Rhode Island beaches, creating music, and drawing upon his undergraduate experience as an African American studies concentrator when at the front of the classroom.

Andrea Flores, Assistant Professor of Education, and her colleagues at Brown University and UConn have been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to address the impact of COVID-19 on first-generation college students and their families in the U.S.

As a growing number of state and federal authorities pledge to make high-quality tutoring available to struggling students, a new study co-authored by Professor Matthew Kraft demonstrates positive, if modest, results from an experimental pilot that launched last spring. 

Professors Jin Li and Yoko Yamamoto co-wrote a chapter for a newly released book that examines the experiences of internationally migrant families as they navigate the local schools in their new cultural context.

Professors Susanna Loeb, Matthew Kraft, Lindsay Page, and John Papay have been recognized by Education Week as being among the nation's 200 most impactful university-based scholars in education policy in 2021.

Brown scholars Jonathan Collins, Mahasan Chaney, and Lynne Joyrich on Critical Race Theory, the most divisive topic in American education.

On December 9, 2021, Professor Jonathan Collins participated in an expert discussion on the politics of education, hosted by the Brown Center on Education Policy at Brookings.

Meet Ayana Bass, a Rhode Island native who joined the UEP program so that she could learn critical skills to make a long-term impact in advancing teacher diversity and educational equity.

Starting in 2009, the U.S. public education system undertook a massive effort to institute new high-stakes teacher evaluation systems. A new working paper examines the effects of these reforms on student achievement and attainment at a national scale by exploiting the staggered timing of implementation across states.

A study co-authored by Professor Susanna Loeb combines an analysis of national administrative data to describe the paraeducator labor market with a systematic review of collective bargaining agreements and other job-defining documents in ten case-study districts.

Lauren Zeffer MAT'22, a future biology teacher, shares what drew her to Brown University's program and what her experience has been like so far.

Since 1968, the National Academy of Public Administration has recognized outstanding contributions to the literature of public administration through the presentation of this prestigious award.