Research
This is a collection of useful research sources for those interested in writing policy on Education. If you are having trouble accessing or finding any of the research resources listed below, or would like to suggest an addition, please e-mail khill@rooseveltinstitute.org.
This research depository will be updated constantly, so make sure to check back!
Organizations
Academy for Educational Development
Alliance for Excellent Education
Arizona State University | EPRU Education Policy Research Unit
The Center for Education Reform
Common Core Standards Initiative
United States Student Association
Scholarly Databases
Education Resources Information Center
Research Center: Teacher Quality
Statistical Databases
Digest of Education Statistics
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
Interactive Map: Leaders and Laggards
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Rankings of the States 2008 and Estimates of School Statistics 2009
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Blogs
Alexander Russo’s This Week in Education
Thinkprogress.org: Matthew Yglesias
Scholarly Articles
Charter Schools: Creating Hope and Opportunity for American Education by Joe Nathan
Contradictions of School Reform: Educational Costs of Standardized Testing by Linda McNeil
Does Competition Among Public Schools Benefit Students and Taxpayers? by Caroline M. Hoxby
The Economics of Schooling: Production and Efficiency in Public Schools by Eric A. Hanushek
Early Childhood Education by W. Steven Barnett
Ghetto Schooling: A Political Economy of Urban Educational Reform by Jean Anyon
Innovation in Education Markets: Theory and Evidence on the Impact of Competition and Choice in Charter Schools by Christopher Lubienski (JSTOR)
Learning works: widening participation in further education
Making the Grade: Comparing DC Charter Schools to Other DC Public Schools by Mark Schneider and Jack Buckley (JSTOR)
Score Reporting, Off-the-Shelf Assessments and NCLB: A Truly Unholy Trinity by Jon S. Twing
Teacher Quality and Student Achievement: A Review of State Policy Evidenceby Linda Darling-Hammond
What Do Parents Want from Schools? Evidence from the Internet by Mark Schneider and Jack Buckley (JSTOR)
Relevant News Articles
Mich. Districts submit plans for retooling schools (The Chicago Tribune, August 2009)
Parents make the difference more in education than teachers do (Examinar.com, August 2009)
Ted Kennedy and Education (The Seattle Times, August 2009)
Wash. Latest state to be sued for school dollars (The Seattle Times, August 2009)
Reports
The Economic Impact of the Achievement Gap in America’s Schools
Quality Counts 2009—Download data here
Educating California: Choices for the Future
Nutrition Education in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools
The New York City Charter Schools Evaluation Project
A Test of Leadership: Charting the Future of U.S. Higher Education
Recommended Reading
Charter Schools: From Reform Imagery to Reform Reality by Jeanne M. Powers
Charter Schools: Hope or Hype? By Jack Buckley, Mark Schneider
Collateral Damage: How High-Stakes Testing Corrupts America’s Schools by Sharon L. Nichols and David C. Berliner
Education Policy by Paul Trowler
Financing Education in a Climate of Change by Vern Brimley and Rulon R. Garflied
The Global Achievement Gap: Why Even Our Best Schools Don’t Teach the New Survival Skills Our Children Need—and What We Can Do About It by Tony Wagner
The Manufactured Crisis: Myths, Fraud, and the Attack on America’s Public Schools by David C. Berliner and Bruce J. Biddle
Measure of America: American Human Development Report, 2009-2009 by Sarah Burd-Sharps, Kristen Lewis, Eduardo Borges Martins, Amartya Sen (Foreword by), William H Draper III (Foreword by)
Many Children Left Behind: How the No Child Left Behind Act is Damaging our Children and Our Schools by Deborah Meier, Alfie Kohn, Linda Darling-Hammond, Theodore R. Sizer, and George Wood
Privatizing Education: Can the School Marketplace Deliver Freedom of Choice, Efficiency, Equity, and Social Cohesion? By Henry M. Levin
Savage Inequalities: Children in America’s Schools by Jonathan Kozol
School Law and the Public Schools: A Practical Guide for Educational Leaders by Nathan L. Essex
The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America by Jonathan Kozol
Spin Cycle: How Research Is Used in Policy Debates: The Case of Charter Schools by Jeffrey R. Henig