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K-12 Education

K-12 education covers kindergarten to the end of high school. Our summaries cover U.S. school choice, funding and resources, standards and accountability, the teacher workforce, administrators, and more

Table of Contents

Market-based Schooling
  • Charter Schools
  • Interdistrict and Intradistrict Open Enrollment
  • Magnet Schools
  • Portfolio Management of Schools
  • Vouchers/ESAs
  • Charter School Authorizers
Aspects of Choice
  • Enrollment Systems
  • Housing and School Outcomes
  • Transportation
Standards and Accountability
  • Academic Standards
  • Grading Policies
  • Student Assessment
  • Takeovers of School Districts
  • Value-Added and Growth Models in Education
  • Test-Based Grade Retention
  • Governance of Schools Coming Soon
Workforce: Teachers
  • Teacher Compensation
  • Teacher Evaluation
  • Teacher Hiring and Selection
  • Teacher Licensure
  • Teacher Preparation
  • Teachers' Unions and Collective Bargaining
  • The Importance of Teachers
  • Teacher Professional Development: Costs, Benefits and Policy
  • Teacher Supply and Turnover
Workforce: Administrators/Other
  • Administrator Mobility and Attrition
  • Assistant Principals
  • School Leader Pathways, Selection, and Hiring
  • Superintendents
  • The Importance of Administrators and Leaders
School Resources
  • Equity and Adequacy
  • Physical Capital
  • School Funding and Outcomes
Miscellaneous
  • Curriculum Policy NEW
  • The Covid-19 Pandemic and Schools
  • Ability Grouping and Tracking
  • Artificial Intelligence in K–12 Schools NEW
  • Tutoring NEW
  • Education Policy: Values Driven and Evidence Informed
  • Research Use
  • Rural Education
  • Validity and Reliability Considerations for Educational Measurement
  • Using Social and Emotional Competency Measures for Research, Evaluation, and School Improvement
  • Social and Emotional Learning NEW
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