New Report on the University of Wisconsin Highlights Equity Gaps at UW-Madison vs. UW-Milwaukee

New Report on the University of Wisconsin Highlights Equity Gaps at UW-Madison vs. UW-Milwaukee Education Reform Now Proposes a No Cost “WIRE Initiative” to Redress Disparities Between the State’s Two Major Public Research Universities  WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new issue brief, released today by Education Reform Now, finds that the University of Wisconsin System (UW-System),

Per-Pupil Funding Inequities By Race/Ethnicity

Overview The Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education (MBAE) recently released some troubling analyses on inequities in per-pupil funding between high- and low-poverty schools in Boston and throughout the state. These results are based on new reporting required under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) that reflects real budget and spending for each individual school, a

The Real College Admissions Scandal

The real college admissions scandal is what’s happening legally – elite colleges engaging in unfair practices that undermine diversity and don’t reward merit. The embrace of early decision and legacy preferences on these campuses systematically and structurally benefit students that are overwhelmingly white and upper income. Read our full memo on the Real College Admissions

New ERN Report Reimagines Transition to Higher Ed, Details How States Can Build a Fast Track to College

New ERN Report Reimagines Transition to Higher Ed, Details How States Can Build a Fast Track to College Pathways Would Increase Higher Ed Graduation Rates & Affordability, Benefit Low-Income Students   New York, N.Y. (Feb. 20, 2019) –– A new report, released today, finds that the 12 in K-12 education may be unnecessary for nearly a

New Report on New Jersey Higher Ed Highlights Stark Inequities in College Prep, Financing, Degree Completion & Economic Opportunity

New Report on New Jersey Higher Ed Highlights Stark Inequities in College Prep, Financing, Degree Completion & Economic Opportunity New Jersey Ranks 3rd Among All States in Need for College-Educated Workers, but Exports 42% of High School Seniors & Funnels In-State Students of Color to Under Resourced Colleges Washington, D.C. – Education Reform Now –

Lessons For All From DC’s Bold Improvement Schools

by Mira Taichman, Education Reform Now and Josh Boots, EmpowerK12 Over the last decade, the District of Columbia invested in a set of education reforms designed to accelerate school improvement. These reforms include expansion of quality public charter schools, closure of low-performing charter schools, and new teacher evaluation, curriculum, and professional development systems in traditional

No Commencement in the Commonwealth

Contact: Erika Soto Lamb, 646.580.5281; erikasotolamb@edreformnow.org   No Commencement in the Commonwealth: New Report on Public Higher Education in Massachusetts Reveals Bay State’s Latino College Graduation Gap is 37th Worst in the Country Education Reform Now’s Finding Is Particularly Striking as the Black Graduation Gap is 3rd Best in the Nation and as Latino Students in Massachusetts Have Higher

Recommendations for the Louisiana TOPS Commission

On February 7, 2018, Michael Dannenberg, Director of Strategic Initiatives for Policy testified to the Louisiana TOPS Commission as they considered changes to their state financial aid program. His opening statement is included below, and you can read the full testimony here.                   “Chairman Morrish, Representative Carter, and

Five Questions for Any Free College Plan

Nearly every Democrat — and likely a number of Republicans — running for statewide office this cycle will propose some sort of free college plan. Those plans need to be well-designed and in particular recognize the relationship between college affordability and college completion. Otherwise they are apt at best to under deliver, and at worst,

Trickle-Down Cuts to Education

Washington, D.C. — With the stage set for tax reform following passage of the Congressional Republican budget, the Center for American Progress and Education Reform Now have prepared a joint issue brief outlining the cumulative damage proposed spending cuts and tax breaks for the wealthy portend for students, families, and schools nationwide. Analyzed and discussed are: