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The Great Lakes Center for Education Research & Practice is an independent, nonprofit research & policy organization supported by education stakeholders.

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A study of students from birth to age 26 shows a strong correlation between access to childhood and adolescent education opportunities like Head Start and success later in life. Learn more: hechingerreport.org/opportunities-… #HeadStart #EducationPolicy #EducationOpportunities


Less segregated schools are linked to greater social and economic mobility for marginalized students. Learn more in our policy brief: rb.gy/ksq2z9

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Voucher programs most often pay for private school tuition for families already in private schools. Statistics from voucher programs across the country show far fewer students than expected are switching from public to private school. future-ed.org/early-returns-… #EducationPolicy


Schools can be a critical support for transgender and other LGBTQ+ students, a new CDC report finds. Learn more: k12dive.com/news/3-percent… #EducationPolicy


Education savings accounts present an expansive and potentially very costly vision for private use of public education funds. Our policy brief explores the evolution of these programs: greatlakescenter.org/docs/Policy_Br…

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An all-out assault on educational speech is underway, and it’s not just gag orders: Watch out for tenure restrictions, school governance coups and censorship laws disguised as “viewpoint diversity.” Read more: pen.org/report/america…


Charter school closures. For-profit corporate schools. Voucher teachers without certification. Check out this clearinghouse of state-by-state data on charter schools. networkforpubliceducation.org/nccsa/ #SchoolVouchers #PublicEducation

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Beyond cell phone bans in schools, students need to learn how to have a healthy relationship with their phones. Learn more: chalkbeat.org/2024/09/13/sch… #EducationPolicy #SocialMediaInSchools #CellPhoneBans

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In Iowa, education savings accounts have not caused an exodus from public schools, but they have made public school budgets unpredictable, complicated and uncertain. edweek.org/policy-politic… #PublicEducation #CharterSchools #SchoolFunding


Americans’ satisfaction with the quality of K-12 education is up 7% while safety concerns rise against a backdrop of school shootings. news.gallup.com/poll/649385/am…


Free-market private schools. Church schools. Home schools. In Trump’s world, those would be your school “choices.” Read more: barnraisingmedia.com/what-is-moms-f… #EducationPolicy #PublicEducation #Project2025


View a comprehensive collection of information about Project 2025 so you can learn how to protect your community from these harmful policy proposals. au.org/project-2025-t… #Project2025 #CivilRights


Housing, land use and zoning policy are often separated from each other, but looking at them holistically could help address school segregation and equal opportunity for students. Learn more: rb.gy/ksq2z9

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As more states pass laws that create or expand voucher programs using taxpayer subsidies for private school tuition, it’s imperative that policymakers hold these programs accountable. Learn more in our latest policy brief: greatlakescenter.org/docs/Policy_Br… @joshcowenMSU

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Without more anti-poverty and anti-hunger investments, food insecurity is bound to continue to rise, like it has in the past three years. k12dive.com/news/child-foo… #FoodInsecurity #ChildPoverty

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From @Network4pubEd — “Doomed to fail: a marketplace model with fewer regulations, the charter school sector is far more unstable than local public schools…” (Mentions a Memphis charter where officials stole $400,000 for Vegas trips, etc.) networkforpubliceducation.org/doomed-to-fail…

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Our new policy brief examining voucher policies across the U.S. makes recommendations for policymakers on the evaluation of these programs. Read the full brief: greatlakescenter.org/docs/Policy_Br…

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Policymakers must work to make voucher programs in the U.S. more transparent. Our new policy brief recommends ways to do that: greatlakescenter.org/docs/Policy_Br…

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