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NEPC's Blog Post of the Day features a selection of interesting and insightful blog posts that apply a researcher perspective to important education policy issues. The views expressed by the bloggers are entirely their own. If you have read or written a research-related blog that you would like to have considered for reposting as a Blog Post of the Day, please email us at nepcblog@gmail.com.

School Finance 101: Time to Rein in Vouchers

Code Acts in Education: Genetic IQ Tests Are Bad Science and Big Business

10th Period: David Pepper and I Talk Vouchers

Nancy Bailey's Education Website: Project 2025: Ending Public Education for Students with Disabilities

Janresseger: What Is Project 2025 and How Would It Reshape the Federal Role in Public Education?

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Help or Harmful? The Federal Role in Supporting Students with Disabilities in Schools

Protections Against Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination in Schools: The Federal Role

What Role Should the Federal Government Play in Education Policy?

High-Impact Practices in Higher Ed

Title IX Regulations Have Changed. Here’s What You Need to Know.

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NEPC Talks Education: An Interview With Francesca López About Asset-Based Educational Policies, Practices, and Programs

NEPC Talks Education: An Interview With Paula Arce-Trigatti and Caitlin Farrell About Research-Practice Partnerships

NEPC Talks Education: An Interview With Jonathan Feingold and Joshua Weishart about Discriminatory Censorship Laws

NEPC Talks Education: An Interview With Van Lac, Ariel Reyes, and Carolina Montez-DeOca About Youth-Led Research

NEPC Talks Education: An Interview With Matthew Kelly About the History of School Finance

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Time for a Pause: Without Effective Public Oversight, AI in Schools Will Do More Harm Than Good.

Mark Zuckerberg Tried to Revolutionize American Education With Technology. It Didn’t Go as Planned.

We Need Better Education Policy. Summit Public Schools Shows Why.

Virtual Schools in the U.S. 2023

This Seemingly Benign Education App Seems Harmless. It Isn’t.

Current Initiatives

NEPC organizes initiatives to inform education policy discussions and close opportunity gaps for young people.

Schools of Opportunity: 10 Research-Based Models of Equity in Action

This new book tells the stories of exemplary public high schools that are using research-based practices for closing opportunity gaps in student learning. The practitioner-research author teams describe how these schools are creating challenging, engaging and supportive environments for their teachers and students.

Closing the Opportunity Gap

Closing the Opportunity Gap brings together top experts who offer evidence-based essays that paint a powerful picture of denied opportunities. They also describe sensible, research-based policy approaches to enhance opportunities.

Price of Opportunity

What would it take to close the vast opportunity gaps blocking the success of public-school students in the United States? NEPC’s costing-out study, called the “Price of Opportunity,” seeks to identify and estimate the cost of the resources and programs required to achieve this ambitious goal. The study also considers the balance between educational, social, and economic policy systems needed to eliminate opportunity gaps.

Research Hub for Youth Organizing

The Research Hub for Youth Organizing supports young people’s capacity to claim power and create more just communities through field-driven research. The project is a collaboration between CU Engage and NEPC.

International Partnership for the Study of Educational Privatization

The International Partnership for the Study of Educational Privatization was established in 2024 as a consortium of research groups. It is anchored at the National Education Policy Center in affiliation with the Economics Department at Stockholm University in Sweden as well as the Turku University of Applied Sciences and the School of Education at the University of Turku in Finland.

NEPC Resources: Experts

NEPC Resources: Topics and Experts

Experts: NEPC Fellows have a wide range of expertise bearing on education policy issues. They also have considerable experience speaking with members of the media, policy makers, and community members about their work. Search for topic-area experts using the drop-down menu below, and feel free to contact a fellow directly.

NEPC Resources: Topics

NEPC Resources: Topics and Experts

Experts: NEPC Fellows have a wide range of expertise bearing on education policy issues. They also have considerable experience speaking with members of the media, policy makers, and community members about their work. Search for topic-area experts using the drop-down menu below, and feel free to contact a fellow directly.

The National Education Policy Center (NEPC), a university research center housed at the University of Colorado Boulder School of Education, sponsors research, produces policy briefs, and publishes expert third-party reviews of think tank reports. NEPC publications are written in accessible language and are intended for a broad audience that includes academic experts, policymakers, the media, and the general public. Our mission is to provide high-quality information in support of democratic deliberation about education policy. We are guided by the belief that the democratic governance of public education is strengthened when policies are based on sound evidence and support a multiracial society that is inclusive, kind, and just.

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