Publications
K-12 Education: Can More Funding for Low-Quality Schools Move the Needle?
Most American schools are actually doing well and effectively preparing students for college and beyond. But a minority of our schools are catastrophically bad, dragging down America’s overall test scores—but, most importantly, consigning millions of kids to diminished futures. There is no silver bullet that will completely fix this inequity, but this New Center policy paper highlights a few solutions that could finally start to improve chronically underperforming schools.
Facts At-A-Glance
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The U.S. ranked 25th
on the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) exam in 2018.
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Only about eight percent
of all public school funding comes from the federal government.
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76% of all low-income students
would receive equal or greater school funding if all states were to pool property tax dollars at the county or state level to be distributed evenly to all schools.
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Social Policy
K-12 Education: What Happened to the Bipartisan Consensus on Charter Schools?
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Social Policy
Can the New Congress Find Common Ground on Gun Safety?
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Economy, Social Policy
Beyond Social Security & Toward Real Retirement Security
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Economy, Social Policy
Why is Everyone in College Sports Getting Rich Except the Athletes?