“No Excuses” Charter School Experience Can Be Transplanted to Public Schools
National Bureau of Economic Research
The implementation of five core principles of the “No Excuses” charter school movement — increased instructional time, building human capital, differentiating between students, using data to inform instruction, and setting high expectations — has been implemented with positive results in nine low-performing schools in Houston.
Public Health Challenges of Prisoner Reentry
Rand Corporation
Prisoners are sicker than the general population, with more infectious diseases, mental health issues and substance abuse problems. As states release an increasing number of convicts into the community, it’s time for communities to start planning now.
Rebooting Economic Development in Nevada
Brookings Institution
The real estate boom didn’t end so well for Nevada. Time to try something new. Brookings thinks that Nevada’s economic development program needs a top-to-bottom overhaul.
