Brown Center Reports
The Brown Center Report is an influential research project that has been published annually by the Brookings Institution since 2000. Each year, the report analyzes the state of American education, explains important trends in achievement and test scores, and evaluates promising educational reforms. On this page, you will find links to the reports written by Tom from 2000 to 2017.
2017 – Full Report
- Part 1: International Assessments
- Part 2: Survey of Foreign Exchange Students
- Part 3: Race and School Suspensions
2016 – Full Report
- Part 1: Reading and Math in the Common Core Era
- Part 2: Tracking and Advanced Placement
- Part 3: Principals as Instructional Leaders: An International Perspective
2015 – Full Report
- Part 1: Girls, Boys, and Reading
- Part 2: Measuring Effects of the Common Core
- Part 3: Student Engagement
2014 – Full Report
- Part 1: Lessons from the PISA-Shanghai Controversy
- Part 2: Homework in America
- Part 3: A Progress Report on the Common Core
2013 – Full Report
- Part 1: The Latest TIMSS and PIRLS Scores
- Part 2: The Resurgence of Ability Grouping and Persistence of Tracking
- Part 3: Advanced Math in Eighth Grade