The Learning Curve is a series of data-driven essays on timely education policy topics intended to inform and empower decision makers at the federal, state, and local levels. Data and code are provided whenever possible so readers can dig deeper into the issues important to them. New essays are published twice per month. To stay up to date on the latest research, sign up for our newsletter.

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