A principled federal role in PreK-12 education (Douglas N. Harris, Helen F. Ladd, Marshall S. Smith, Martin R. West, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/research/a-principled-federal-role-in-prek-12-education/

Lessons for US charter schools from the growth of academies in England (Helen F. Ladd, Edward B. Fiske, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/research/lessons-for-us-charter-schools-from-the-growth-of-academies-in-england/

The “London Effect”: What U.S. policymakers can learn from the success of Inner London schools (Helen F. Ladd, Edward B. Fiske, Brookings)

As education policymakers in the United States grapple with the issue of how to improve low performing schools in urban areas with large concentrations of low-income pupils, they might want to consider the experience of their counterparts in London.

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/brown-center-chalkboard/posts/2016/02/17-london-effect-low-income-school-success-ladd-fiske