In pursuit of education for just and flourishing societies
The Annenberg Institute strives to equalize and improve educational opportunities. By bringing together diverse thinkers to tackle difficult problems, the Institute advances the broader field: harnessing the power of Brown’s community to develop education leaders, building actionable knowledge through systematic research, partnering with educators and policy-makers for local impact, and encouraging robust civic discourse.
Our Impact
A national Working Paper series to publish high-quality working papers on a wide variety of topics related to education, especially when they have strong implications for education policy making.
The National Student Support Accelerator
The National Student Support Accelerator is an ambitious national project to build access, infrastructure and support for high-impact tutoring for all students in need.
Center on the Study of Educators
Conducting rigorous research on educators in K-12 public schools to build knowledge that pushes the field forward.
The EdResearch for Recovery Project taps top researchers from across the country to develop evidence briefs to inform recovery strategies during COVID-19 pandemic.
An open-source library of education-relevant measurement tools to support new knowledge for the improvement of educational opportunities.
Brown’s K-12 Tutoring Initiative
Through Brown University’s K-12 Tutoring Initiative, Brown students are offering free online tutoring to students in current partner K-12 schools. This program is sponsored by the Annenberg Institute, the Swearer Center and Tutor Matching Services.
The Institute’s innovative texting program supports parents and caregivers in creating positive educational environments and building social-emotional skills.
Undergraduate Fellows for Education and Social Policy
The Annenberg Institute is dedicated to understanding the causes and mitigating the consequences of educational inequality in innovative, research-informed and multidimensional ways.