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Week in Review, August 30th

In this weekly post, we feature online articles and policy reports published recently, and other helpful research tools.
  • Consider whether retaining elementary students in the same grade for another year for remedial purposes is helpful to the students. (Center on Children and Families at Brookings, August 2012)
  • Review a study about the effects of school vouchers on college enrollment. (The Brown Center on Education Policy at Brookings / Harvard's Program on Education Policy and Governance, August 2012)
  • Explore how new models for offering online college courses are changing college education. (Smithsonian.com, August 27, 2012)
  • Pinpoint metro areas where college students live. (The Atlantic, Cities, August 27, 2012)
  • Check out a graphic on Medicaid under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. (The Journal of the American Medical Association, August 22/29, 2012)
  • Read about health insurance exchanges under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. (Congressional Research Service, August 15, 2012)