Richard Rothstein
Research Associate

Biography
Richard Rothstein is a research associate of the Economic Policy Institute. From 1999 to 2002 he was the national education columnist of The New York Times. He is the author of Grading Education: Getting Accountability Right (Teachers College Press and EPI, 2008) and Class and Schools: Using Social, Economic and Educational Reform to Close the Black-White Achievement Gap (Teachers College Press 2004). He is also the author of The Way We Were? Myths and Realities of America's Student Achievement (1998). Other recent books include The Charter School Dust-Up: Examining the Evidence on Enrollment and Achievement (co-authored in 2005); and All Else Equal. Are Public and Private Schools Different? (co-authored in 2003). Contact Richard Rothstein at riroth@epi.org.
Books and Studies
Reports
| Date | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 04/20/10 | Let’s do the numbers | Briefing Paper |
| 03/27/10 | A blueprint that needs more work | Policy Memo |
| 10/13/09 | The Prospects for No Child Left Behind | Policy Memo |
| 12/19/08 | Education Accountability Policy in the New Administration | Policy Memo |
| 01/01/93 | Setting the Standard: International Labor Rights and U.S. Trade Policy | Briefing Paper |
| 06/01/91 | Fast Track, Fast Shuffle: The Economic Consequences of the Bush Administration’s Proposed Trade Agre | Briefing Paper |


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