How teachers unions affect school district spending, student achievement
We’ve gathered research that looks at the work of teachers unions, including their impact on school district spending, student achievement and teacher turnover.
Education
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of education
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Preschool children exhibit racial and gender biases: Findings from two experiments
This study offers evidence of racial and gender bias in preschoolers — children responded less positively to photos of black boys than photos of white girls, black girls and white boys.
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Chronic absenteeism in elementary schools: An easy potential solution
Reminding parents how many days of school their kids have missed and the importance of regular attendance may be a simple, low-cost way to help curb absenteeism in elementary schools, a study suggests.
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‘Fake news’ and school uniforms: Our most popular research roundups in 2018
The 10 research roundups our readers visited most often in 2018 focus on topics ranging from fake news and school uniforms to the Supreme Court and Olympic games.
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Hispanic student enrollment falls when ICE partners with local law enforcement
Hispanic student enrollment fell in counties where local law enforcement agencies partnered with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to find and remove people not authorized to be in the U.S., a new paper finds.
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School peanut bans don’t appear to reduce allergic reactions
Massachusetts school policies that ban students from bringing peanuts from home or require classrooms to be “peanut free” have no effect on the number of times school nurses administer epinephrine to kids allergic to peanuts or tree nuts.
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Covering poverty: What to avoid and how to get it right
This tip sheet, from two journalists who grew up poor and still have strong ties to the working class, is meant to help newsrooms do a better job covering poverty and people with limited resources.
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Study: US newspapers run more photos of school shooting suspects than victims
When U.S. newspapers cover school shootings, photos of perpetrators outnumber photos of individual victims by a ratio of 16 to 1, on average, a recent analysis shows.
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Some employers discriminate against applicants with longer commutes
Low-wage employers in Washington DC discriminate against applicants with longer commutes and, to a lesser extent, those with stereotypically “black” names, according to a forthcoming study.
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Study shows private schools aren’t better for low-income students
Low-income students don’t benefit more from private school than public school, suggests new research from scholars at the University of Virginia.
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