Girls in blue-collar communities face poorer job prospects
Young women in blue-collar communities are less likely to have jobs eight years after high school than their peers in other areas, an American Sociological Review study finds.
Education
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of education
Expert Commentary
Child vaccines: When parents refuse them and are dismissed by pediatricians
2016 paper published in Pediatrics that looks at how often U.S. parents refuse or delay childhood vaccinations and how often pediatricians dismiss patients for vaccine refusal.
Expert Commentary
Student achievement gaps: Public opinion on reducing disparities affecting poor and minority children
2016 study in Educational Researcher that suggests Americans are more concerned about student achievement gaps that impact the poor than gaps affecting minority children.
Expert Commentary
Stay-at-home dads: How unemployment, mother’s education impact family decisions about child care
2016 study in the Journal of Marriage and Family that looks at the factors that influence which married men will become stay-at-home dads.
Expert Commentary
‘Campus carry’ and the concealed carry of guns on college campuses: A collection of research
2016 review of research related to “campus carry,” or the debate about whether colleges should allow individuals with concealed carry permits to bring guns onto school property.
Expert Commentary
School vouchers and student achievement: Reviewing the research
2016 research review of school vouchers and their impact on students’ success.
Expert Commentary
College sports: How winning impacts revenue
2015 study by the Harvard Business School examines how winning college football and basketball games results in increased revenue for academic institutions.
Expert Commentary
Student learning with laptops: Measuring the effectiveness of laptops in American classrooms
2016 study in Review of Educational Research that looks at whether student use of laptop computers results in learning improvements.
Expert Commentary
Criminal history and background checks: A look at how criminal records can affect access to jobs, housing, higher education
2015 study in Criminology that looks at the evolution of the availability of criminal records and how having a criminal record affects a person’s ability to secure work, housing and higher education.
Expert Commentary
The economic value of America’s national parks and National Park Service programs
2016 report from researchers at Colorado State and Harvard universities that provides the first overall assessment of the economic value of America’s national parks and programs offered by the National Park Service.
Expert Commentary