Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of education
2014 study published in the American Educational Research Journal exploring the factors associated with racial disparities in school discipline.
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2014 review of research and data on the continuing inequities in per-pupil public-school spending across the United States, and the impact of court rulings and reform efforts.
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2014 paper from Harvard and Brown showing how richer teacher-to-parent messages can improve student outcomes, including increased course credits and lower dropout rates.
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2014 review of studies on issues related to youth behavior and safety, including delinquency rates, suspensions, zero-tolerance policies and their effects, after-school programs and curfews.
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2014 research from Vanderbilt University and Florida State University study published in Research in Higher Education on student outcomes at minority-serving institutions.
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2014 research from UCLA, the RAND Corporation, ACT and Columbia University published in Pediatrics exploring how students in Los Angeles benefit from attending better-quality schools.
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2014 study in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management showing the later education benefits of summer jobs programs for students.
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Roundup of useful studies that can enhance campus-based stories and provide material for practicing knowledge-based reporting.
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2014 paper published in Psychological Science that uses three experiments to compare the ability of students to remember and understand information depending on how they take notes.
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2014 study in American Political Science Review showing that women are seldom encouraged as much as men to run for office at an early age.
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