Spreading the word: Geography, policy and knowledge spillovers
2012 study in the Review of Economics and Statistics looks at the diffusion of knowledge and patents across states and regions.
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of education
2012 study in the Review of Economics and Statistics looks at the diffusion of knowledge and patents across states and regions.
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2011 study in Child Development on perceived discrimination among young Latinos in high school and its outcomes in educational settings.
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2013 and 2010 studies for the NBER on the U.S. labor market, the “hollowing out” of middle-income jobs, and disparities between high- and low-wage jobs.
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Interview with Alison Head, co-director of the University of Washington’s Project Information Literacy, which studies student online research habits.
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2013 metastudy in Psychological Science in the Public Interest on an assessment of ten top learning and study strategies.
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2013 report from the Pew Center on the States on how the ongoing recession has affected the economic prospects of recent university graduates.
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2012 NYU study on how LGBT victimization leads to decreased self-esteem and worse educational outcomes, including lower GPA and more absences.
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2011 Congressional Research Service report surveying new requirements and details of the GI Bill.
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2012 report from Project Information Literacy on the mismatch between the employers’ needs and the research skills and habits that young people are displaying on the job.
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2012 study from ETS in Princeton, New Jersey, published in Educational Researcher on standardized testing in higher education and student motivations.
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