Causes of gender differences in political knowledge
2009 study by the University of Missouri in Political Behavior on the origins of the male-female divide in knowledge of politics.
Education
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of education
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Brain injury risks for high school football players
2010 study in Journal of Neurotrauma on effects of head impacts for a high school football team during one season.
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Football helmet testing and safety standards
2010 study in Journal of Biomechanical Engineering based on Dartmouth College data on limits of football helmet testing methods.
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Financial literacy initiatives: What works? How could it be more effective?
2010 study by the Brookings Institution on helping members of the public make better financial decisions about their lives.
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Comparing outcomes in foster care and group care
2010 study by University of Pittsburgh and University of Maryland on outcomes for youth placed in alternate forms of foster care.
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Women empowerment in Egypt and investment in children
2008 study in the Middle East Development Journal on the effect of Egyptian mothers’ education and financial position on their children’s education.
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Subprime opportunity: The unfulfilled promise of for-profit colleges and universities
2010 report from the Education Trust on the relative characteristics of the for-profit school sector, including tuition costs, average student loan amounts and default rates, and graduation rates.
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Do babies learn from baby media?
2010 study by researchers from the University of Virginia and Vanderbilt on the number of words that 12- to 18-month-olds picked up from a best-selling instructional DVD for children.
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How does your kindergarten classroom affect your earnings?
2010 study from Harvard, Northwestern, and the University of California, Berkeley, researchers on the potential long-term effects of high-quality early education.
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Effectiveness of educator merit pay on teacher performance
2010 report from the National Center on Performance Incentives at Vanderbilt University on the impact of educator merit pay on students’ performance in mathematics.
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