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The question of educational equity involves the gap in achievement between minority and nonminority students. RAND has conducted research into the effects of grouping students by ability, preschool participation, charter programs, and school funding on schools' abilities to provide equal education to students of varying socioeconomic, racial, and ethnic backgrounds.

Commentary

Solutions for Educating Young Syrian Refugees

Apr 21, 2016

Approximately 1.5 million Syrian refugees are school-age children. They face a slew of struggles, not the least of which is the lack of education that they need to move forward in life. What can be done to improve the access to and quality of refugee education?
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The Economic Impact of Achievement Gaps in PA Public Schools

Jul 13, 2015

Although Pennsylvania ranks high among U.S. states in average student performance, the achievement gaps between students classified by race-ethnicity, economic status, and parent education are among the widest nationally. Race-ethnic academic achievement gaps amount to an estimated annual cost of $1 billion to $3 billion in lost earnings.

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Research Brief

Research Brief

Teach For America Passes the Test with Most Participants in Principal Survey

More than 85 percent of principals surveyed were satisfied with their schools' Teach for America (TFA) corps members. Principals who were TFA alumni or who led charter schools were less satisfied with corps members' abilities than other principals.

Jan 17, 2018
Report

What Do Principals Think About Teach For America?

Principals are generally satisfied with the Teach For America teachers they receive, their classroom contributions, and the professional development and support the program provides.

Jan 17, 2018
Commentary

Discipline Disparities and Discrimination in Schools

In the United States, black and poor students are suspended at much higher rates than their white and non-poor peers. While the existence of these disparities is not controversial, how to interpret the disparities is bitterly disputed.

Nov 21, 2017
Report

Out-of-School Time Programs Are Worthy of Public Investment

Children need safe places, caring adults, and enriching activities when not in school. Out-of-school time programs build human and cultural capital and develop kids' interests and skills. Public funding helps low-income youth have experiences that may provide lasting developmental benefits.

Oct 23, 2017
Report

How to Sustain Summer Learning Programs

Summer learning programs can provide academic support to students who need it the most. But they tend to be threatened when budgets are tight. Can integrating these programs into school districts' core priorities and operations improve their sustainability?

Oct 23, 2017
Research Brief

Research Brief

Does School Choice Mean Students Attend Better Schools? The Case of Post–Hurricane Katrina New Orleans

Researchers examined school choice outcomes in New Orleans following 2005's Hurricane Katrina, including exit patterns of students across sectors and school types in New Orleans and the destination schools of mobile students.

Jun 22, 2017
Journal Article

Journal Article

Sibling Gender Composition's Effect on Education: Evidence from China

In this paper, we find strong associations of sibling gender composition of educational accomplishments of both Chinese men and women.

May 16, 2017
Journal Article

Journal Article

Beyond Academic Math: The Role of Applied STEM Course Taking in High School

Educational policymakers and researchers are concerned about the declining quantity and quality of U.S. students in line to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields.

Nov 4, 2016
Commentary

What's Behind Record High School Graduation Rates?

Graduation rates among U.S. high schoolers have risen for the fourth straight year. Which reforms are making a difference? And who, or what, should get credit?

Oct 21, 2016
Commentary

The High Cost of Free College

Tuition subsidies may encourage institutions to raise tuition, since the government would foot the bill. One possible solution: develop and implement policies that encourage greater productivity from higher education institutions.

Aug 1, 2016
Commentary

Pittsburgh Schools Are Making Progress

Pittsburgh Public Schools can reach new levels of excellence if its leadership boldly and wisely chooses initiatives that will serve all children and if it uses data to decide which initiatives should continue.

Jul 11, 2016
Journal Article

Long-term Effect of Exposure to a Friend's Adolescent Childbirth on Fertility, Education, and Earnings

Interventions that expose adolescents to the reality of teen motherhood may be an effective way of reducing the rates of teen childbearing and improving schooling.

Jun 30, 2016
Journal Article

Journal Article

Evaluating Education Programs That Have Lotteried Admission and Selective Attrition

The purpose of this article is to study the effectiveness of educational programs that use lottery-based admission procedures.

Dec 29, 2015
Journal Article

School Choice, Student Mobility, and School Quality: Evidence from Post-Katrina New Orleans

This paper analyzes student mobility in post-Katrina New Orleans between and within the various sectors and school types using a multinomial framework.

Nov 24, 2015
News Release

News Release

Principals Express Satisfaction with Teach For America Teachers; Alumni More Critical of Corps Members

A majority of school principals are satisfied with teachers provided to their campuses through the Teach For America (TFA) program. Principals with more experience rated TFA corps members more highly. Principals who are TFA alumni, along with principals at charter schools, were similarly satisfied overall but rated corps members' abilities lower in specific areas.

Sep 24, 2015
Report

Principals Express Satisfaction with Teach For America Teachers

A majority of school principals are satisfied with teachers provided to their campuses through the Teach For America (TFA) program. Principals with more experience rated TFA corps members more highly. Principals who are TFA alumni, along with those at charter schools, were similarly satisfied overall but rated corps members' abilities lower in specific areas.

Sep 24, 2015
Research Brief

Research Brief

Teach for America Gets Mostly High Marks from Principal Survey

The results of the Teach For America (TFA) 2015 National Principal Survey show the context in which TFA corps members work, how principals perceive corps members, and how principals perceive their interactions with TFA.

Sep 24, 2015
Commentary

How School Choice Could Disadvantage Low-Income Students

The flexibility to allow Title I-A funds to follow students across schools has a certain appeal. But it could have negative consequences for some of the poorest students.

Sep 1, 2015
Research Brief

Research Brief

Life around Cambridge: Results from the Cambridge Ahead Quality of Life survey

Through an employee survey, we found that making the Cambridge area a better place to live requires a rounded approach. Housing and traffic were the greatest concerns, while leisure, education and health were associated with local area satisfaction.

Aug 10, 2015
Commentary

Should Undocumented Immigrant Youth Pay In-State Tuition to Attend College?

Undocumented children are entitled to free primary and secondary public education everywhere in the United States, regardless of their legal status. But when they finish high school, their options for college vary depending on the state in which they live.

Jul 28, 2015

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