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    Disadvantaged and visible minority students may be less likely to benefit from supportive relationships with teachers

Disadvantaged and visible minority students may be less likely to benefit from supportive relationships with teachers

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Children’s success at school helps to lay the groundwork for career and personal success; the continued underperformance of disadvantaged and racial minority students is therefore of great concern to policymakers. In new research using data from a longitudinal child development survey in Quebec, Caroline Fitzpatrick and her co-authors found that race and appearance contribute to academic adjustment problems regardless […]

September 8th, 2015|Caroline Fitzpatrick, Education|1 Comment|
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    How policies that promote school competition and choice are linked to school segregation.

How policies that promote school competition and choice are linked to school segregation.

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The past decade has seen growing concerns about the resegregation of American schools after years of effort to end their segregation. In new research, Jeremy Fiel argues that much of this trend is down to new policies which give families the opportunity to take advantage of schools they see as being ‘better’. Using school system data from 1993 to […]

August 26th, 2015|Education, Jeremy Fiel|1 Comment|
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    Having opposite gender friends can reduce high school achievement

Having opposite gender friends can reduce high school achievement

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Is having a friend from the opposite gender a help or a hindrance to getting good grades in high school? In new research using data on high school friendship networks and academic achievement, Andrew J. Hill finds that a ten percent increase in opposite gender friends reduces a students’ GPA score by 0.1 points. He writes that this effect […]

August 24th, 2015|Andrew Hill, Education|1 Comment|
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    Increased immigration enforcement has a detrimental effect on the school performance of the children of unauthorized immigrants

Increased immigration enforcement has a detrimental effect on the school performance of the children of unauthorized immigrants

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The past 13 years have seen a massive increase in immigration enforcement at the state and local level aimed at reducing undocumented immigration. In new research, Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Mary J. Lopez find that this increased enforcement has adversely impacted the children of unauthorized migrants. They find that increased enforcement has the largest impact on children aged 6 to […]

July 31st, 2015|Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Education, Justice and Domestic Affairs, Mary J. Lopez|0 Comments|
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    School boards were more likely to have Latino members in counties covered by the language assistance provisions of the now defunct Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act.

School boards were more likely to have Latino members in counties covered by the language assistance provisions of the now defunct Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act.

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More than two years ago the Supreme Court struck down Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act, meaning that certain districts and states would no longer need to gain preclearance from the U.S. District Court before making changes to electoral rules. In new research, Melissa Marschall and Amanda Rutherford look at the effects language assistance provisions, Sections 203 and […]

July 6th, 2015|Amanda Rutherford, Education, Elections and party politics across the US, Melissa Marschall|0 Comments|
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    Confidence gap? Women economists tend to be less confident than men when speaking outside their area of expertise.

Confidence gap? Women economists tend to be less confident than men when speaking outside their area of expertise.

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In male-dominated workplaces, women tend to be less confident than men. Heather Sarsons and Guo Xu conducted research into confidence levels of successful economists and found that the gender gap is largely driven by women’s lack of confidence when asked questions on topics outside their field of expertise. Addressing the confidence gap may require further thought over what the “right” level of confidence should […]

July 4th, 2015|Democracy and culture, Education, Guo Xu, Heather Sarsons, LSE Comment|1 Comment|
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    No Child Left Behind’s school performance metrics may be punishing disadvantaged school districts and students.

No Child Left Behind’s school performance metrics may be punishing disadvantaged school districts and students.

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In 2001, Congress enacted the No Child Left Behind Act, with the aims of improving student’s academic achievement and closing the achievement gap between high and low achieving students. In new research, Vladimir Kogan, Stéphane Lavertu and Zachary Peskowitz assess the impact of the measure’s school and district performance metrics. They find that changes in the measure’s ‘adequate yearly […]

June 25th, 2015|Education, Stéphane Lavertu, Vladimir Kogan, Zachary Peskowitz|2 Comments|
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    Despite fears about overregulation, we do need to have some caution about what our kids eat in school.

Despite fears about overregulation, we do need to have some caution about what our kids eat in school.

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A recent incident involving Double Stuf Oreos highlights the debate over how much supervision of what children eat at school is too much. Donald F. Kettl writes that while many are concerned about the overregulation of what students eat at school, it makes sense to take precautions against exposing them to things that can that can be genuinely harmful.
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June 15th, 2015|Education, Healthcare and public services, Justice and Domestic Affairs|0 Comments|
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Book Review: The Relevance of Political Science

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A new collection engages directly with how political science can achieve wider relevance as a discipline. Matt Wood finds The Relevance of Political Science a must read for any scholar interested in the impact debate and he welcomes a return to the more social constructivist ideas of impact through teaching and learning. But there is a risk this relevance […]

June 14th, 2015|Book Reviews, Democracy and culture, Education, Matt Wood|0 Comments|
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    Why gaining a GED may not be the right answer for high school dropouts to escape low-wage jobs.

Why gaining a GED may not be the right answer for high school dropouts to escape low-wage jobs.

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Every year, more than a million students leave high school without a diploma, with one-half becoming employed in low-wage ‘dead-end’ jobs. How can the employment prospects of these young people be improved? In new research Kyung-Nyun Kim finds that neither low wage work experience nor gaining a General Educational Development certificate is enough for them to move into better […]

June 5th, 2015|Economy, Education, Kyung-Nyun Kim|0 Comments|
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