Old-for-Grade vs. Young-for-Grade School Start—What about Siblings?

graph of spillover effects on siblings of being old or young for grade

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Old-for-Grade vs. Young-for-Grade School Start—What about Siblings?

September 14, 2022September 14, 2022 admin cognitive abilities, education, family

A major concern of parents of young children is when and to what school they should send their kids. The

graph shows high-performing middle school students with a higher share of migrants in their schools perform worse on tests in the first year

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As Climate-Induced Migration Becomes Common, How Are Schools Affected?

August 31, 2022August 31, 2022 admin children, climate change, disasters, education, migration

September 20, 2022 marks the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Maria’s landfall on Puerto Rico, which resulted in thousands of deaths

graph showing children in utero to age 2 experienced reduced height after Pakistan Earthquake of 2005

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Disaster Recovery—Who Gets Left Behind?

August 11, 2022August 11, 2022 admin aid, children, disaster, education, wellness

Major disasters are frequently followed by compensation or aid, but little is known about recovery from such large, but compensated,

child riding a bike past destroyed building

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After War, Do Children Realize Educational Gains?

August 3, 2022August 3, 2022 admin children, education, violence, war

While the horror of ongoing conflicts in places such as Ukraine, Syria, Afghanistan, and elsewhere cannot be emphasized enough, the

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Efficiency vs. Equity? A Reform to Reduce WIC Costs Impacts Access

May 17, 2022May 17, 2022 admin benefits, children, nutrition, wellness

Many U.S. safety net programs provide in-kind benefits and contract with private vendors to deliver these benefits. Such public–private partnerships

Bar graphs show likelihood of enrolling and graduating in STEM increases for women with woman advisers

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Female Science Advisors Can Help Women Bridge the STEM Gender Gap

April 5, 2022August 3, 2022 admin careers, college, education, gender, STEM

Women are still largely underrepresented in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). This issue has prompted fervent

soldier on the ground during Vietnam War

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Do Conscription and Military Service Lead to More Incarcerations?

January 11, 2022 admin incarceration, war

It is not uncommon for the media to link veterans’ war experience to postwar crime offenses. But does wartime military

relationship between propensity to follow in parent career and regulation for various careers

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If You Want Intergenerational Mobility, Regulation Matters

November 23, 2021 admin careers, inequality, regulation

It is not uncommon that children follow the same career as their parents. But why? This might be attributed to

It is not only supply and demand factors but also institutional factors that determine wage differentials among workers.

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Does the Minimum Wage Reduce Between- and Within-Group Inequality?

November 3, 2021 admin labor, minimum wage, pay, work

The minimum wage has been introduced and expanded in many countries to lift the wages of the lowest paid workers.

Girls in schools with meal programs attend school an average of 30 minutes more per day, with gains in math and reading.

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School Meals at Scale Improve Learning, Especially for the Most Vulnerable Children

October 21, 2021October 21, 2021 admin children, development, education, nutrition, poverty

Globally, 388 million children participate in school meal programs. Research has shown that providing meals can improve children’s school participation

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