Historically, family income determined student eligibility for the school meals program—the largest nutritional assistance program for school-aged children in the
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Since the mid-1970s, higher education has increasingly relied on part-time, adjunct faculty. By 2015, 40% of classroom instructors were hired
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Eighteen states now have legislation that provides vouchers for students to attend private school, but school vouchers remain controversial. Detractors
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Almost a fifth of U.S. college students join a Greek organization during college, yet we know strikingly little about the
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Intergovernmental grants finance a substantial share of decentralized public service provision around the world, but we know little about the
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Relative comparison is a relevant phenomenon throughout the life course and in different environments—we are often thinking about how we
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Student loans balances exceed 1.6 trillion dollars, and the amount keeps growing. Why do students borrow, and when they borrow,
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As education has moved increasingly online, it’s important to understand how peers can help one another learn in virtual settings.
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Nationally, employer costs for public teacher pensions have increased from $530, or 4.8 percent of per-pupil operating expenditures in 2004,
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Primary school completion rates remain low, and educator accountability remains weak in many low-income countries. The accountability pressures that do
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