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Nudging Girls into STEM Works in High School, But Does the Effect Last?

May 10, 2023 admin college, education, gender, inequality, STEM

What is the effect of strengthening the science curriculum in secondary school on the probability that boys and girls graduate

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Replacing the Principal of a School on the Wrong Side of a Passing Grade—Does It Work?

March 21, 2023March 21, 2023 admin education, principals, school accountability, testing

Most U.S. public schools receive a rating or grade that is based largely on test scores. The goal of these

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How Do Immigration Enforcement Laws and Actions Affect Children in the Classroom?

February 7, 2023 admin education, family, immigration

Using sensitive data, in new work published in the Journal of Human Resources, Benjamin Meadows examined how documented immigrants versus

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Education Might Improve the Health of Some—But Not All

October 12, 2022October 12, 2022 admin education, health, wellness, work

More educated people tend to live healthier and longer lives than those with less education, but does education cause better

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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

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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

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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,

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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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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

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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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