Poorly Rated NYC Schools Attract Better Teachers
The idea of holding schools accountable for students’ performance has stood at the center of school-reform efforts in the United
Read moreThe idea of holding schools accountable for students’ performance has stood at the center of school-reform efforts in the United
Read moreWhile it’s now generally accepted that teacher quality is the most important element of a good school, research has failed
Read more“Tablets and texts nudge parents to read to kids” describes a new JHR-published study aimed at finding ways to help
Read moreOne decade after high school completion, only 14 percent of low-income students in the United States have attained a bachelor’s
Read moreAlthough there is a rich body of evidence on the effects of preschool or daycare attendance, especially for the United
Read moreAs the U.S. Department of Education proposes rolling back the Gainful Employment rules regulating for-profit and vocational education programs, accurate
Read moreIn response to demographic change—an aging population means fewer workers—policy makers in many industrialized countries are looking for ways to
Read moreIn “Uncommon Knowledge: Freaks and geeks, and beyond,” the Boston Globe’s Kevin Lewis highlights a JHR paper on how relative
Read moreThough many studies have shown that teachers have large effects on student achievement, we know little about the degree to
Read moreGender bias in families is evident in many regions, but the evidence to date does not allow us to fully
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