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Earnings and Employment Patterns Following Child-Care Subsidy Receipt
See related: Child & Elder Care, Income, Labor, United States
Training future professors in public budgeting, finance, and financial management: The Inter-University Consortium for PhD courses
“Training future professors in public budgeting, finance, and financial management: The Inter-University Consortium for PhD courses,” co-authored by Yilin Hou, professor of public administration and international affairs, was published in the Journal of Public Affairs Education.
See related: Education, United States
Beyond the “Model Minority” Mirage: How Does Positive Bias Affect Asian Students and Other Students of Color?
New research from CPR Associates on the “model minority” stereotype finds that teachers rate Asian students’ academic skills more favorably than White students. In addition, teachers respond to the presence of any Asian student in the classroom by widening Black-White and Hispanic-White assessment gaps.
Affirmative Action is a Successful Policy for Diversity in College Graduation
Affirmative action is an effective race-conscious admissions policy that facilitates the socioeconomic achievement of Black and Latino students. Using data from 750 schools, this study finds that Black and Latino students are more likely to graduate from selective colleges than White students with similar socioeconomic backgrounds and educational experiences.
Children in Economically Disadvantaged Households Have Lower Early Literacy Skills than their Higher-Income Peers
Children in low-income families who participate in food and income support programs (such as SNAP and TANF) have lower literacy skills in kindergarten than those who do not participate in these programs.
“Model Minorities” in the Classroom? Positive Evaluation Bias Towards Asian Students and Its Consequences
"'Model minorities'" in the classroom? Positive evaluation bias towards Asian students and its consequences," co-authored by Ying Shi, assistant professor of public administration and international affairs, and Maria Zhu, assistant professor of economics, was published in the Journal of Public Economics.
See related: Asian-American, U.S. Education, United States
Inequality in Literacy Skills at Kindergarten Entry at the Intersections of Social Programs and Race
"Inequality in Literacy Skills at Kindergarten Entry at the Intersections of Social Programs and Race," co-authored by public administration and international affairs professors Michah Rothbart and Colleen Heflin, was published in Children and Youth Services Review.
See related: Civil Rights, Education, Race & Ethnicity, Social Justice, U.S. Education
Equal time for equal crime? Racial bias in school discipline
See related: Civil Rights, Education, Race & Ethnicity
Academic Apartheid: Race and the Criminalization of Failure in an American Suburb
In his new book, "Academic Apartheid: Race and the Criminalization of Failure in an American Suburb" (University of California Press, 2022), Sean J. Drake looks at how race and class intersect, contributing to educational inequality and modern school segregation.
See related: Civil Rights, Gender and Sex, Race & Ethnicity, Social Justice
What Makes a Classmate a Peer? Examining Which Peers Matter in NYC Elementary Schools
The impact of pork-barrel capital funding in schools: Evidence from participatory budgeting in NYC
See related: Economic Policy
Using Pupil Transportation Data to Explore Educational Inequities and Outcomes: A Case Study from New York City
Limited contracts, limited quality? effects of adjunct instructors on student outcomes
Limited Contracts, Limited Quality? Effects of Adjunct Instructors on Student Outcomes in Higher Education
Education Finance Reform in New York: Calculating the Cost of a 'Sound Basic Education' in New York City
Equal Time for Equal Crime? Racial Bias in School Discipline
See related: Education
The Effects of Special Education on the Academic Performance of Students with Learning Disabilities
See related: Education
Poverty and Proficiency: the Cost of and Demand for Local Public Education
Ambitious and Anxious: How Chinese Undergraduates Succeed and Struggle in American Higher Education
See related: China
Technical Efficiency of Public Middle Schools in New York City