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Over-Parenting: Under the Lens

May 15th, 2013 | By
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A study finds that professionals agree on a range of actions that are indicative of over-parenting.



School Enrollment and a Mother’s Ability to Work: A Study of Developing Nations

May 9th, 2013 | By
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A study of developing nations explores the relationship between water infrastructure, female employment, and school attendance for children.



Who Isn’t Paying the Rent?: Gender Discrepancies in Eviction

Jan 8th, 2013 | By
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A new study examines the prevalence of eviction in the lives of low-income women living in Milwaukee.



Maintaining an Edge: How School Districts Respond to Competition

Dec 28th, 2012 | By
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Researchers expand their focus on the effects of school-choice programs to include the reactions of districts to student migration.



School Closures: Lucked out or Locked out?

Nov 8th, 2012 | By
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Does moving students into better performing schools increase achievement or just cause disruption?



Chartering A Course: Reflections on the Charter School Movement

Aug 22nd, 2012 | By
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A founder and charter school expert discusses the movement’s challenges and next steps



And What of Cohort Size?

Jul 17th, 2012 | By
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Researchers use cohort size to investigate the impact of classroom size on grade level retention



A Less Adversarial Model for Charter Schools

Apr 6th, 2012 | By
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Can’t we all just get along? Charter schools offer strategies for closing the achievement gap that public schools can use.



Gaming Out Inequality

Jan 10th, 2012 | By
flickr Mark Strozier

Game-based learning may portray an unrealistic vision of life in American society.