Education and Family
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Solving the Issue of Rising College Drop-Out Rates
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Over the past few decades, research has suggested that there exists a gap in access to higher education for low-income populations in the United States. The attention this problem has received has pushed many colleges to develop new programs to improve access. Recent data does indeed show an improvement: college…
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Discouraging Student Cheating Online Without Surveillance
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COVID-19 has transformed the way we work — and the way we learn. In response to the pandemic, many higher education institutions have sought to transition to remote learning. As a result, companies offering technological solutions to problems posed by the pandemic have experienced a windfall; notably, virtual proctoring services…
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The Negative Effects of Teacher Unionization on Long-Term Student Outcomes
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Teacher unionization has long been a disputed topic in public education. Supporters argue that unionization leads to more equitable rights and labor standards for teachers, increased teacher productivity, and improved short-run outcomes for their students (Ravani 2014; Wydra 2018). Opponents point to the potential prioritization of teacher labor interests over…
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How Women’s Empowerment Reduces Child Hunger
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Burkina Faso, a small West African country, is experiencing a child public health crisis. 88 percent of children under five years old are anemic, 16 percent are wasted — meaning they weigh too little for their height (a good predictor of mortality), and 35 percent are stunted. Past studies have…
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Digital Tutoring Could Deliver a Tailored Education for Every Child
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In India, despite primary school enrollment rates over 95 percent, over half of students in the 5th grade cannot read at a 2nd grade level. A lagging student will likely absorb little material when she is in a classroom covering material more advanced than her knowledge and skill. This problem…
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Do Electric School Buses Have an Impact in the Classroom?
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Policy experts have studied the many social determinants of health for years. Most researchers agree that a person’s health is dependent on his or her social and physical environment. Many studies have examined how repeated exposure to air pollution increases the risk of developing asthma and pneumonia. School buses, which…
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Modern Families: An Interview with UN Women on Progress of the World’s Women 2019–2020: Families in a Changing World
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Ginette Azcona is a Research and Data Policy Specialist at UN Women and currently leads the data and statistics work for UN Women’s flagship reports, including UN Women’s Progress of the World’s Women, Survey on the Role of Women in Development, and the 2018 SDG report Turning Promises into Action. She…
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The First Step Towards Opportunity: A Conversation about Bilingual Education with Former Governor Jack Markell
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Jack Markell served as the governor of Delaware from 2009 to 2017, Throughout this period, education reform was an important part of his work. In fact, during Governor Markell’s first term, Delaware was chosen as one of the first two states to receive competitive federal funding from the “Race to…
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Is Older Really Wiser? Maternal Age and Child Development
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Although numerous researchers have examined the potential negative consequences of teen parenthood, fewer studies have investigated how having children later in life can benefit or disadvantage those children. As the average age of first-time mothers continues to rise, especially in bigger cities, it is important to understand what this means…
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Returning Special Education Students to General Education Classrooms: Effects on Peers’ Reading Scores
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In most countries, children with special educational needs (SEN) are taught in segregated settings, but some children with SEN eventually return to general education classrooms. This is due to politicians’ increased push for inclusive education, as well as the fact that there is a point at which students with SEN…
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Competitive Outcomes: Does Increased School Choice Mean Better Schools in the Long Run?
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As American political rhetoric becomes more and more partisan, debates around public education have become increasingly divisive. From Betsy DeVos’s support for charter schools to nationwide protests by public teachers demanding higher pay, disagreement abounds regarding how best to serve America’s struggling students. In December, New Orleans propelled itself to…