African American
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Analyzing Racial Bias in Selecting Students for Gifted Classes
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Gifted programs in U.S. schools help many students find the sort of academic success that opens the door to opportunities later in life. A recent Vanderbilt University study explores the depths of inequality in the assignment of black students to gifted programs. The authors utilize data from the Early Childhood…
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Where Children Live Matters: Housing Policy Effects on Education Outcomes
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Social scientists have long suspected that the demographic characteristics and attributes of neighborhoods affect the educational outcomes of the children who live in them. However, this hypothesis is challenging to test because people tend to self-select the neighborhoods in which they live. As a result, exogenous variation — a randomized…
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When One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Differing Outcomes for Foster Children in Group Homes
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A study investigates how certain children in the foster care system may respond negatively to placements in group homes.