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Insights / Research BriefSep 08, 2023

From Retributive to Restorative: An Alternative Approach to Justice

Anjali Adukia, Benjamin Feigenberg, Fatemeh Momeni
The introduction of restorative justice practices in Chicago Public High Schools reduced the number of out-of-school suspension days by 18 percent, and reduced the number of out-of-school arrests by 15 percent, among other positive effects.
Topics:  K-12 Education
Insights / Research BriefJul 25, 2023

Who Benefits from Remote Schooling? Self-Selection and Match Effects

Jesse Bruhn, Christopher Campos, Eric Chyn
While remote learning has a negative average effect on reading and math skills, positive learning effects accrue to children whose parents have the strongest demand for remote learning, with an important subset of students benefitting from expanded choice.
Topics:  K-12 Education
Insights / Research BriefJul 25, 2023

The Impact of Public School Choice: Evidence from Los Angeles’ Zones of Choice

Christopher Campos, Caitlin Kearns
Student outcomes improved markedly following the introduction of Zones of Choice (ZOC), narrowing achievement and college enrollment gaps between ZOC neighborhoods and the rest of the district. The effects of ZOC are larger for schools exposed to more competition, and demand estimates suggest families place substantial weight on schools’ academic quality.
Topics:  K-12 Education
Insights / Research BriefSep 08, 2022

The Effects of Teacher Quality on Adult Criminal Justice Contact

Evan K. Rose, Jonathan T. Schellenberg, Yotam Shem-Tov
Teachers have important effects on whether students face arrest, conviction, and incarceration later in life that correlate with impacts on suspensions and attendance, not test scores.
Topics:  K-12 Education
Insights / Research BriefJul 22, 2022

Cognitive Endurance as Human Capital

Christina Brown, Supreet Kaur, Geeta Kingdon, Heather Schofield
Globally and in the US, the poor exhibit cognitive fatigue more quickly than the rich, and they also attend schools that offer fewer opportunities to practice thinking for continuous stretches.
Topics:  K-12 Education
Insights / Research BriefFeb 08, 2022

Teacher Labor Market Equilibrium and Student Achievement

Michael Bates, Michael Dinerstein, Andrew C. Johnston, Isaac Sorkin
Achieving meaningful achievement gains from reallocating teachers within a district requires directly affecting teachers’ preferences over schools; in contrast, directly affecting principals’ selection of teachers can lower student achievement.
Topics:  K-12 Education
Insights / Research BriefApr 12, 2021

What We Teach About Race and Gender: Representation in Images and Text of Children’s Books

Anjali Adukia, Alex Eble, Emileigh Harrison, Hakizumwami Birali Runesha, Teodora Szasz
Educators and caregivers are generally thoughtful about choosing books to read to their young children, or when selecting books for children to read themselves. They may look for books that entertain, educate, and otherwise incorporate values that they hold dear. However, if those values include race and gender diversity, they will have to search a little harder.
Topics:  Early Childhood Education, K-12 Education
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Children learn many things from the books they read, and some of the most important...
Topics:  Early Childhood Education, K-12 Education