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Research Briefs·Sep 8, 2023

From Retributive to Restorative: An Alternative Approach to Justice

Anjali Adukia, Benjamin Feigenberg, and Fatemeh Momeni
The introduction of restorative justice practices in Chicago Public High Schools reduced the number of out-of-school suspension days by 18...
Topics: K-12 Education
Research Briefs·Jul 25, 2023

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

Jesse Bruhn, Christopher Campos, and Eric Chyn
While remote learning has a negative average effect on reading and math skills, positive learning effects accrue to children whose...
Topics: K-12 Education
Research Briefs·Jul 25, 2023

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

Christopher Campos and Caitlin Kearns
Student outcomes improved markedly following the introduction of Zones of Choice (ZOC), narrowing achievement and college enrollment gaps between ZOC...
Topics: K-12 Education
Research Briefs·Sep 8, 2022

The Effects of Teacher Quality on Adult Criminal Justice Contact

Evan K. Rose, Jonathan T. Schellenberg, and Yotam Shem-Tov
Teachers have important effects on whether students face arrest, conviction, and incarceration later in life that correlate with impacts on...
Topics: K-12 Education
Research Briefs·Jul 22, 2022

Cognitive Endurance as Human Capital

Christina Brown, Supreet Kaur, Geeta Kingdon, and Heather Schofield
Globally and in the US, the poor exhibit cognitive fatigue more quickly than the rich, and they also attend schools...
Topics: K-12 Education
Research Briefs·Feb 8, 2022

Teacher Labor Market Equilibrium and Student Achievement

Michael Bates, Michael Dinerstein, Andrew C. Johnston, and Isaac Sorkin
Achieving meaningful achievement gains from reallocating teachers within a district requires directly affecting teachers’ preferences over schools; in contrast, directly...
Topics: K-12 Education
Research Briefs·Apr 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, and Teodora Szasz
Educators and caregivers are generally thoughtful about choosing books to read to their young children, or when selecting books for...
Topics: Early Childhood Education, K-12 Education
Multimedia·Apr 12, 2021

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

Children learn many things from the books they read, and some of the most important lessons books teach are the...
Topics: Early Childhood Education, K-12 Education
BFI Data Studio·Apr 9, 2021

Race and Gender in Children’s Books

Compare how race, gender, and age are represented in various categories of children's books throughout the last century.
Topics: Early Childhood Education, K-12 Education