In the News
When Gaming the System Is the Only Way to Parenthood
April 12, 2018 | Sapiens | Jessaca Leinaweaver
PSTC anthropologist Jessaca Leinaweaver co-authors article on how some prospective parents stage their lives and homes to adopt.
America, Land of Equal Opportunity? Still Not There
April 3, 2018 | Bloomberg | John Friedman
Black men are still disadvantaged in the U.S., says The Equality of Opportunity Project, co-run by PSTC economist John Friedman.
The Ivy League Students Least Likely to Get Married
March 29, 2018 | New York Times | John Friedman
PSTC economist John Friedman is a project director for The Equality of Opportunity Project, which examines the the correlation between marriage and economic class.
Teacher Coaching Can Boost Instruction and Student Achievement. But Can It Be Scaled Up?
March 27, 2018 | The 74 | Matthew Kraft
One-on-one teacher coaching improves classroom instruction and student achievement, says study co-authored by Matthew Kraft, Assistant Professor of Education and Economics.
Were Teacher Evaluation Reforms a Net Positive or Net Negative?
March 15, 2018 | Education Week | Matthew Kraft
Assistant Professor of Education and Economics Matthew Kraft discusses the impact of teacher evaluation reforms and concludes that they "net a modest positive effect nationally."
Instrumental exploitation: Predatory property relations at city’s end
March 14, 2018 | Geoforum | Eric Seymour
PSTC Postdoc Eric Seymour has co-authored a study on speculative bulk ownership and links to racial-spatial ordering of U.S. cities.
How Big Data Can Impact Economic Mobility
March 10, 2018 | GoLocal Prov | John Friedman
Associate Professor of Economics John Friedman discusses big data and economic mobility.
Piloting a Pre-Results Review Process at the Journal of Development Economics
March 9, 2018 | The World Bank | Andrew Foster
The Journal of Development Economics is among the first to introduce pre-results peer review in an economics journal.
Connecting the Dots: Emerging Migration Trends and Policy Questions in North and Central America
March 7, 2018 | Migration Policy Institute | Silvia Giorguli-Saucedo (alum)
Demographic shifts with declines in working-age populations in North and Central America will affect migration trends and policy questions, says study co-authored by PSTC alum, Silvia Giorguli-Saucedo.
Are Evaluation and Tenure Reforms Scaring Away Prospective Teachers?
March 6, 2018 | Education Week | Matthew Kraft
While attempting to weed out ineffective teachers, teacher evaluation reforms seem to have also scared of aspiring teachers, says Assistant Professor of Education and Economics Matthew Kraft.