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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.
Does every teacher need a coach?
March 5, 2018 | The Hechinger Report | Matthew Kraft
A new study by Assistant Professor of Education and Economics Matthew Kraft analyzes the effectiveness of teacher coaching programs.
In a bind: Navigating ethical demands in feminist abortion research
February 22, 2018 | Medical Anthropology Theory | Elyse Singer
PSTC Postdoctoral Fellow Elyse Singer describes the challenges of conducting research on abortion in Mexico City.
Obesity Classification isn’t as Easy as “One-Size-Fits-All”
February 21, 2018 | ASPPH Connect | Marcia P. Jimenez
"One-size-fits-all" approach doesn't work for classifying obesity, says new article co-authored by PSTC Trainee Marcia P. Jimenez.
If she builds it, they won’t come: The gender profit gap
February 20, 2018 | VoxDev | Morgan Hardy (alum)
Firms owned by women earn approximately half that of male-owned firms, and demand drives the profit gap, says PSTC alum Morgan Hardy.
Has Evaluation Reform Chased Away Competent Would-Be Teachers?
February 15, 2018 | Education Week | Matthew Kraft
New research by Assistant Professor of Education and Economics Matthew Kraft notes evaluation reforms have resulted in a decline in teacher supply.
Data labs: Improving access to government data
February 15, 2018 | Digital Impact | Justine Hastings
PSTC Professor of Economics Justine Hastings discusses how data labs can help nonprofits evaluate impact.
Waiting out a down market may be tough for workers headed toward retirement
February 9, 2018 | Marketplace | Rachel Franklin
All that advice about taking a deep breath, focusing on the long term and not obsessing about the balance in your retirement accounts as the markets take a wild ride sounds a lot better when you’re not headed toward retirement soon.
College System Pushes Many Graduates Into Middle Class
February 5, 2018 | U.S. News & World Report | John Friedman
Research by PSTC economist John Friedman demonstrates the role colleges can play in social mobility.
Higher Ed and the American Dream
January 30, 2018 | Inside Higher Ed | John Friedman
Colleges can serve as engines of intergenerational mobility, says PSTC Associate Professor of Economics John Friedman.