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Children of the 1% are 77 times more likely to attend an Ivy League school than poor Americans
August 16, 2017 | Business Insider | John Friedman
Climbing the socioeconomic ladder can prove challenging for many low-income students, but a recent study co-authored by Associate Professor of Economics John Friedman shows that poor students and their rich counterparts who attend similarly ranked colleges end up with comparable earning outcomes after graduation. The study,...
Principals Are Loath to Give Teachers Bad Ratings
August 14, 2017 | Education Week | Matthew Kraft
Why principals lie to ineffective teachers: Honesty takes too long
August 13, 2017 | Washington Post | Matthew Kraft
The class dynamics of breastfeeding in the United States of America
July 23, 2017 | Quartz | Emily Oster
The international adoption rate has plummeted in the US
July 20, 2017 | TRT World | Jessaca Leinaweaver
What's The Disconnect Between Teacher Evaluations, School Performance?
July 19, 2017 | KJZZ | Matthew Kraft
How a little brown book can keep China’s lovers worlds apart
July 19, 2017 | Globe and Mail | Zhenchao Qian
Researchers Say You Should Go to College in a Big City. Here's Why
July 10, 2017 | TIME | John Friedman
Study links lead paint exposure with school suspensions
July 7, 2017 | Syracuse.com | Anna Aizer
Growing acceptance of interracial marriage in US
July 6, 2017 | Christian Science Monitor | Zhenchao Qian