Education
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The recent rise in segregation in schools is due to two specific policy choices, Senior Fellow Sean Reardon tells Washington Post.
May 06, 2024
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Daniel Ho, Muriel Niederle elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
senior fellows Daniel Ho and Muriel Niederle join a distinguished group of members who are recognized for excellence and leadership in work that advances the common good.
April 26, 2024
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There is a gap between the research supplied by academia and what policymakers actually want, SIEPR's Gopi Shah Goda tells Financial Times.
April 25, 2024
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Boosting your money knowledge can help you feel more financially secure, CNBC finds. Senior Fellow Annamaria Lusardi is quoted.
April 03, 2024
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Newsweek reports on how students are recovering academically from school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, citing research from Senior Fellow Sean Reardon
April 03, 2024
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Economic Report of the President draws on work of scholars
President Biden’s assessment of the nation’s economic health and groundwork for what’s next relies heavily on academic research, including the work of several scholars.
April 03, 2024
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‘Short bursts’ of tutoring improves young readers’ skills in only minutes a day, Stanford study finds
Research by SIEPR's Susanna Loeb and the National Student Support Accelerator shows the potential of a cost-effective tutoring model that can meet students’ varying needs.
March 12, 2024
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The Fed’s Adriana Kugler: ‘I am cautiously optimistic.’
Federal Reserve governor Adriana Kugler discussed today’s economy, declining wealth inequality and the importance of academic research at the 2024 Economic Summit.
March 07, 2024
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Nvidia’s Jensen Huang: The incredible future of AI
The CEO of chipmaking titan Nvidia took center stage at the 2024 Economic Summit to discuss his company’s stratospheric rise and what the future holds for AI and for humans.
March 07, 2024
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Neale Mahoney named director of SIEPR
Mahoney aims to continue the institute’s impact by connecting its scholars and their research with state, national and global policymakers.
March 01, 2024
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SIEPR's Goda joins Newsom's economic advisory council
Gopi Shah Goda is the newest member of the administration's Council of Economic Advisors
February 15, 2024
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New report shows historic gains in pandemic recovery for many U.S. school districts
Research co-authored by Senior Fellow Sean Reardon shows some rebound in math and reading but slower gains among poor students have widened the achievement gap.
January 31, 2024
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In the past few years, chronic absenteeism has nearly doubled. The fight to get students back in classrooms has only just begun. SIEPR's Thomas Dee weighs in.
January 08, 2024
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7 economic trends to watch in 2024
Policymakers have their work cut out for them this election year.
January 05, 2024
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Dollars and sense: The case for teaching personal finance
The latest analysis by Stanford’s Annamaria Lusardi reaffirms how little people understand money and underscores the need for policies supporting personal finance education.
November 28, 2023
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“The state’s claim that ‘recovery is underway’ overstates the optimism these data justify,” SIEPR's Thomas Dee, an expert in education & economic data, tells The Los Angeles Times.
October 18, 2023
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Just how much do physicians earn — and why?
New research by Stanford health economist Maria Polyakova takes an in-depth look at how — and how much — physicians are paid in the United States.
July 27, 2023
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The mythical tie between immigration and crime
Research by Stanford’s Ran Abramitzky and co-authors uncovers the most extensive evidence to date that immigrants are less likely to be imprisoned than U.S.-born individuals.
July 21, 2023
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A new San Francisco Chronicle article quotes Thomas Dee, professor of education and senior fellow at SIEPR, on how students of color "vanished" during the pandemic.
July 17, 2023
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Research by SIEPR's Sean Reardon and co-authors shows it could take at least four years for student achievement to return to pre-pandemic levels.
June 12, 2023