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Education has long been viewed as the “great equalizer,” yet educational opportunity in the United States varies dramatically depending a family’s income. Equitable Growth’s work on K-12 education includes work on the role of school finance in equalizing opportunity and outcomes, as well as the potential synergies between investments in early childhood and later investments in K-12 education.

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Vision 2020

Addressing the need for affordable, high-quality early childhood care and education for all in the United States

By Taryn Morrissey,

February 18, 2020

February 18, 2020

Taryn Morrissey,
FamiliesInequality & MobilityLabor
TOPICS: 11
Childcare & Early Education, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Economics of Place, Health, K-12, Pay Equity, Poverty, Race & Ethnicity, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: Childcare & Early Education, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Economics of Place, Health, K-12, Pay Equity, Poverty, Race & Ethnicity, Wage Stagnation
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School segregation undermines U.S. economic mobility and dynamism

By Liz Hipple,

October 15, 2019

October 15, 2019

Liz Hipple,
Inequality & MobilityFamilies
TOPICS: 4
Economic Mobility, Economics of Place, K-12, Race & Ethnicity
TOPICS: Economic Mobility, Economics of Place, K-12, Race & Ethnicity
post

Investments in early childhood education improve outcomes for program participants—and perhaps other children too

By Will McGrew,

December 4, 2018

December 4, 2018

Will McGrew,
FamiliesInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 6
Childcare & Early Education, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Health, K-12, Poverty
TOPICS: Childcare & Early Education, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Health, K-12, Poverty
working paper

Inequality of educational opportunity? Schools as mediators of the intergenerational transmission of income

By Jesse Rothstein,

April 23, 2018

April 23, 2018

Jesse Rothstein,
Families
TOPICS: 2
Economic Wellbeing, K-12
TOPICS: Economic Wellbeing, K-12
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Closing the homework gap: Why accessibility to high-quality broadband matters to U.S. schoolchildren

By Delaney Crampton,

September 28, 2018

September 28, 2018

Delaney Crampton,
FamiliesInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 2
K-12, Race & Ethnicity
TOPICS: K-12, Race & Ethnicity
post

Gerrymandered school districts perpetuate segregation by keeping low-income students out, which is bad for economic growth

By Delaney Crampton,

October 19, 2018

October 19, 2018

Delaney Crampton,
Inequality & MobilityFamilies
TOPICS: 3
Economic Mobility, Economics of Place, K-12
TOPICS: Economic Mobility, Economics of Place, K-12

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Public investments in education can spur equitable growth, pay for themselves, and create jobs for a stronger economic recovery

By Robert Lynch,

October 27, 2020

October 27, 2020

Robert Lynch,
FamiliesInequality & MobilityTax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 11
Childcare & Early Education, Economic Inequality, Economic Wellbeing, Economics of Place, Fiscal Policy, Gender, Income & Earnings Volatility, K-12, Poverty, Race & Ethnicity, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
TOPICS: Childcare & Early Education, Economic Inequality, Economic Wellbeing, Economics of Place, Fiscal Policy, Gender, Income & Earnings Volatility, K-12, Poverty, Race & Ethnicity, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
Coronavirus Recession

The coronavirus pandemic requires a wartime commitment for essential workers’ access to childcare

By Sam Abbott,

April 16, 2020

April 16, 2020

Sam Abbott,
FamiliesInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 3
Childcare & Early Education, Gender, K-12
TOPICS: Childcare & Early Education, Gender, K-12
Coronavirus Recession

How the coronavirus pandemic is harming family well-being for U.S. low-wage workers

By Alix Gould-Werth, Raksha Kopparam,

April 1, 2020

April 1, 2020

Alix Gould-Werth, Raksha Kopparam,
FamiliesLabor
TOPICS: 6
Childcare & Early Education, Economic Wellbeing, K-12, Paid Leave, Schedule Stability, Unemployment Insurance
TOPICS: Childcare & Early Education, Economic Wellbeing, K-12, Paid Leave, Schedule Stability, Unemployment Insurance
Vision 2020

Addressing the need for affordable, high-quality early childhood care and education for all in the United States

By Taryn Morrissey,

February 18, 2020

February 18, 2020

Taryn Morrissey,
FamiliesInequality & MobilityLabor
TOPICS: 11
Childcare & Early Education, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Economics of Place, Health, K-12, Pay Equity, Poverty, Race & Ethnicity, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: Childcare & Early Education, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Economics of Place, Health, K-12, Pay Equity, Poverty, Race & Ethnicity, Wage Stagnation
Vision 2020

Fair work schedules for the U.S. economy and society: What’s reasonable, feasible, and effective

By Susan Lambert,

February 18, 2020

February 18, 2020

Susan Lambert,
FamiliesInequality & MobilityLabor
TOPICS: 8
Childcare & Early Education, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Health, K-12, Paid Leave, Schedule Stability
TOPICS: Childcare & Early Education, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Health, K-12, Paid Leave, Schedule Stability
working paper

Do Teacher Strikes Make Parents Pro- or Anti-Labor? The Effects of Labor Unrest on Mass Attitudes

By Alexander Hertel-Fernandez, Suresh Naidu, Adam Reich,

October 29, 2019

October 29, 2019

Alexander Hertel-Fernandez, Suresh Naidu, Adam Reich,
LaborFamilies
TOPICS: 4
Bargaining Power, Economic Wellbeing, K-12, Pay Equity
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Economic Wellbeing, K-12, Pay Equity
post

School segregation undermines U.S. economic mobility and dynamism

By Liz Hipple,

October 15, 2019

October 15, 2019

Liz Hipple,
Inequality & MobilityFamilies
TOPICS: 4
Economic Mobility, Economics of Place, K-12, Race & Ethnicity
TOPICS: Economic Mobility, Economics of Place, K-12, Race & Ethnicity
report

U.S. school segregation in the 21st century

By Will McGrew,

October 15, 2019

October 15, 2019

Will McGrew,
Inequality & MobilityFamilies
TOPICS: 4
Economic Mobility, Economics of Place, K-12, Race & Ethnicity
TOPICS: Economic Mobility, Economics of Place, K-12, Race & Ethnicity
post

Investments in early childhood education improve outcomes for program participants—and perhaps other children too

By Will McGrew,

December 4, 2018

December 4, 2018

Will McGrew,
FamiliesInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 6
Childcare & Early Education, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Health, K-12, Poverty
TOPICS: Childcare & Early Education, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Health, K-12, Poverty
post

Gerrymandered school districts perpetuate segregation by keeping low-income students out, which is bad for economic growth

By Delaney Crampton,

October 19, 2018

October 19, 2018

Delaney Crampton,
Inequality & MobilityFamilies
TOPICS: 3
Economic Mobility, Economics of Place, K-12
TOPICS: Economic Mobility, Economics of Place, K-12
post

Closing the homework gap: Why accessibility to high-quality broadband matters to U.S. schoolchildren

By Delaney Crampton,

September 28, 2018

September 28, 2018

Delaney Crampton,
FamiliesInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 2
K-12, Race & Ethnicity
TOPICS: K-12, Race & Ethnicity
working paper

Inequality of educational opportunity? Schools as mediators of the intergenerational transmission of income

By Jesse Rothstein,

April 23, 2018

April 23, 2018

Jesse Rothstein,
Families
TOPICS: 2
Economic Wellbeing, K-12
TOPICS: Economic Wellbeing, K-12
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