Topic K-12

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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Police in public schools harm students, leading to far-reaching socioeconomic inequalities alongside less safe schools

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How Black activists spurred the U.S. government to expand school meal programs, addressing child hunger and boosting future productivity

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The economic benefits of equal opportunity in the United States by ending racial, ethnic, and gender disparities

FamiliesInequality & MobilityTax & Macroeconomics
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U.S. school segregation in the 21st century

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

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

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Explore Content in K-1261

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Request for proposals: Research grants for early career scholars

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The economic costs of gun violence in the United States

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Police in public schools harm students, leading to far-reaching socioeconomic inequalities alongside less safe schools

FamiliesInequality & Mobility
Expert Focus

Expert Focus: Researchers advancing our understanding of U.S. child care policy and how to improve the early care and education system

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How Black activists spurred the U.S. government to expand school meal programs, addressing child hunger and boosting future productivity

Inequality & MobilityFamilies
Equitable Recovery

A cost-benefit analysis of The American Families Plan’s proposed investment in a nationwide public preschool program

FamiliesInequality & MobilityTax & Macroeconomics
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The economic benefits of equal opportunity in the United States by ending racial, ethnic, and gender disparities

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

FamiliesInequality & MobilityTax & Macroeconomics
Coronavirus Recession

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

FamiliesInequality & Mobility
Coronavirus Recession

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

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Vision 2020

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

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Vision 2020

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

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