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

By Tyler Whittenberg, Jessica Alcantara,

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April 19, 2023

Tyler Whittenberg, Jessica Alcantara,
FamiliesInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 7
Childcare & Early Education, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Gender, K-12, Race & Ethnicity
TOPICS: Childcare & Early Education, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Gender, K-12, Race & Ethnicity
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How Black activists spurred the U.S. government to expand school meal programs, addressing child hunger and boosting future productivity

By Shaun Harrison, Shanteal Lake, Sam Abbott,

February 22, 2022

February 22, 2022

Shaun Harrison, Shanteal Lake, Sam Abbott,
Inequality & MobilityFamilies
TOPICS: 4
Economic Mobility, Health, K-12, Race & Ethnicity
TOPICS: Economic Mobility, Health, K-12, Race & Ethnicity
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The economic benefits of equal opportunity in the United States by ending racial, ethnic, and gender disparities

By Robert Lynch,

June 29, 2021

June 29, 2021

Robert Lynch,
FamiliesInequality & MobilityTax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 11
Childcare & Early Education, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Fiscal Policy, Gender, Health, Income & Earnings Volatility, K-12, Race & Ethnicity, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
TOPICS: Childcare & Early Education, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Fiscal Policy, Gender, Health, Income & Earnings Volatility, K-12, Race & Ethnicity, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
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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
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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

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Request for Proposals: The economic effects of the Inflation Reduction Act

By Equitable Growth,

April 2, 2025

April 2, 2025

Equitable Growth,
LaborCompetitionTax & MacroeconomicsFamiliesInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 33
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Request for Proposals: Promoting competition and supporting workers in an era of AI innovation

By Equitable Growth,

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LaborCompetitionTax & MacroeconomicsFamiliesInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 33
AI, tech, & the economy, Anticompetitive Conduct, Antitrust Enforcement, Bargaining Power, Business Taxation, Childcare & Early Education, Climate, Concentration, Credit & Debt, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Economics of Place, Fiscal Policy, GDP 2.0, Gender, Health, Income & Earnings Volatility, Individual Taxation, Job Mobility, K-12, Minimum Wage, Monetary Policy, Monopsony, Paid Leave, Pay Equity, Post-secondary Education, Poverty, Race & Ethnicity, Schedule Stability, Taxes, Inequality & Growth, Unemployment Insurance, Wage Stagnation
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Request for proposals: Research grants for early career scholars

By Equitable Growth,

October 30, 2024

October 30, 2024

Equitable Growth,
CompetitionLaborTax & MacroeconomicsFamiliesInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 32
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Request for proposals: Research grants for early career scholars

By Equitable Growth,

November 30, 2023

November 30, 2023

Equitable Growth,
CompetitionLaborTax & MacroeconomicsFamiliesInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 28
Anticompetitive Conduct, Antitrust Enforcement, Bargaining Power, Business Taxation, Childcare & Early Education, Climate, Concentration, Credit & Debt, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Economics of Place, Fiscal Policy, GDP 2.0, Gender, Health, Income & Earnings Volatility, Individual Taxation, Job Mobility, K-12, Minimum Wage, Monetary Policy, Monopsony, Paid Leave, Post-secondary Education, Poverty, Race & Ethnicity, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
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The economic costs of gun violence in the United States

By Andre Gobbo,

July 18, 2023

July 18, 2023

Andre Gobbo,
Inequality & MobilityFamilies
TOPICS: 5
Economic Inequality, Economics of Place, Health, K-12, Race & Ethnicity
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Economics of Place, Health, K-12, Race & Ethnicity
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Police in public schools harm students, leading to far-reaching socioeconomic inequalities alongside less safe schools

By Tyler Whittenberg, Jessica Alcantara,

April 19, 2023

April 19, 2023

Tyler Whittenberg, Jessica Alcantara,
FamiliesInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 7
Childcare & Early Education, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Gender, K-12, Race & Ethnicity
TOPICS: Childcare & Early Education, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Gender, K-12, Race & Ethnicity
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By Christian Edlagan, Maria Monroe, Emilie Openchowski,

October 27, 2022

October 27, 2022

Christian Edlagan, Maria Monroe, Emilie Openchowski,
FamiliesInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 3
Childcare & Early Education, Economic Inequality, K-12
TOPICS: Childcare & Early Education, Economic Inequality, K-12
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How Black activists spurred the U.S. government to expand school meal programs, addressing child hunger and boosting future productivity

By Shaun Harrison, Shanteal Lake, Sam Abbott,

February 22, 2022

February 22, 2022

Shaun Harrison, Shanteal Lake, Sam Abbott,
Inequality & MobilityFamilies
TOPICS: 4
Economic Mobility, Health, K-12, Race & Ethnicity
TOPICS: Economic Mobility, Health, K-12, Race & Ethnicity
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By Robert Lynch,

September 22, 2021

September 22, 2021

Robert Lynch,
FamiliesInequality & MobilityTax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 9
Childcare & Early Education, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Fiscal Policy, Health, K-12, Post-secondary Education, Race & Ethnicity
TOPICS: Childcare & Early Education, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Fiscal Policy, Health, K-12, Post-secondary Education, Race & Ethnicity
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The economic benefits of equal opportunity in the United States by ending racial, ethnic, and gender disparities

By Robert Lynch,

June 29, 2021

June 29, 2021

Robert Lynch,
FamiliesInequality & MobilityTax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 11
Childcare & Early Education, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Fiscal Policy, Gender, Health, Income & Earnings Volatility, K-12, Race & Ethnicity, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
TOPICS: Childcare & Early Education, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Fiscal Policy, Gender, Health, Income & Earnings Volatility, K-12, Race & Ethnicity, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
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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
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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
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