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
April 19, 2023
April 19, 2023
How Black activists spurred the U.S. government to expand school meal programs, addressing child hunger and boosting future productivity
February 22, 2022
February 22, 2022
The economic benefits of equal opportunity in the United States by ending racial, ethnic, and gender disparities
June 29, 2021
June 29, 2021
U.S. school segregation in the 21st century
October 15, 2019
October 15, 2019
Inequality of educational opportunity? Schools as mediators of the intergenerational transmission of income
April 23, 2018
April 23, 2018
Closing the homework gap: Why accessibility to high-quality broadband matters to U.S. schoolchildren
September 28, 2018
September 28, 2018
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Seminar Series: The Evolution of Charter School Quality (Invitation only)
January 24, 2018 12:15PM - 1:30PM
There is more to equal access to a good education than sound school budgets
August 15, 2017
August 15, 2017
Equity, efficiency and education spending in the United States
June 27, 2017
June 27, 2017
Reducing inequality through dynamic complementarity: Evidence from Head Start and public school spending
June 27, 2017
June 27, 2017
Trump administration 2018 budget swaps heavy cuts to education for focus on school choice
May 25, 2017
May 25, 2017
Better understanding the importance of diversity in U.S. preschool programs
May 10, 2017
May 10, 2017
Persistent economic disadvantage and education inequality in the United States
August 3, 2016
August 3, 2016
Learning where we stand: How school experiences matter for civic marginalization and political inequality
July 5, 2016
July 5, 2016
“Throwing money at the problem” may actually work in education
March 17, 2016
March 17, 2016
Can school finance reforms improve student achievement?
March 16, 2016
March 16, 2016
Does inequality affect high school dropout rates?
March 14, 2016
March 14, 2016
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