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

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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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Equity, efficiency and education spending in the United States

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Reducing inequality through dynamic complementarity: Evidence from Head Start and public school spending

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Trump administration 2018 budget swaps heavy cuts to education for focus on school choice

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Better understanding the importance of diversity in U.S. preschool programs

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Persistent economic disadvantage and education inequality in the United States

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Learning where we stand: How school experiences matter for civic marginalization and political inequality

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School finance reform and educational equity

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“Throwing money at the problem” may actually work in education

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Can school finance reforms improve student achievement?

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Does inequality affect high school dropout rates?

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School finance reform and the distribution of student achievement

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Like grandmother, like granddaughter: Education doesn’t change

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