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Low Skilled Immigration and Work-Fertility Tradeoffs Among High Skilled US Natives.
Furtado, Delia; Hock, Heinrich - Mathematica Policy Research - 2010
This article examines the impact of low skilled immigration on the childbearing and labor supply decisions of high-education … attributable to immigrant workers arises due to reductions in cost of childrearing. Whereas most immigration research focuses on … the reduced employment prospects of natives, this paper considers the potential benefits of immigration to high skilled …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010608937
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Acculturation Differences in Communicating Information About Child Mental Health Between Latino Parents and Primary Care Providers
Cook, Benjamin Lê; Brown, Jonathan D.; Loder, Stephen; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2014
Significant Latino-white disparities in youth mental health care access and quality exist yet little is known about Latino parents’ communication with providers about youth mental health and the role of acculturation in influencing this communication. We estimated regression models to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011144745
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Strategic Data Project and Education Pioneers Year 1 Report: Laying the Groundwork for Data-Driven Decision Making.
Hallgren, Kristin; Jewell, Cassie Pickens; Kamler, Celina; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2013
Data Project (SDP) and Education Pioneers (EP) programs, which aim to enhance the capacity of school districts and other … education agencies to collect, manage, analyze, and use data through the support, training, and placement of additional staff …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010923411
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Charter School Authorizers and Student Achievement.
Zimmer, Ron; Gill, Brian; Attridge, Jonathon; Obenauf, … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2014
This article uses data from Ohio, a state that allows a wide range of organizations to authorize charter schools, to examine the relationship between type of authorizer and charter-school effectiveness.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010923412
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Charter School Authorizers and Student Achievement.
Zimmer, Ron; Gill, Brian; Attridge, Jonathon; Obenauf, … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2013
This paper uses individual student-level data from Ohio–which permits a wide range of organizations to authorize charter schools—to examine the relationship between type of authorizer and charter-school effectiveness, as measured by students’ achievement trajectories.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010923423
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Protecting Children From Substance Abuse: Lessons From Free to Grow Head Start Partnerships.
Harrington, Mary; Perez-Johnson, Irma; Meckstroth, Alicia; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2000
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010923437
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A Profile of the Educational Opportunity Centers Program: 1999-2000.
Humphrey, Justin G.; Carey, Nancy L. - Mathematica Policy Research - 2003
Provides a comprehensive profile of the program, including participant demographics, services provided, and performance outcomes, using data from 1999-2000. Notes that 57 percent of college-ready participants were admitted to a postsecondary institution, and 56 percent of those who dropped out...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010923481
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Findings from a Randomized Experiment of Playworks: Selected Results from Cohort 1.
Bleeker, Martha; James-Burdumy, Susanne; Beyler, Nicholas; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2012
The Playworks program, an initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, places full-time coaches in low-income schools to provide opportunities for organized play during recess and throughout the school day. Using random assignment, Mathematica and the John W. Gardner Center for Youth and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010923488
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America's Teacher Corps.
Glazerman, Steven; Goldhaber, Dan; Loeb, Susanna; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010923492
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Do Charter Schools 'Cream Skim' Students and Increase Racial-Ethnic Segregation?
Zimmer, Ron; Gill, Brian; Booker, Kevin; Lavertu, Stephane - Mathematica Policy Research - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010923500