Schools across the United States are facing budgetary pressures on a scale not seen in
generations. A year after the end of federal stimulus funding and with economic growth at …

This review paper, prepared for the forthcoming Russell Sage volume Changing Poverty,
considers the ability of different education policies to improve the learning outcomes of low …

Over the last twenty or so years, it has become standard to require policy makers to base
their recommendations on evidence. That is now uncontroversial to the point of triviality--of …

This is a timely second edition of the enormously significant book which changed how
teachers and community activists view their own practice. This edition concludes with …

In her award-winning book, Linda Darling-Hammond-renowned researcher, policy advisor,
and educational leader-contends that improving America's performance in the global …

Over the past four decades, empirical researchers—many of them economists—have
accumulated an impressive amount of evidence on teachers. In this paper, we ask what the …

Philosophy of Social Science: A Contemporary Introduction examines perennial questions of
philosophy through engaging the empirical study of society. Questions of normativity …

In this paper, we argue that attempts to change social settings have been hindered by lack of
theoretical advances in understanding key aspects of social settings and how they work in a …

What kinds of evidence reliably support predictions of effectiveness for health and social
care interventions? There is increasing reliance, not only for health care policy and practice …

After briefly reviewing the unequal opportunities outside schools that contribute to the
disparities in educational achievement, attainment, and various indicators of adult success …