We analyze data from approximately 7,800 school districts to describe variation in pandemic-
related learning losses among communities and student subgroups. We attempt to …

The expansion of publicly-funded preschool education is currently the focus of a prominent
debate. At present, 42% of 4-year-olds attend publicly funded preschool (28% attend public …

Abstract During the Great Recession, national public school per-pupil spending fell by
roughly 7 percent and persisted beyond the recovery. The impact of such large and …

To understand how economic downturns affect children's development, scholars have
concentrated on how parents' loss of a job affects children's well‐being, but have largely …

We show that intergenerational mobility changed rapidly by race and class in recent
decades and use these trends to study the causal mechanisms underlying changes in …

The Great Recession and its reverberations resulted in levels of economic distress
unprecedented since the 1930s. Economic downturns, including the Great Recession, are …

It is hard to imagine that, 20 years ago, there were state-and national-level discussions and
programs aimed at outlining goals for adding and supporting diverse teaching staff and …

We examine US children whose parents won the lottery to trace out the effect of financial
resources on college attendance. The analysis leverages federal tax and financial aid …

Recent research suggests that parental job loss has negative effects on children's outcomes,
including their academic achievement and long-run educational and labor market outcomes …

This paper examines the long-run effects of the 1980–1982 recession on education and
income. Using confidential census data, I estimate difference-in-difference regressions that …