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Fidelity Versus Flexibility: Effects and Moderators of Program Management Structures on Teacher and Student Outcomes in a Cluster-Randomized Trial
(2016-05-13)
The questions of how to improve educational practice at scale, and what role scientific investigation can or should play in that endeavor, have been central to the enterprise of education research since its beginning (Dewey, ...
Shaping the DREAM: Law as Policy Defining Undocumented Students’ Educational Attainment
(2016-05-17)
In this two-paper dissertation, I examine U.S. Census data from the Current Population Survey Merged Outgoing Rotating Groups to understand how undocumented-student high-school-diploma, college-enrollment, associate’s-degree, ...
Shuttered Schools in the Black Metropolis: Race, History, and Discourse on Chicago’s South Side
(2016-05-16)
In 2013, the Chicago Public Schools shuttered 53 schools, citing budget limitations, building underutilization, and concerns about academic performance. Approximately 12,000 students were re-assigned to new schools; of ...
Defiance, Insubordination, and Disrespect: Perceptions of Power in Middle School Discipline
(2015-05-15)
Defiance, insubordination, and disrespect (together, “DID”) are the most common disciplinary infractions in U.S. secondary schools (Gregory & Weinstein, 2008). Consequences for these infractions -- challenges to the power ...
Colorblind and Colorlined: African American Parents Talk to Their Adolescent Sons About Racism
(2015-05-21)
Racial socialization, particularly preparation for bias and discrimination, is a long documented strategy employed by African American families to prepare their children for racist encounters. During the last fifteen years ...
The Roots of Opting Out: Family, School, and Neighborhood Characteristics Associated With Non-Local School Choices
(2015-05-08)
Intra-district open enrollment policies are increasingly implemented as a means of expanding children’s educational opportunities and promoting greater racial integration in urban schools. However, racial segregation ...
Brave Community: Teaching and Learning Race in College in the 21st Century
(2017-05-09)
Sociological evidence consistently demonstrates that racial progress coexists with persistent racial inequality in American society. Recently, increased evidence of police brutality against black citizens, as well as the ...