Should Colleges Require Standardized Tests?
March 31, 2024
David Deming on why getting rid of standardized testing, or even going ‘test optional,’ could make the problem of privilege in college admissions worse, instead of better.
March 31, 2024
David Deming on why getting rid of standardized testing, or even going ‘test optional,’ could make the problem of privilege in college admissions worse, instead of better.
March 7, 2024
Childcare depends on a large number of workers per child. Little scope for increasing labor productivity results in low profits, low pay, and high turnover.
July 30, 2023
Do admissions committees of highly-selective colleges consider family income along with applicants’ academic accomplishments, athletic achievements, legacy status, and extra-curricular activities?
March 5, 2023
Mathematics and reading test scores for grades 3-5 at schools near NASCAR race tracks improved in the years after NASCAR switched to unleaded fuel.
October 3, 2022
Whether to separate students into classrooms by ability is a contested issue. New research looks at the practice and its impact on student achievement in Texas.
June 7, 2022
Spring 2022 enrollment was worse than expected given trends toward more normal college operations. A continued decline would compound challenges facing many colleges.
April 17, 2022
Phillip Levine joins EconoFact Chats to discuss the problems that arise from the opacity of college costs.
April 15, 2022
Although the number of women in STEM has increased, gender disparities in representation within STEM fields persist and have widened at the undergraduate level.
July 18, 2021
Nora Gordon, among the country’s leading experts on education policy and finance, joins EconoFact Chats to discuss policy responses to learning loss in the wake of COVID-19.