SESP in the Media: October 2021
An ongoing, monthly roundup of appearances in the news media by School of Education and Social Policy faculty, researchers, and our community:
Chalkbeat
Oct. 28, 2021Pre-K, free lunch, Pell grants: What the D.C. reconciliation plan would mean for kids and schools (quotes Diane Schanzenbach)
New York Times
Oct. 27, 2021Higher Food Prices Hit the Poor and Those Who Help Them (quotes Diane Schanzenbach)
Evanston Round Table
Oct. 27, 2021
Confronting high cost, low wages of child care (quotes Terri Sabol)
Chicago Tribune
Oct. 27, 2021
Higher food prices hit the poor and those who help them (quotes Diane Schanzenbach)
Education Next
Fall, 2021
The Ripple Effect:How private-school choice programs boost competition and benefit public-school students (coauthored by Dean David Figlio and alumna Cassandra Hart)
Business Insider
Oct. 24, 2021
Forget the Great Resignation. Gen Z is driving a 'Great Reshuffle' as they quit their crappy jobs in hopes of a better career. (quotes Hannes Schwandt)
US News and World Report
Oct. 22, 2021
What Parents Need to Know About School Vouchers (quotes David Figlio)
Diverse Issues in Higher Education
Oct. 22, 2021
Dr. Carol D. Lee: Picking up the Baton (profiles Carol Lee)
EducationNext
Oct. 21, 2021
Declining NAEP Scores Are Flashing Red Lights for the Covid Generation (quotes Kirabo Jackson)
Chalkbeat
Oct. 19, 2021
Schools need family input on COVID spending. Here’s how they can get it. (quotes Sally Nuamah)
The 74
Oct. 14, 2021
What Science Says About Helping Students Catch Up After COVID Closures (quotes Jonathan Guryan)
Chalkbeat
Oct. 13, 2021
The latest Nobel Prize winner: Researcher who helped show money matters for schools (quotes Kirabo Jackson)
Marketplace
Oct. 6, 2021
Pressure mounts to require parents to work to get the child tax credit (quotes Diane Schanzenbach)