SESP in the Media: March 2020
An ongoing, monthly roundup of appearances in the news media by School of Education and Social Policy faculty, researchers, and our community:
The New York Times
March 31, 2020
The Safety Net Got a Quick Patch. What Happens After the Coronavirus? (quotes Terri Sabol)
The Washington Post
March 31, 2020
Understaffing threatens work at key U.S. education statistics agency, experts say (quotes Larry Hedges )
Politico
March 25, 2020
Trump Turns a Crisis Into His New Nightly TV Show (quotes Dan McAdams)
The 21st
March 23, 2020
How To Safely Help Your Community During Coronavirus (cites Alexandra Solomon)
The Hill
March 23, 2020
Coronavirus response must include bold fiscal policy (cites reseach by Diane Schanzebach)
New York Times
March 23, 2020
Why Mundane Moments Truly Matter (cites Dan McAdams' book Stories We Live By: Personal Myths and the Making of the Self)
The Los Angeles Times
March 19, 2020
Column: Is COVID-19 Donald Trump’s Hurricane Katrina? (cites Dan McAdams' new book)
Slate Plus
March 18, 2020
The President Without a Psychology (podcast interview with Dan McAdams)
WTTW-PBS
March 17, 2020
Empty Fridge, Full House: Managing Anxieties in the Age of COVID-19 (quotes instructor Alexandra Solomon)
Chicago Tribune
March 17, 2020
Suburban parents, facing coronavirus questions from housebound and fearful kids, seek a ‘new sense of normalcy’ (quotes instructor Alexandra Solomon)
The Economist
March 16, 2020
What Caregivers Can Do With Kids Home From School Due To Coronavirus Closings (quotes Terri Sabol)
The New York Times
March 11, 2020
Please, Listen to Experts About the Coronavirus. Then Step Up. (quotes research by Diane Schanzenbach)
Brookings
March 9, 2020
Food security is economic security is economic stimulus (co-authored by Diane Schanzenbach)
New York Magazine
March 5, 2020
Coronavirus Exposes the Sickness of America’s Shoddy Welfare State (cites research by Diane Schanzenbach)
Hechinger Report
March 2, 2020
Study: Boosting soft skills is better than raising test scores (quotes and cites research by Kirabo Jackson)
Economics 21
March 2, 2020
Want to Improve Performance in Public Schools? Let School Choice Flourish (cites research co-authored by Dean David Figlio and alumna Cassandra Hart (PhD11)