
Estimates the impact of higher educational attainment on tax revenues, program expenditures and revenues for social support and insurance programs, and spending on prisons and jails; the costs of raising education levels; and the net social benefits.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States

Examines changes between 1970 and 2007 in the percentage of adults who are married, the incomes and education levels of husbands and wives, and household incomes of the married and unmarried. Analyzes trends by gender, education, and race.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States

Education and Literacy;Government Reform
Examines the student characteristics and effects of charter schools on students' test-score gains, high school graduation and college attainment rates, and test scores in nearby traditional public schools. Includes policy and research recommendations.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States (Midwestern) / Illinois / Cook County / Chicago;North America / United States (Midwestern) / Wisconsin / Milwaukee County / Milwaukee;North America / United States (Southern) / Florida;North America / United States (Southwestern) / Texas;North America / United States (Western) / California / San Diego County / San Diego;North America / United States (Midwestern) / Ohio;North America / United States (Western) / Colorado / Denver County / Denver;North America / United States (Northeastern) / Pennsylvania / Philadelphia County / Philadelphia

Education and Literacy;Government Reform
Outlines Gates' criteria for fewer, clearer, and higher standards to improve college and career readiness, including teachable and measurable, aligned with curricula and assessments, clear about proficiency, focused on higher knowledge, and transferable.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States

Education and Literacy;Government Reform
Synthesizes materials based on data presented in 2005-06, including data on postsecondary access and success, analysis of barriers to college success, college access theory of change, and the roles of policies, programs, and knowledge in driving change.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States

Provides an overview of state laws enacted to support school leader initiatives in 2009, addressing issues including the roles, responsibilities, and authority of principals; professional development; assessing effectiveness; and governance structures.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States

Recommends teacher training in culturally relevant and responsive instruction, retention of qualified teachers at high-need schools, consistent criteria for math placement, and making college requirements the default curriculum students must opt out of.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States (Western) / California

Education and Literacy;Race and Ethnicity
Examines how Gates' scholarships for low-income minority college students has affected persistence, completion rates, fields of study, graduate school and career paths, and community engagement. Explores scholars' demographics and experiences.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States