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Reducing Inequality

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The Promise of Marijuana Legalization to Reduce Racial Disparities in Youth Legal System Contact in New Jersey

How are young adult males’ experiences with and perceptions of the criminal justice system affected by reform and reparation components of marijuana legalization in New Jersey, and how do these experiences vary among Black, Latinx, and White youth?
Jordan Hyatt
Drexel University
2022 – 2026
$544,030
Grant

Identifying Pathways to Employment for College Students

Does increased engagement with university career centers improve labor market outcomes among first-generation or students from low-income families attending elite universities?
Neil Thakral
Brown University
2022 – 2027
$417,950.15
Grant

Co-designing for Parental Presence in Middle School STEM

How can teachers engage families in the co-design of curricular practices to promote parental engagement and improve STEM outcomes for middle school students of color?
Edna Tan
University Of North Carolina At Greensboro
2022 – 2026
$552,432

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President’s Comment: Advancing Research on Racial Equity in a Time of Polarization

Research has a critical role to play in challenging damaging narratives and establishing different perspectives. In supporting the project “Public Learning in a Multiracial Democracy,” we hope to help change the environment for antiracist education in ways that foster greater ...
Adam Gamoran
Funding / Reducing Inequality

FAQ – Research Grants on Reducing Inequality

FAQ – Research Grants on Reducing Inequality
Digest, Issue 08: Winter 2022-23

Reducing Educational Inequality After the COVID-19 Pandemic: What Do We Know, and What Research Do We Need?

Today, as the pandemic recedes, its effects are still with us, in education as well as in other domains. We have considerable knowledge about how to respond to growing inequality, ...
Adam Gamoran
 and Richard Murnane
Reducing Educational Inequality After the COVID-19 Pandemic: What Do We Know, and What Research Do We Need?
Digest, Issue 08: Winter 2022-23

Emergency Exits: Avenues for New Research to Improve Youth Outcomes After COVID

As the effects of COVID linger on, researchers have a crucial role to play in cataloging them. Even more important, by developing knowledge about exactly who is affected and how, researchers can provide evidence that points the way toward successful ...
Anya Kamenetz
Emergency Exits: Avenues for New Research to Improve Youth Outcomes After COVID
Blog Post

Partnering through Disruption: Responsive Research with Communities in Crisis

In 2018, when we launched our study, Putting Immigration and Education in Conversation Everyday (PIECE), it was a time of crisis for immigrant communities. Anti-immigrant policies, aggressive enforcement, and xenophobic discourse were causing upheaval for students, families, and the educators...
Rebecca Lowenhaupt
Partnering through Disruption: Responsive Research with Communities in Crisis
Blog Post

Proposing Research on Reducing Inequality: Studying Mechanisms and Investigating the “How and Why” Behind Intervention Outcomes

Understanding why an intervention produces statistically significant outcomes requires moving away from studies that treat participation as the main variable of interest and toward those that analyze the materials and ...
Melissa Wooten
Proposing Research on Reducing Inequality: Studying Mechanisms and Investigating the “How and Why” Behind Intervention Outcomes
Blog Post

Letters of Inquiry to Propose Research on Reducing Inequality: Identifying the Lever for Change

As you prepare your LOI, ask yourself: what strategy might reduce unequal outcomes among youth ages 5-25 in the United States? Simply, put, what can be changed to make things ...
Jenny Irons
Letters of Inquiry to Propose Research on Reducing Inequality: Identifying the Lever for Change

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