Principal Preferences and the Unequal Distribution of Principals across Schools
From Urban Institute Latest Reports: This study uses longitudinal data from one large school district - Miami-Dade County Public Schools, to investigate the distribution of principals across schools. Schools serving many low-income, non-white, and low-achieving students have principals with less...
Before or After the Bell? : School Context and Neighborhood Effects on Student Achievement
From Urban Institute Latest Reports: This paper explores the relative effects of school and neighborhood characteristics on student achievement in Texas. School variables are more robust and explain a greater degree of the variance in test scores than neighborhood characteristics....
Teacher Mobility, School Segregation, and Pay-Based Policies to Level the Playing Field
From Urban Institute Latest Reports: Research has consistently shown that teacher quality is distributed very unevenly among schools to the clear disadvantage of minority students and those from low-income families. Using information on teaching spells in North Carolina, the authors...
The CHA's Plan for Transformation: How Have Residents Fared? : CHA Families and the Plan for Transformation Series
From Urban Institute Latest Reports: This overview presents findings from the Chicago Panel Study, a follow up to the Urban Institutes five-site HOPE VI Panel Study, to assess how the residents are faring as the Plan for Transformation progresses. We...
After Wells: Where Are the Residents Now? : CHA Families and the Plan for Transformation Series
From Urban Institute Latest Reports: Eight years after the Madden/Wells redevelopment started, this brief presents what has happened to the original residents, including the type of housing assistance they received and where they lived in 2009. Despite a number of...
The Limits of Relocation: Employment and Family Well-Being among Former Madden/Wells Residents : CHA Families and the Plan for Transformation Series
From Urban Institute Latest Reports: Despite many gains in quality of life standards, the HOPE VI program and related efforts have been less successful in helping residents move toward self-sufficiency. In recent years, the CHA has increased its efforts to...
 
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