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THE HISTORY AND STRATEGIES OF ADDRESSING THE BLACK-WHITE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT GAP IN THE U.S.
(Georgetown University, 2018)
Since the 1960s, the academic achievement gap between black and white students in the United States has been prevalent. Black student academic achievement is on average two grade levels below whites. In the last 30 years, ...
The Impact of High School Advanced Placement Course Participation on College Enrollment Among Would-Be-First-Generation College Students
(Georgetown University, 2018)
As the number of would-be first-generation college students increases in high schools across the United States, policymakers must look for more ways to increase rates of postsecondary enrollment for this often vulnerable ...
The Role of Teacher Implicit Bias in the Racial Achievement Gap
(Georgetown University, 2018)
The black-white academic achievement gap in the American education system persists, despite decades-long efforts to close it. Several theories have been posited to explain this achievement gap between students of different ...
The Effect of Infant Malnutrition on Future Learning Outcomes of Children in Developing Countries
(Georgetown University, 2019)
Well-designed and scalable interventions are required to promote human development in vulnerable populations and break the intergenerational cycle of poverty. Infant malnutrition is a critical issue in developing countries. ...
Schools in Sanctuary Cities: Do Sanctuary City Policies Diminish Chronic Absenteeism Among Immigrant Children?
(Georgetown University, 2019)
Local immigration enforcement is associated with myriad negative socioeconomic, health, and education outcomes for immigrant children and families. While anecdotal evidence shows that local enforcement also negatively ...
The Impact of Independent Living Services on Education and Employment for Youth Aging-Out of Foster Care
(Georgetown University, 2019)
For youth aging-out of foster care, independent living services may serve as a useful tool in preparing them for future social, physical, and economic success. The current study aims to understand which independent living ...
The Impact of Fossil Fuel Production on Public Education Expenditures in the United States
(Georgetown University, 2021)
As climate change progresses, legislators are discussing different ways to wean the United States economy off CO2 emitting fossil fuels. However, many states in the U.S. rely on fossil fuel production to fund their state ...
Is There an Immigrant Peer Effect? Classroom Composition and the Academic Performance of Native Chileans
(Georgetown University, 2020)
This thesis examines the impact of immigration on the educational outcomes of natives. More specifically, it estimates the relationship between the share of immigrant students in a classroom on the reading and mathematics ...
House Bill 2: The Effect of Reducing Access to Abortion Providers on Educational Attainment in Texas
(Georgetown University, 2020)
In 2013, the Texas legislature passed House Bill 2 (H.B. 2), which required all physicians providing abortions to maintain admitting privileges at a hospital within thirty miles as well as mandating that facilities providing ...
Natural Disaster Shocks: Does Household Response Impact Children’s Educational Achievement
(Georgetown University, 2020)
Climate change has increased the prevalence and worsened the severity of adverse weather events around the world, demonstrated by more floods, droughts, and crop failures. According to the World Bank, natural disasters as ...