In India, the caste system dominates marital choice. Couples who marry outside of their caste, therefore, buck a powerful cultural taboo. This thesis investigates the effect of agency of women in spouse selection for ...

“Title I” refers to the nation’s largest federal budgetary package to support economically-disadvantaged students. Research around it has been limited, though the consensus across decades suggests that reassessment of its ...

As the 2020-2021 academic year began following the first summer of the COVID-19 pandemic, schools in the United States welcomed fewer students than they had in a decade. The relatively massive loss of student body can have ...

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The persistent disparity in test scores between Black and White students in the United States has prompted researchers, policymakers, and educators to investigate and address the underlying causes of this phenomenon. A ...

This study analyzes the impacts on educational expenditures, student achievement, and other outcomes of utility scale wind projects in Illinois. The state of Illinois has a clearly defined school funding structure that ...

Municipal governments often look to urban development as a strategy that benefits everyone living in the community, bringing more businesses, wealth and even better schools. But that is not true in all neighborhoods. Several ...

Since the introduction of the Sustainable Development Goals, greater emphasis has been put on the need for accurate measurement of quality educational outcomes, over existing enrollment and attendance statistics. This ...

This paper is an examination into the policies utilized by Federal and California state officials to support low-income individuals and vulnerable populations. I examine the efficacy of these various programs and how they ...

Following the COVID-19 Pandemic, public transportation usage fell substantially acrossall rider demographics. In sprawling metropolitan cities such as Los Angeles, California, where public transit is largely limited to ...