Education
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¹û¶³´«Ã½ launches Initiative for Financial Decision-Making to transform personal finance education
The new program is backed by a gift from Charles Schwab and the Charles R. Schwab Foundation for Financial Freedom. SIEPR’s Annamaria Lusardi will serve as its faculty director.
September 26, 2024
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A recent Business Insider article discusses how technology can help promote equity. Findings from SIEPR's Sean Reardon are cited.
September 09, 2024
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Two teams of researchers document achievement gains, but it’s not clear what works best for students, writes The Hechinger Report of research from SIEPR's Sean Reardon.
July 01, 2024
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Many children and parents began to see less value in regular school attendance during the pandemic, SIEPR Senior Fellow Thomas Dee tells NPR.
June 06, 2024
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Enrollment at California’s public schools continued to decline this year, reports the LA Times. SIEPR's Thomas Dee chimes in on the very serious consequences of the pandemic.
May 17, 2024
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70 years after Brown v. Board of Education, new research shows rise in school segregation
SIEPR Senior Fellow Sean Reardon and researchers at ¹û¶³´«Ã½ and USC launch the Segregation Explorer, a website providing data on segregation trends and patterns across the U.S.
May 07, 2024
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The recent rise in segregation in schools is due to two specific policy choices, SIEPR Senior Fellow Sean Reardon tells Washington Post.
May 06, 2024
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Daniel Ho, Muriel Niederle elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
SIEPR senior fellows Daniel Ho and Muriel Niederle join a distinguished group of members who are recognized for excellence and leadership in work that advances the common good.
April 26, 2024
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There is a gap between the research supplied by academia and what policymakers actually want, SIEPR's Gopi Shah Goda tells Financial Times.
April 25, 2024
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Boosting your money knowledge can help you feel more financially secure, CNBC finds. SIEPR Senior Fellow Annamaria Lusardi is quoted.
April 03, 2024
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Newsweek reports on how students are recovering academically from school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, citing research from SIEPR Senior Fellow Sean Reardon
April 03, 2024
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Economic Report of the President draws on work of SIEPR scholars
President Biden’s assessment of the nation’s economic health and groundwork for what’s next relies heavily on academic research, including the work of several SIEPR scholars.
April 03, 2024
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‘Short bursts’ of tutoring improves young readers’ skills in only minutes a day, ¹û¶³´«Ã½ study finds
Research by SIEPR's Susanna Loeb and the National Student Support Accelerator shows the potential of a cost-effective tutoring model that can meet students’ varying needs.
March 12, 2024
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The Fed’s Adriana Kugler: ‘I am cautiously optimistic.’
Federal Reserve governor Adriana Kugler discussed today’s economy, declining wealth inequality and the importance of academic research at the 2024 SIEPR Economic Summit.
March 07, 2024
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Nvidia’s Jensen Huang: The incredible future of AI
The CEO of chipmaking titan Nvidia took center stage at the 2024 SIEPR Economic Summit to discuss his company’s stratospheric rise and what the future holds for AI and for humans.
March 07, 2024
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Neale Mahoney named director of SIEPR
Mahoney aims to continue the institute’s impact by connecting its scholars and their research with state, national and global policymakers.
March 01, 2024
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SIEPR's Goda joins Newsom's economic advisory council
Gopi Shah Goda is the newest member of the administration's Council of Economic Advisors
February 15, 2024
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New report shows historic gains in pandemic recovery for many U.S. school districts
Research co-authored by SIEPR Senior Fellow Sean Reardon shows some rebound in math and reading but slower gains among poor students have widened the achievement gap.
January 31, 2024
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In the past few years, chronic absenteeism has nearly doubled. The fight to get students back in classrooms has only just begun. SIEPR's Thomas Dee weighs in.
January 08, 2024
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7 economic trends to watch in 2024
Policymakers have their work cut out for them this election year.
January 05, 2024