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Family Economic Well-being and Children’s Educational Development Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Sociologist Margot Jackson and Psychologist Taryn Morrissey examine the effects of state-level public spending on programs targeting children.
Recent News from PSTC
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Brown at PAA 2026
Every year Brown faculty, postdocs, and trainees present scholarly research papers and/or professional posters at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America. In addition, several researchers participate in the conference as chairs, panelists, or discussants. The PSTC compiles an annual list of these participants. Please consider attending sessions of our colleagues and students!
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Recent In the Media
A new paper generated a fair amount of consternation and eye-rolling when the authors claimed that New Orleans, the largest city in Louisiana, is at risk of being surrounded by open water by the end of the century.
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Section 504 plans are one of the most important sources of disability services in schools. Why are well-off families their biggest beneficiaries?
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The Boston Globe
Fisher's 'Stealing America' breaks new ground
The enslavement of Native Americans is a lesser-known part of our national history. Linford D. Fisher wants to change that.
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