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Economist John Friedman finds students of good teachers are less likely to experience teen pregnancy, more likely to go to selective colleges, and later earn more.
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Live Mint
What do Indian women give up for safety?
Women in India pay more, travel farther, and attend lower ranked colleges in order to stay safe, says study by PSTC alum Girija Borker.
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Instructional coaching for teachers improves instructional practice and student achievement, says PSTC associate Matthew Kraft.
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You can’t find reliable diet advice in the news, says PSTC economist Emily Oster. And the studies are themselves subject to significant bias.
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The census is becoming a political tool, says sociologist John Logan in regard to the proposed citizenship question.
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EducationNext
Taking Teacher Coaching To Scale
Teacher coaching proves effective as a new form of professional development and improves student outcomes, says PSTC associate Matthew Kraft.
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Michigan Radio (NPR)
Widespread use of PFAS means new contamination sites “almost inevitable” says expert
Widespread use of PFAS means new contamination sites are “almost inevitable,” says PSTC epidemiologist David Savitz.
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The internet had less impact on the 2016 elections than many think, says a new study by Jesse Shapiro.
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Lottery jackpots are overwhelming played by low-income Americans, says a MarketWatch article that cites research by PSTC economist Emily Oster.
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PSTC Faculty Associate Elizabeth Fussell examines use of data to analyze environmental disasters and their consequences for older adults.
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News from PSTC
Caven named Brown/Wheaton Faculty Fellow
PSTC Trainee Meghan Caven will teach a course on Schools and Social Inequality at Wheaton College this year.
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Quartz cites PSTC economist Emily Oster's research on challenges of determining breastfeeding benefits.
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Foreign Policy
Motherhood Is Kicking Indian Women Out of Work
Article cites research by PSTC trainee Ieva Zumbyte on the "motherhood penalty."
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News from PSTC
PSTC hosts Leadership Alliance students
Three students to do research and be mentored at the PSTC this summer.
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Trainees Tate Kihara, Janet Carolina Lopez, and Haoming Song presented their research at the GIS Institute Conference.
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News from PSTC
Newsletter recaps PSTC research and awards
Catch up with the latest in the Spring 2018 edition of the PSTC newsletter.
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Portland Press Herald
Transportation advocates want more analysis before any widening of Maine Turnpike
Widening highways doesn't relieve traffic congestion, says PSTC economist Matthew Turner.
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News from PSTC
BIARI kicks off at Brown and in Kenya
PSTC faculty associates convene Brown International Advanced Research Institutes (BIARI) on campus and across the globe.
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News from PSTC
PSTC alum receives PAA service award
Jennifer Park ('04 PhD in Sociology) has received the 2018 Excellence in Public Service Award from PAA.
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News from PSTC
PSTC faculty associates receive University promotions
Several PSTC faculty associates are being promoted by Brown University, effective July 1.
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American Enterprise Institute
Millennials, Religion, and Politics in the United States
A new report on millennials cites research on interracial marriage in the U.S. by PSTC sociologist Zhenchao Qian.
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PSTC economist Jesse Shapiro comments on the use of phone data, even when phone owners are unaware.
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