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Cameron J. Arnzen; Sarah R. Cohodes – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2025
Women in the United States have outpaced men in both voter participation and educational attainment in recent decades. Since education is closely tied to political participation, we consider these trends in tandem and assess how much of the gender gap in voting is attributable to differences in educational attainment, differential returns to…
Descriptors: Voting, Gender Differences, Citizen Participation, Educational Attainment
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John P. Papay; Ann Mantil; Richard J. Murnane; Lily An; Kate Donohue; Aubrey McDonough – Grantee Submission, 2020
Since the passage of the Massachusetts Education Reform Act in 1993, the Commonwealth has been seen as a national leader in education reform. The legislation introduced statewide learning standards and the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) tests, and provided large increases in funding for K-12 education. We explore the high…
Descriptors: Educational Change, High School Students, Public Schools, Student Experience
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Britton, Tolani – Journal of Higher Education, 2019
This article explores how college expectations in 8th grade change by 10th grade, and if students realize the expectations for a given level of college from 8th and 10th grade, in light of the "college for all" ethos. This study is based on administrative data from 235,875 public school students in Massachusetts from 2006 to 2016. Using…
Descriptors: Expectation, College Attendance, Grade 8, Grade 10