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Rothbart paper on school finance reform and the race gap in school funding published in Edu F&P
X Lab article on improving SNAP recertification published in JBPA
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Heflin, Lopoo, Boskovski study on behavioral interventions & SNAP recertification published in JBPA
Burman named to advisory committee within the Commerce Department
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Heflin, Lopoo study on child support income exclusion for SNAP published in Social Science Quarterly
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Popp quoted in Bloomberg article on Biden's climate plan
Measures to fight climate change tend to destroy some jobs while creating others, says David Popp, professor of public administration and international affairs.
See related: Climate Change, U.S. Elections, United States
Heflin study on material hardship, perceived stress and health in early adulthood published in AE
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Monnat study on rural COVID-19 mortality rates published in the Journal of Rural Health
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Monnat talks to Bloomberg about rising suicide rates among US kids
See related: Children, Adolescents, COVID-19, Longevity, Mental Health, United States
Burman quoted in Albany Times Union article on federal aid for New York state
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Shi article on the unequal distribution of substitute teaching
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Schwartz discusses New York City school bus service in Gotham Gazette
"Although cutting school bus service may seem like an 'easy' way to save money, educators and policymakers should wield the budget knife carefully," write Amy Ellen Schwartz, Daniel Patrick Moynihan Chair in Public Affairs, and her co-authors.
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Capstone projects aim to connect theory to practice
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Yingyi Ma quoted in BBC article on Chinese students in the US
Chinese students in the U.S. are now "politicised and marginalised at an unprecedented level," as Washington is sending "very unfriendly signals," says Yingyi Ma, associate professor of sociology.
See related: China, U.S. Elections, United States
Monnat article on rural population aging and health published in American Journal of Public Health
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Popp comments on green stimulus, economic crisis in MIT Technology Review
"What’s really important right now is getting money out quickly, and Congress can’t even do that," says David Popp, professor of public administration and international affairs. "I worry about tacking on green stimulus, or anything else that slows down the process. We can worry about financing the green transition six months from now."
See related: Climate Change, Congress, Economic Policy, United States
Hamersma discusses credible counterfactuals in Convivium article
See related: COVID-19, United States
Harrington Meyer quoted in Christian Science Monitor article on working parents, COVID-19
See related: Child & Elder Care, COVID-19, United States
Rothbart paper on the impact of school choice on public school budgets published in PB&F
Yingyi Ma quoted in South China Morning Post article on Trump's visa rules for foreign students
"A large majority of Chinese students [are] coming to study in the U.S. not for political reasons," says Yingyi Ma, associate professor of sociology. "What they really want is quality education opportunities, so that they can improve their career prospects, or they can broaden their horizons and really enjoy being in the process of cultivating their global citizenship."
See related: China, Government, U.S. Education, United States
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The annual Jerry Miner Lecture is sponsored by EFAP and named in honor of Emeritus Professor, Jerry Miner. Professor Miner is an Education Finance and Accountability Program (EFAP) faculty associate who is widely known for his research in public finance and education finance. He is one of very few scholars who understands the New York State Education aid formulas.
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