"Undermatching" is a term to describe when high-performing students, typically from economically-disadvantaged households, attend less competitive colleges than their qualifications permit.
Social Sciences
May 17, 2018
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UConn researcher Angran Li, a doctoral student in sociology, has found that one size does not fit all students when it comes to parents helping with homework, and that parental involvement in homework can be particularly ...
Social Sciences
Apr 12, 2018
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Google is teaming up with Chance the Rapper to bring computer science education to Chicago's public schools.
Other
Dec 7, 2017
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Facebook made progress in improving the gender and racial balance of its workers, with women, African Americans and Hispanics all gaining more representation in the Silicon Valley company's ranks over the last year.
Business
Aug 3, 2017
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By age three, children from low-income families hear 30 million fewer words than those from higher-income families. This "word gap" widens over time and can have serious consequences for a child's language proficiency, academic ...
Social Sciences
Jun 8, 2017
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Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed recommendations to improve female progression in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) courses. Their study surveyed women in two-year courses, ...
Social Sciences
Mar 7, 2017
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In 2015, the Pew Research Center released the largest study of American religious identity ever done in the United States of America, called "America's Changing Religious Landscape." The big discovery was that the number ...
Social Sciences
Feb 2, 2017
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Researchers say black, Hispanic and Asian students have made gains compared to their white peers but socioeconomic factors still hold students back.
Social Sciences
Jan 13, 2017
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In all parts of the United States, the number of neighborhoods that sustain a mix of black, white, Asian and Hispanic residents over time is growing quickly, a new study finds.
Social Sciences
Oct 25, 2016
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Six decades after the Supreme Court outlawed separating students by race, stubborn disparities persist in how the country educates its poor and minority children.
Social Sciences
May 17, 2016
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