Education Archives

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Free Lunch: Boosting Nutrition and Math Scores

Free meals in schools have resulted in more students eating both breakfast and lunch, and have led to improved performance in the classroom.

Fellow Abby Outterson

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HPV Who?

Human papillomavirus is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the U.S., but awareness about the virus is declining.

Fellow Bethany Hallenborg

12.15.2022 two women smiling at the camera

Kimberlee Hartzler-Weakley and Kayla McKean

Kimberlee Hartzler-Weakley, Ph.D., M.S., and Kayla McKean, M.Ed, lead a team developing an online sex education program targeted towards youth with higher rates of risky sexual behavior.

Fellow Hannah Tremont

12.12.2022

Health Equity

PHPod Goes to APHA

At the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Expo in November, PHPod spoke with Emma Blackson and Diana Vasquez about their work putting public health into action.

Fellows Connor McCombs, Bethany Hallenborg

12.07.2022 kids sneakers with different direction arrows

School Choice Can Increase Segregation

Black and White parents have distinct preferences about school characteristics, which can lead to segregation when school choice is available.

Guest Authors Aziza C. Jones, Broderick Turner, Kalinda Ukanwa

11.08.2022 Ian Rowe

Ian Rowe

Ian Rowe, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and co-founder of Vertex Partnership Academies, talks about drivers of success and challenges in education.

Fellow Barbara Espinosa

09.20.2022 woman with blindness sitting on couch

Sexual Violence Against Women with Disabilities: A Hidden Epidemic

Women with disabilities have a heightened risk of sexual violence as compared to women without disabilities.

Fellow Hannah Tremont

09.06.2022 a graph of a number of children

Vax to School

A more restrictive 2016 California vaccine requirement for school entry increased Kindergarten student vaccination rates and medical exemptions, and did not affect home schooling.

Fellow Connor McCombs

02.14.2022 badge and radio of police officer

Cops in the Classroom

Researchers analyzed the impacts of funding from the U.S. Department of Justice on school resource officer staffing and disciplinary actions in California public middle and high schools.

Fellow Sara Mar

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