Harry Holzer and Elizabeth Rutschow will lead an effort to assess the role that community colleges could play in providing individuals with the kinds of short-term educational and training opportunities that have been shown to create economic opportunities for workers. The project’s findings will appear in a report and a policy brief.
Dan Goldhaber, Thomas Kane, and Andrew McEachin will lead the research program of a policy lab focused on identifying strategies that schools can use to help students recover from learning loss caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. They will work school districts implementing a variety of interventions, including supplemental Saturday instruction, summer programming, and extended school days. The policy lab’s output will appear in a series of reports, papers, and briefings for policymakers and school administrators.
Dan Goldhaber, Thomas Kane, and Andrew McEachin will direct the research program of a policy lab focused on identifying strategies that schools can use to help students recover from learning loss caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. They will work with public officials in 13 school districts implementing a variety of interventions, including supplemental Saturday instruction, summer programming, and extended school days. The policy lab’s output will appear in a series of reports, papers, and briefings for policymakers and school administrators.
Dan Goldhaber will direct the research program of the National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER) policy lab. He will work with CALDER affiliates in ten states to answer a variety of policy-relevant research questions, including an examination of the extent to which schools can promote upward academic mobility among their students, as well as a series of projects exploring the effects of COVID-19-induced school closures on student learning. The policy lab’s output will appear in a series of reports, papers, and policy briefings for state and district officials.