SESP in the Media: August 2020
An ongoing, monthly roundup of appearances in the news media by School of Education and Social Policy faculty, researchers, and our community:
Financial Advisor Magazine
Aug. 25, 2020
They Beat Covid, But Debilitating Effects And Economic Costs May Linger For Years (cites research by Hannes Schwandt)
The New York Times
Aug. 22, 2020
The Coronavirus Generation (cites research by Diane Schanzenbach and Hannes Schwandt)
The Hechinger Report
Aug. 17, 2020
Proof Points: How deep coronavirus school budget cuts are expected to harm student achievement (cites research by Kirabo Jackson)
Center for American Progress
Aug.10, 2020
The Opportunity and Counseling Corps: Helping K-12 Students and Young Adults Recover From the Coronavirus Crisis (cites research by Kirabo Jackson)
Marketplace
Aug. 12, 2020
Rising food prices make it harder for families on assistance programs to get by (quotes Diane Schanzenbach)
Forbes
Aug. 10, 2020
Report: Pandemic Food Benefits Work To Address Food Insecurity (quotes Diane Schanzenbach)
Education NC
Aug. 7, 2020
Perspective | From an educational crisis to a ‘watershed event?’ (cites research by Kirabo Jackson)
Education Next
July 12, 2020
If Many More Private Schools Close, All Schools Will Suffer (quotes Kirabo Jackson)
Chicago Tribune
Aug. 6, 2020
Thinking of home schooling? Here’s how to do it. (quotes Nicole Pinkard and Terri Sabol)
Bloomberg
Aug. 6, 2020
NYC Is the Last Holdout on In-Person Schooling as Big Districts Defy Trump (quotes Diane Schanzenbach)
WTTW
Aug. 3, 2020
The State of the Economy (interview with Diane Schanzenbach)
LA School Report
Aug. 5, 2020
Amid pandemic downturn, new research shows Great Recession hurt student test scores, widened achievement gaps & reduced college attendance (cites reserach by Kirabo Jackson)
Education Dive
Aug. 5, 2020
Researchers: State budget cuts feed declines in test scores, achievement (quotes research by Kirabo Jackson)
Education Week
Aug. 4, 2020
Budget Cuts Devastated Academics During the Last Recession, New Research Finds (quotes Kirabo Jackson)