A Professor of Economics and the Gimelstob-Landry Distinguished Professor of Regional Economic Development at Western Carolina University, Angela K. Dills, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Dills' latest research, which investigates the role of social capital on upward social and economic mobility.

The paper, "Are Connections the Way to Get Ahead? Social Capital, Student Achievement, Friendships, and Social Mobility," co-written with Peterson and M. Danish Shakeel, is available now.

https://www.hks.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/Taubman/PEPG/research/PEPG23_01.pdf

Ep. 297 - June 20, 2023 - Are Connections the Way to Get Ahead?

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Angela R. Watson,a senior research fellow at the Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy and an assistant research professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Education, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss the launch of the Johns Hopkins Homeschool Hub.

Ep. 340 - April 29, 2024 - A Resource for Homeschoolers and the Policymakers who Support Them

Patrick J. Wolf, a professor of Education Policy at the University of Arkansas, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Wolf’s new research, which investigates the impact of private education on civic knowledge, skills and participation.

“The Public Purposes of Private Education: a Civic Outcomes Meta-Analysis,” co-written with M. Danish Shakeel, Alison Heap Johnson, Mattie A. Harris and Sarah R. Morris, is available now at Educational Psychology Review:
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10648-024-09874-1"

Ep. 339 - April 22, 2024 - Private Schools Have the Edge on Civic Education

Vladimir Kogan, a Professor in the Department of Political Science at Ohio State University, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss a new report from the New York State Education Department which argues that control of schools should move from mayors to school boards.

Ep. 338 - April 15, 2024 - Is Mayoral Control of School Boards Good for New York City?

Corey DeAngelis, a senior fellow at the American Federation for Children, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss the phenomenon of political leaders who publicly oppose school choice programs, while exercising choice options for their own children.

Ep. 337 - April 8, 2024 - Your Children, My Choice

John Schilling, a senior advisor for the nonprofit Invest in Education, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss the Educational Choice for Children Act that is currently being debated in Congress.

Ep. 297 - June 20, 2023 - Are Connections the Way to Get Ahead?

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