Marco Ramoni: an appreciation of academic achievement by Kohane, Isaac, Szolovits, Peter

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Do relational and structural characteristics of negative school environments independently predict immigrant adolescents’ academic achievement? by Lee, Moosung, Kim, Yeonjeong, Madyun, Na’im

“…Multilevel structural equation modeling revealed that immigrant students who are embedded in more negative relationships (e.g., having peers who discriminate against them) have lower levels of academic achievement. These predictive effects of individual-level negative social environments on academic achievement are mediated by both perceived school safety and educational expectations. …”
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Neuroanatomical Correlates of the Income-Achievement Gap by Mackey, Allyson, Finn, Amy Sue, Leonard, Julia Anne, Gabrieli, John D. E., Jacoby-Senghor, Drew S., West, Martin R., Gabrieli, Christopher F. O.

“…In the United States, the difference in academic achievement between higher- and lower-income students (i.e., the income-achievement gap) is substantial and growing. …”
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Media multitasking in adolescence by Cain, Matthew S., Finn, Amy S., Leonard, Julia, Gabrieli, John D. E.

“…Thus, individual differences in adolescent media multitasking were related to specific differences in executive function and in performance on real-world academic achievement measures: More media multitasking was associated with poorer executive function ability, worse academic achievement, and a reduced growth mindset.…”
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When Opportunity Knocks, Who Answers? New Evidence on College Achievement Awards by Angrist, Joshua, Oreopoulos, Philip, Williams, Tyler

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Language Exposure Relates to Structural Neural Connectivity in Childhood by Romeo, Rachel R, Segaran, Joshua R., Leonard, Julia Anne, Robinson, Sydney T., West, Martin R., Mackey, Allyson, Yendiki, Anastasia, Rowe, Meredith L., Gabrieli, John D. E.

“…One environmental factor, early language exposure, predicts children’s linguistic and cognitive skills and later academic achievement, but how language exposure relates to neuroanatomy is unknown. …”
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Impacts of the COVID-19 disruption on the language and literacy development of monolingual and heritage bilingual children in the United States by Sun, Xin, Marks, Rebecca A., Eggleston, Rachel L., Zhang, Kehui, Lau, Chikyi, Yu, Chi-Lin, Nickerson, Nia, Kovelman, Ioulia

“…Abstract Children who speak one language at home and a different language at school may be at higher risk of falling behind in their academic achievement when schooling is disrupted. The present study examined the effects of COVID-19-related school disruptions on English language and literacy development among monolingual and bilingual children in the US. …”
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Jedi public health: Co-creating an identity-safe culture to promote health equity by Geronimus, Arline T., James, Sherman A., Destin, Mesmin, Graham, Louis F., Hatzenbuehler, Mark L., Murphy, Mary C., Pearson, Jay A., Omari, Amel, Thompson, J. Phillip

“…Recent applications of social identity theory toward closing racial, ethnic, and gender academic achievement gaps through changing features of educational settings, rather than individual students, have proved fruitful. …”
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Essays in Economics of Education by Idoux, Clémence

“…Admission policies prioritizing students with the weakest schooling alternatives have the potential to increase the impact of exam schools on academic achievement. In particular, simulations of alternative admissions criteria suggests schemes that reserve seats for students with lower-quality neighborhood schools are likely to yield the largest gains. …”
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Essays in labor economics by Williams, Tyler (Tyler Kenneth)

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Essays in the economics of education by Zárate, Román Andrés(Zárate Vasquez), Angrist, Joshua David, Pathak, Parag A.

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Redefining learning environments in conflict areas : a Palestinian case study by Kotob, Jenine (Jenine Shaban)

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Essays on Employment and Human Capital by Wang, Sean Yixiang

“…While there is substantial pressure to attract more students to some schools, these competitive incentives do not induce schools to raise their school effectiveness on academic achievement. Instead, schools respond by shifting discretionary expenditures from administration to instruction.…”
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Essays in Labor and Education Economics by Corradini, Viola

“…The ratings shifted Black and Hispanic students’ choices more than those of white and Asian students, narrowing racial gaps both in enrollment at high-quality schools and in academic achievement. Using a structural model of school choice and surveys of families, I find that race differences in the response to quality information stem in part from different beliefs and preferences. …”
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Phonological working memory and finiteness marking in typical development by Ostrovskaya, Irina

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Liberatory Computing Framework: Empowering High School Students to Mitigate Systemic Oppression through Data Activism by Walker, Raechel

“…In the second program, surveys indicated a significant increase in the number of students who now acknowledge the impact of data science in combating racism, along with an increased ability to employ their academic achievements to mitigate racial injustices. Furthermore, interviews conducted with students who participated in the second program revealed a unanimous desire to incorporate data activism into their future endeavors. …”
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