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Education Disparities
Minnesota has some of the most severe educational disparities in the nation. Explore how the public education system is serving students in our communities.
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Angela Crema
Inquiring minds: Q&A with Angela Crema
Lisa Camner McKay | Senior Writer, Institute
May 30, 2025
Article
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The Geography of Opportunity: Education, Work, and Intergenerational Mobility Across US Counties
Fabian Eckert | University of California, San Diego Tatjana Kleineberg | World Bank
April 11, 2024
Research
Illustration of a toy car on a game board approaching twisting, intersecting paths.
Choices and consequences in the real “game of life”
Jeff Horwich | Senior Economics Writer
January 29, 2024
Article
An illustration of a maze leading to a university
Choosing a school is hard. Tailored information can help.
Lisa Camner McKay | Senior Writer, Institute
June 27, 2022
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When Do Informational Interventions Work? Experimental Evidence from New York City High School Choice
Sarah Cohodes | Visiting Scholar, Institute Sean P. Corcoran | Vanderbilt University Jennifer Jennings | Princeton University Carolyn Sattin-Bajaj | University of California, Santa Barbara
February 1, 2022
Research
Rucker Johnson portrait
Rucker Johnson interview: Powering potential
Douglas Clement | Managing Editor (former)
October 18, 2021
Article
Chelda Smith
Scholar Spotlight: Chelda Smith
Alyssa Augustine | Content Strategy and Engagement Supervisor
October 18, 2021
Article
Sarah Cohodes
Scholar Spotlight: Sarah Cohodes
Tu-Uyen Tran | Senior Writer
October 18, 2021
Article
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Fed’s “Racism and the Economy” series explores racial inequity in the education system
Alyssa Augustine | Content Strategy and Engagement Supervisor
January 15, 2021
Article
Racism and the Economy
Racism and the Economy: Focus on Education
Event on January 11, 2021
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Children, and nations, of divorce
Douglas Clement | Managing Editor (former)
January 27, 2020
Article
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Improving Child Welfare in Middle Income Countries: The Unintended Consequence of a Pro-Homemaker Divorce Law and Wait Time to Divorce
Misty Heggeness | University of Kansas
October 11, 2019
Research