Adults with higher educational attainment live healthier and longer lives compared with their
less educated peers. The disparities are large and widening. We posit that understanding …

Improving science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, especially
for traditionally disadvantaged groups, is widely recognized as pivotal to the United States's …

Asian Americans are often stereotyped as the “model minority.” Their sizeable presence at
elite universities and high household incomes have helped construct the narrative of Asian …

Numerous studies have revealed a seemingly paradoxical pattern in which, despite cultural
differences, unfamiliarity with the educational system, and possible language difficulties …

In spite of soaring tuition costs, more and more students go to college every year. A
bachelor's degree is now required for entry into a growing number of professions. And some …

Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) are being championed as
scalable ways of involving undergraduates in science research. Studies of CUREs have …

This paper provides a synthesis of theoretical and empirical work on the Great Gatsby
Curve, the positive empirical relationship between cross-sectional income inequality, and …

This study examined relations between children's attention span-persistence in preschool
and later school achievement and college completion. Children were drawn from the …

Pierre Bourdieu is one of the world's most important social theorists and is also one of the
great empirical researchers in contemporary sociology. However, reading Bourdieu can be …

Individuals' favorite subjects in school can predetermine their educational and occupational
careers. If girls develop weaker preferences for science, technology, engineering, and math …