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McCourt’s Kugler discovers very long lasting impacts from cash transfer program

A new study by Professor Adriana Kugler at the McCourt School of Public Policy and recently released by the National Bureau of Economic Research finds significant long-term…

March 22, 2018

Discovery & Impact

Academic, Financial Support Critical to Low-Income and Minority Student Success

Low-income and minority students are far more likely to complete their degrees at colleges and universities that provide academic and financial support, according to a recent…

March 8, 2018

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Pre-K Program Benefits Last Into Middle School, New Study Finds

Positive effects of pre-K programs are detectable as late as middle school, according to a new study published today by two Georgetown.…

December 12, 2017

Discovery & Impact

Access to Reproductive Care Improves Economic Outcomes for Women

This month, McCourt Professor Adriana Kugler and her colleagues published a new report with the Center for American Progress, reinforcing earlier findings that reproductive…

December 4, 2017

Discovery & Impact

Complex Reasons Spur Women to Change STEM Majors, New Georgetown Study Finds

The triple threat of low grades, gender composition of a major, and gender stereotypes are what compel undergraduate women to switch from a STEM (science, technology,, …

October 11, 2017

Discovery & Impact

FutureEd Presents Report, Panel Discussion on Student Absenteeism and Federal Law

FutureEd, a nonpartisan think tank at the McCourt School of Public Policy, pored through the 51 plans submitted to the U.S. Education Department, and found that more than two…

September 30, 2017

Discovery & Impact

Meeting Students Where They Are

In their new book, Making College Work, McCourt Professor Harry Holzer and co-author Sandy Baum of the Urban Institute explore practical solutions for improving higher education…

September 30, 2017

Discovery & Impact

Active Ingredients’ of successful Pre-K Programs subject of $1 million grant

A $1 million grant from the Spencer Foundation to two Georgetown psychology professors will seek to determine the unidentified “active ingredients” of successful public pre…

September 22, 2017

Discovery & Impact

Gormley’s New Book Offers Fresh Insight on Critical Thinking in Education

McCourt Professor William Gormley is shaping the conversation surrounding education policy with his newly published book focusing on remedying the critical thinking skills…

May 22, 2017

Discovery & Impact

Getting Men Back to Work

A myriad of causes are keeping more than seven million prime-age men out of work, raising wonder among economists and policy analysts about how to get them back into the.…

April 26, 2017