IPR in the News
Why good students don't reach college, March 19, 2008
IPR Faculty Fellow James Rosenbaum is quoted in an article about the high number of Chicago Public School students who, lacking college-bound knowledge and advice, fail to even apply for suitable colleges.
Smaller Classes Don't Close Learning Gap, Study Finds, March 10, 2008
A study by IPR Faculty Associate Spyros Konstantopoulos found that decreasing class size may increase achievement on average for all types of students, but it does not appear to reduce the gap between high and low achievers in the same class.
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Does Class Size Matter? February 26, 2008
Class-Size Reductions Seen of Limited Help on Achievement Gap, February 21, 2008
Kennedy Support Helps Obama with Hispanics, February 28, 2008
Political scientist Victoria DeFrancesco Soto, an IPR faculty fellow, examines how Ted Kennedy's endorsement helps Obama improve his name recognition with Latino voters.
Super Tuesday: Markets Predict Outcome Better Than Polls, February 4, 2008
In this article on the Iowa Electronic Markets (IEM), IPR Faculty Fellow and economist Charles Manski is cited for his critique of the efficacy of prediction markets. Manski created a mathematical model showing that these markets are not particularly accurate tools for prediction.
Gauging the Quality of School Leadership, January 10, 2008
IPR Faculty Fellow James Spillane argues that to achieve a better measure of leadership quality and ability, one should study all those in school leadership roles--not just principals.
Academia Taking Long Looks at Facebook, MySpace, January 3, 2008
This article cites a study by IPR Faculty Associate Eszter Hargittai, who studies the social and policy implications of information technologies, into how the digital divide pervades modern online social networks.
Washington Notebook, December 16, 2007
IPR faculty fellow and economist Greg Duncan explains the benefits of Milwaukee's successful New Hope program to "make work pay" for poor working Americans and their families.
"How Accurate are Juries?" July 16, 2007
A recent study by IPR Faculty Fellow Bruce Spencer found that in a set of 271 cases, juries gave wrong verdicts in at least one out of eight cases.
Gas prices are budget busters for many, June 4, 2007
IPR Faculty Fellow Juan Onésimo Sandoval comments on how rising gas prices affect working class families.
New Model Police, June 7, 2007
From his research on crime and policing in Chicago, IPR Faculty Fellow Wesley G. Skogan explains why better policing is one reason for the ongoing crime drop in America's biggest cities.
"Immigration Burden or Boom for the Tax Rolls," May 17, 2007
IPR Faculty Fellow Juan Onésimo Sandoval discusses a possible financial upside to immigration reform.
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May 15, 2007
IPR Faculty Associate Mary Pattillo discusses her book, Black on the Block: The Politics of Race and Class in the City, with Eight Forty-Eight's Richard Steele.
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"Broken Windows" and Crime, May 6, 2007
IPR Faculty Fellow Wesley G. Skogan gives his take in a Chicago Tribune editorial on the groundbreaking changes produced by the city's "Broken Windows" strategy of community policing.
