Program Director
Caroline M. Hoxby is the Scott and Donya Bommer Professor of Economics at Stanford University and a Senior Fellow of the Hoover Institution and the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research. Her research spans the field of education economics, including K-12 as well as college. She has been an NBER affiliate since 1994.
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In recent decades, cities, states, and the federal government have expanded funding for universal pre-kindergarten (UPK) programs. These programs are large and...
The Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity (METCO) program in Boston is a voluntary program for urban students and suburban school districts,...
Affirmative action policies, which give preference in college admissions to students from underrepresented minority (URM) groups, have been a subject of debate...