Tag archives for Education
Segregated Neighborhoods of Chicago: trapping people in a vicious cycle of poverty?
Blurb: What does growing up on a ‘poor’ street entail? This podcast dives into history to examine how the economically depressed areas of Chicago came to exist, and the social and economic conditions that make it difficult to undo such inequities. Community resources need to be leveraged to bring lasting solutions for our Chicago neighbors to escape this...
A World of Difference: The Race-based Educational Divide in Chicago
The School Divide, Source: Australian Associated Press. There is an educational divide by race in Chicago! Trapped by historical education policies and the unequal distribution of races among communities, the return of the fight for racial education equality has been unsatisfactory. Multiple parties are working toward this, and we need to make immediate relief for their lives. Any...
Evidence-Based Policy or Policy-Based Evidence?
Evidence-based policies have been favored in the last decade, at least in the media. Many academic and non-academic researchers conduct field experiments to inform policymakers. However, turning an idea into widespread impact is not an easy process. Many of the studies failed to be implemented at large scale even if their starting point was to suggest a policy. What...