The Fiscal Impacts of Expanded Voucher Programs and Charter-School Growth on Public Schools: Recommendations for Sustaining Adequate and Equitable School Finance Systems

Authors: David S. Knight, David DeMatthews, University of Colorado at Boulder, National Education Policy Center (NEPC)

Source: National Education Policy Center. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 39

Sponsoring Agency: Great Lakes Center for Education Research and Practice

Descriptors: Educational Vouchers, Public Schools, Declining Enrollment, Educational Finance, Access to Education, Educational Equity (Finance), Expenditure per Student, Federal Aid, Financial Problems, Private School Aid, School Funds, State Aid, Charter Schools, School Choice, Financial Policy, Policy Formation, Public Policy

Doomed to Fail: An Analysis of Charter School Closures from 1998 to 2022

Authors: Carol Burris, Network for Public Education (NPE)

Source: Network for Public Education. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 42

Descriptors: Charter Schools, School Closing, School Choice, Trend Analysis, Failure, Financial Problems, Educational Finance, School Administration, Academic Achievement, Parents, Access to Information, Decision Making, Educational Administration, Declining Enrollment, Elementary Secondary Education

Geographic Terms: South Carolina, Texas (San Antonio), Nevada, New Hampshire, Tennessee (Memphis), Mississippi, Georgia, California, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia), Colorado, Louisiana (New Orleans)

The Economic Well-Being of Early Educators in California. Early Educator Well-Being Series

Authors: Wanzi Muruvi, Anna Powell, Yoonjeon Kim, Abby Copeman Petig, Lea J. E. Austin, University of California, Berkeley. Center for the Study of Child Care Employment (CSCCE)

Source: Center for the Study of Child Care Employment. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 26

Sponsoring Agency: Heising-Simons Foundation
Blue Shield of California Foundation
David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Descriptors: Well Being, Early Childhood Teachers, Child Care Centers, Educational Attainment, Teaching Experience, Child Caregivers, Economic Factors, Teacher Salaries, Wages, Fringe Benefits, Stress Variables, Teaching Conditions, Labor Turnover, Financial Problems, Hunger, Housing, Welfare Services, Income, Expenditures, Health Insurance, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status

Geographic Terms: California

How the College Cost Reduction Act Could Threaten the Teacher Pipeline

Authors: The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS)

Source: Institute for College Access & Success. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 4

Descriptors: Costs, Paying for College, College Students, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Higher Education, Student Loan Programs, Loan Repayment, Access to Education, Federal Aid, Computation, Student Costs, Financial Problems, Incentives, Barriers, Teacher Education Programs, Social Work

Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Higher Education Act 1965

Child Care Assistance Landscape: Inequities in Federal and State Eligibility and Access

Authors: Alycia Hardy, Stephanie Schmit, Rachel Wilensky, Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)

Source: Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP). 2024.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 54

Descriptors: Grants, Block Grants, Child Care, Federal Aid, State Federal Aid, Eligibility, Educational Equity (Finance), Financial Problems, Equalization Aid

Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Child Care and Development Block Grants

Social Justice Leadership in School Settings: A Qualitative Study

Authors: Ceyhun Kavrayici (ORCID 0000-0002-8878-6102)

Source: Research in Educational Administration & Leadership. 2024 9(2):232-266.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 35

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Principals, Leadership Effectiveness, Leadership Qualities, Leadership Responsibility, Leadership Role, Social Justice, Equal Education, Educational Environment, Minority Groups, Inclusion, Diversity (Institutional), Caring, Financial Problems, Parent School Relationship

Geographic Terms: Turkey

Increasing Access to Learning Options through Navigation. Charting a Course

Authors: Juliet Squire, Paul Beach, Marisa Mission, Bellwether

Source: Bellwether. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 14

Sponsoring Agency: Walton Family Foundation

Descriptors: Access to Education, Navigation, Decision Making, Family Involvement, Barriers, Financial Problems, Access to Information

Barriers to Racial Equity for Teachers of Color and Indigenous Teachers in California's Teaching Pipeline and Profession. A Civil Rights Agenda for California's Next Quarter Century

Authors: Kai Mathews, Hui Huang, Erika Yagi, Cathy Balfe, Christopher Mauerman, Earl J. Edwards, University of California, Los Angeles. Civil Rights Project / Proyecto Derechos Civiles

Source: Civil Rights Project - Proyecto Derechos Civiles. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 110

Sponsoring Agency: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Descriptors: Barriers, Diversity (Faculty), Minority Group Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Student Diversity, Teacher Education Programs, State Legislation, Career Pathways, State Policy, Ideology, Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Persistence, Racism, Teacher Education, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Teacher Shortage, Financial Problems, College Environment, Curriculum, High Stakes Tests

Geographic Terms: California

Advancing Equity in Attainment for Black Single Mothers in College: Understanding Their Needs and Supporting Their Success

Authors: Jennifer Turner, Afet Dundar, Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR)

Source: Institute for Women's Policy Research. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 27

Sponsoring Agency: ECMC Foundation

Descriptors: Community College Students, One Parent Family, Females, Womens Education, African American Students, Student Needs, Success, Barriers, College Faculty, School Personnel, Role, Student Personnel Services, Coping, Resilience (Psychology), Social Support Groups, Mental Health, Emotional Response, Financial Problems, Educational Policy

School Dropout Causes in Turkish Education System (2009-2022): A Pareto Analysis by Grade Level

Authors: Anil Kadir Eranil (ORCID 0000-0001-7804-735X)

Source: Journal of Theoretical Educational Science. 2024 17(2):451-477.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 27

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Dropouts, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Barriers, Influences, Financial Problems, Social Influences, Failure, Attendance, Peer Influence, Family Attitudes, Student Attitudes

Geographic Terms: Turkey

The Unrealized Promise of College-in-Prison: Financial Hurdles to Reenrollment and Completion in the Era of Pell Reinstatement

Authors: Julia Bowling, Pavithra Nagarajan, Kristen Parsons, Neal A. Palmer

Source: Journal of Student Financial Aid. 2024 53(1).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 29

Descriptors: Correctional Education, Institutionalized Persons, Educational Benefits, Financial Problems, Reentry Students, Financial Support, Nontraditional Students, College Students, Higher Education

Geographic Terms: New York

Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Pell Grant Program

Microlearning as a Concept to Optimize Integrated Services for Racially/Ethnically Diverse Families of Autistic Children

Authors: Yue Xu (ORCID 0000-0002-2966-7576), Zhiwen Xiao, Sandra Vanegas

Source: Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities. 2025 37(1):157-183.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 27

Sponsoring Agency: National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) (DHHS/ACL)

Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Students with Disabilities, Parents, Multi Tiered Systems of Support, Student Diversity, Racial Discrimination, Ethnic Groups, Social Bias, Barriers, Parent Education, Financial Problems, Minicourses, Culturally Relevant Education, Community Education

The COVID-19 Effect: How Student Financial Well-Being, Needs Satisfaction, and College Persistence Has Changed

Authors: Mia B. Russell (ORCID 0000-0003-4834-2467), Lorna Saboe-Wounded Head, Kelli Wolfe-Enslow, Jacqueline Holland, Nicholas Zimmerman

Source: Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice. 2025 26(4):970-990.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 21

Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, COVID-19, Pandemics, Student Needs, Student Satisfaction, Paying for College, Financial Problems, Academic Persistence, Social Support Groups, Sense of Community, Self Actualization, Crisis Management, Causal Models, Educational Change, Blended Learning, Electronic Learning

Resilience in Families of Autistic Children and Children with Intellectual Disability during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Authors: Elizaveta Dimitrova, Athanasia Kouroupa, Vasiliki Totsika

Source: American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. 2025 130(1):24-40.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 17

Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Resilience (Psychology), Intellectual Disability, COVID-19, Pandemics, Social Support Groups, Financial Problems, Family Environment, Parent Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Student Characteristics, Family Financial Resources, Children, Disabilities, Individual Characteristics, Caregiver Attitudes, Parents, Caregivers

Geographic Terms: United Kingdom

Crises for Private Higher Education in Taiwan? A Conjunctural Analysis

Authors: Sheng-Ju Chan

Source: Higher Education Quarterly. 2025 79(1).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 10

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Private Colleges, Higher Education, Educational Change, Demography, Educational Finance, Financial Problems, Legal Problems

Geographic Terms: Taiwan

Indian Students' Psychological and Behavioral Aspects on Studying Abroad Decisions amidst Fear of Uncertainty and Social Unrest

Authors: Khusboo Srivastava (ORCID 0000-0001-8462-7967), Somesh Dhamija

Source: Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education. 2025 17(1):163-174.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 12

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Study Abroad, Foreign Students, Student Exchange Programs, World Problems, War, Pandemics, Student Attitudes, Fear, Undergraduate Students, Emotional Response, Affective Behavior, Decision Making, Social Problems, Social Environment, Safety, Educational Attainment, Financial Problems, Parent Influence

Geographic Terms: India

Ghana's Education and Labour Unions Join Civil Society Organisations to Take on the IMF

Authors: Carol Anne Spreen, Shari-Lee Carter

Source: Globalisation, Societies and Education. 2025 23(1):32-46.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 15

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Unions, Teacher Strikes, Teacher Associations, Advocacy, Financial Problems, Macroeconomics, Public Sector, Teacher Salaries, Economic Climate, Debt (Financial), Taxes

Geographic Terms: Ghana

Leaks in the Workforce Pipeline: Understanding Barriers to Pursuing Mental Health Careers among Undergraduate Psychology Students

Authors: Nicholas D. Mian (ORCID 0000-0003-1525-7215), Joan H. Glutting

Source: Teaching of Psychology. 2025 52(1):59-68.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 10

Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Psychology, Barriers, Mental Health, Career Choice, Self Concept, Aspiration, Financial Problems, Professional Identity

'Half the Teacher I Once Was': Ohio Early Childhood Educators Describe Their Mental Well-Being during the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Authors: Amy Wolfe (ORCID 0000-0002-6287-9167), Tiffany Rowland (ORCID 0000-0001-8269-1535), Jennifer Creque Blackburn (ORCID 0000-0002-1461-1844)

Source: Early Childhood Education Journal. 2024 52(8):1933-1943.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 11

Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Caregivers, Early Childhood Teachers, Mental Health, Well Being, COVID-19, Pandemics, Attitudes, Barriers, Safety, Hygiene, Financial Problems, Role, Social Isolation, Burnout

Geographic Terms: Ohio

Factors Influencing the Mental Health of University Students in the Czech Republic

Authors: Kristýna Vltavská, Kristýna Krejcová, Zdenek Šulc

Source: Journal on Efficiency and Responsibility in Education and Science. 2024 17(4):338-348.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 11

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Mental Health, Mental Disorders, Gender Differences, Intellectual Disciplines, Financial Problems, Students with Disabilities, At Risk Students, COVID-19, Pandemics, Student Characteristics

Geographic Terms: Czech Republic, Europe