Search Results - "Urban Inst., Washington, DC."

The Narrowing Gap in New York City Teacher Qualifications and Its Implications for Student Achievement in High-Poverty Schools. Working Paper 10

Authors: Urban Inst., Washington, DC. Boyd, Donald Lankford, Hamilton et al.

Source: National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research. 2007.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 40

Sponsoring Agency: Carnegie Corp. of New York, NY.
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA.
Spencer Foundation, Chicago, IL.

Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Middle Schools, Teacher Effectiveness, Poverty, Educational Improvement, Federal Legislation, Teacher Qualifications, Grade 4, Economically Disadvantaged, Academic Achievement, Certification, Educational Policy, Disproportionate Representation, Teacher Recruitment

Geographic Terms: New York

Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: No Child Left Behind Act 2001

The Role of Community Colleges in Expanding the Supply of Information Technology Workers.

Authors: Urban Inst., Washington, DC. Lerman, Robert I. Riegg, Stephanie K. et al.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 53

Sponsoring Agency: Department of Labor, Washington, DC. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy.

Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Information Technology, Institutional Evaluation, Job Skills, Labor Force Development, Two Year Colleges, Vocational Education

Geographic Terms: U.S.; District of Columbia

Journal Code: RIEMAR2001

Baltimore City's High School Reform Initiative: Schools, Students, and Outcomes

Authors: Urban Inst., Washington, DC.

Source: Urban Institute (NJ1). 2007.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 31

Descriptors: High Schools, School Restructuring, Neighborhood Schools, Educational Innovation, Exhibits, Data Analysis, School Personnel, Student Characteristics, Educational Change, Outcomes of Education, Academic Achievement, Tests, Scores, Equal Education, Educational Opportunities, Tables (Data), Comparative Analysis

Geographic Terms: Maryland

Medical Education Financing: Issues and Options. NCHSR Research Digest Series.

Authors: Urban Inst., Washington, DC. Hadley, Jack

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 31

Sponsoring Agency: National Center for Health Services Research (DHEW/PHS), Hyattsville, MD.
Community Services Administration, Washington, DC.
Ford Foundation, New York, NY.

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis, Financial Policy, Geographic Distribution, Graduate Medical Education, Higher Education, History, Income, Institutional Role, Literature Reviews, Medical Education, Physicians, Policy Formation, Program Evaluation, Scholarships, Specialization, Student Financial Aid, Student Loan Programs, Undergraduate Study

A Look at Poor Dads Who Don't Pay Child Support. Discussion Papers. Assessing the New Federalism: An Urban Institute Program To Assess Changing Social Policies.

Authors: Urban Inst., Washington, DC. Sorensen, Elaine Zibman, Chava

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 43

Sponsoring Agency: Weingart Foundation, Los Angeles, CA.
Kellogg Foundation, Battle Creek, MI.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Princeton, NJ.
Ford Foundation, New York, NY.
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Chicago, IL.
Mott (C.S.) Foundation, Flint, MI.
David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Los Altos, CA.
McKnight Foundation, Minneapolis, MN.
Commonwealth Fund, New York, NY.
Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Milwaukee, WI.
Joyce Foundation, Chicago, IL.
Rockefeller Foundation, New York, NY.
Fund for New Jersey, East Orange.
Annie E. Casey Foundation, Baltimore, MD.

Descriptors: Child Support, Child Welfare, Fathers, Job Training, National Surveys, Poverty, Program Effectiveness

Formative Report on the DC 21st Century Community Learning Center After-School Program.

Authors: Urban Inst., Washington, DC. Raphael, Jacqueline Chaplin, Duncan

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 46

Sponsoring Agency: DC Agenda, Washington, DC.

Descriptors: After School Programs, Community Programs, Enrollment, Formative Evaluation, Program Implementation, Questionnaires, Student Attitudes

Geographic Terms: District of Columbia

Design for a School Rating or Classification System.

Authors: Urban Inst., Washington, DC. White, Bayla F.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 37

Sponsoring Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC.

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classification, Educational Assessment, Educational Status Comparison, Elementary Education, Guides, Measurement Instruments, Methods, Performance Criteria, Public Schools, Resource Allocation, Secondary Education, Socioeconomic Influences, Status, Urban Schools

The Financing of Schools in Illinois.

Authors: Urban Inst., Washington, DC. Levin, Betsy

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 163

Sponsoring Agency: Carnegie Corp. of New York, NY.

Descriptors: Assessed Valuation, Economic Research, Educational Finance, Elementary Schools, Expenditure per Student, Finance Reform, Foundation Programs, Full State Funding, Property Taxes, School District Spending, School Support, School Taxes, Secondary Schools, State Aid, Tax Allocation, Tax Effort, Tax Rates, Taxes

Geographic Terms: Illinois

An Introduction to Sample Surveys for Government Managers.

Authors: Urban Inst., Washington, DC. Weiss, Carol H. Hatry, Harry P.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 47

Sponsoring Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC.

Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Role, Bibliographies, Community Surveys, Cost Estimates, Government Employees, Government Role, Research Methodology, Sampling, Statistical Surveys, Tables (Data)

Journal Code: RIEJAN1976

Poverty among Children Born Outside of Marriage: Preliminary Findings from the National Survey of America's Families. Discussion Papers. Assessing the New Federalism: An Urban Institute Program To Assess Changing Social Policies.

Authors: Urban Inst., Washington, DC. Halpern, Ariel

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 28

Sponsoring Agency: Annie E. Casey Foundation, Baltimore, MD.
Kellogg Foundation, Battle Creek, MI.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, New Brunswick, NJ.
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Menlo Park, CA.
Ford Foundation, New York, NY. Education and Research Div.
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Chicago, IL.
Mott (C.S.) Foundation, Flint, MI.
David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Los Altos, CA.
McKnight Foundation, Minneapolis, MN.
Commonwealth Fund, New York, NY.
Fund for New Jersey, East Orange.
Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Milwaukee, WI.
Joyce Foundation, Chicago, IL.
Rockefeller Foundation, New York, NY.

Descriptors: Births to Single Women, Children, Educational Attainment, Employment Level, Fatherless Family, Low Income Groups, Mothers, Poverty

Geographic Terms: U.S.; District of Columbia

Journal Code: RIEJUL2000

Big Isn't Always Bad: School District Size, Poverty, and Standards-Based Reform.

Authors: Urban Inst., Washington, DC. Hannaway, Jane Kimball, Kristi

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 44

Sponsoring Agency: Department of Education, Washington, DC. Planning and Evaluation Service.

Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, National Surveys, Poverty, School District Size, Standards, Urban Schools

Impacts of Immigration Policies on Families.

Authors: Abrego, Leisy J. León, Lucia

Source: Annual Review of Sociology / Nenpo Shakaigaky Ronshu. 2025, Vol. 51, p401-422. 22p.

Non-beverage alcohol consumption among individuals experiencing chronic homelessness in Edmonton, Canada: a cross-sectional study.

Authors: Westenberg, Jean Nicolas Kamel, Mostafa Mamdouh Addorisio, Sindi et al.

Source: Harm Reduction Journal. 10/17/2021, Vol. 18 Issue 1, p1-11. 11p.

Bibliographic Index of American Ethnic Groups, Volume I [And] Volume II.

Authors: Urban Inst., Washington, DC. Sowell, Thomas

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 681

Sponsoring Agency: Rockefeller Foundation, New York, NY.
Office of Economic Opportunity, Washington, DC.
Ford Foundation, New York, NY.

Descriptors: American Culture, American Studies, Bibliographies, Classification, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Culture, Ethnic Distribution, Ethnic Groups, Ethnic Studies, Groups, Heterogeneous Grouping, Indexes, Intelligence, Minority Group Influences, Minority Groups, Reference Materials, Subcultures

Journal Code: RIEFEB1977

Citizen Involvement in Land Use Governance: Issues and Methods.

Authors: Urban Inst., Washington, DC. Rosenbaum, Nelson M.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 82

Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Decision Making, Guidelines, Land Use, Policy Formation, Political Issues, Program Development, Public Policy

Journal Code: RIEAPR1977

The Persistence of Racial Segregation in Housing.

Authors: Urban Inst., Washington, DC. Schnare, Ann Burnet

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 35

Descriptors: Black Housing, Blacks, Economic Factors, Equal Education, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Government Role, Metropolitan Areas, Racial Integration, Racial Segregation, Residential Patterns, Rural to Urban Migration, Social Bias, Statistical Studies

Geographic Terms: U.S.; District of Columbia

Journal Code: RIEJUL1979

The Changing American Family and Public Policy.

Authors: Urban Inst., Washington, DC. Cherlin, Andrew J.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 263

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Change Agents, Children, Employed Parents, Family Attitudes, Family Environment, Family History, Family Planning, Family Programs, Family Role, Family (Sociological Unit), Fathers, Government Role, Group Dynamics, Health Conditions, Mothers, Parent Role, Public Policy, Social Behavior, Sociocultural Patterns, Well Being

Employer Demand for Welfare Recipients by Race. Discussion Paper.

Authors: Wisconsin Univ., Madison. Inst. for Research on Poverty. Urban Inst., Washington, DC. Holzer, Harry J. et al.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 55

Sponsoring Agency: Russell Sage Foundation, New York, NY.
Joyce Foundation, Chicago, IL.

Descriptors: Employers, Employment Opportunities, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Labor Market, Telephone Surveys, Urban Areas, Welfare Recipients

Geographic Terms: U.S.; Wisconsin

Journal Code: RIEAPR2001

The High Cost of Education in Cities: An Analysis of the Purchasing Power of the Educational Dollar.

Authors: Urban Inst., Washington, DC. Levin, Betsy

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 96

Sponsoring Agency: Rockefeller Foundation, New York, NY.
New World Foundation, New York, NY.

Descriptors: Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), Case Studies, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Economics, Educational Finance, Equal Education, Equalization Aid, Expenditure per Student, Financial Problems, Fiscal Capacity, Operating Expenses, Research Reports, Salary Wage Differentials, School District Spending, School Support, State Aid, Urban Schools

Journal Code: RIENOV1973

Property Tax Reform.

Authors: Urban Inst., Washington, DC. Lincoln (John C.) Inst., Hartford, CT. Peterson, George E.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 188

Descriptors: City Government, Court Litigation, Economic Research, Educational Finance, Equalization Aid, Finance Reform, Housing, Property Appraisal, Property Taxes, School Taxes, Speeches, Tax Allocation, Tax Effort, Tax Rates, Taxes, Zoning

Journal Code: RIEMAY1974