When Perceptions of Public Service Harms the Public Servant: Predictors of Burnout and Compassion Fatigue in Government
Public servants’ mental health can impact how, how well, and to whom services are delivered.
Research
Economic Shocks and Skill Acquisition: Evidence from a National Online Learning Platform at the Onset of COVID-19
We study how large shocks impact individuals’ skilling decisions using data from the largest online learning platform in Saudi Arabia.
COVID-19 and informal work: Evidence from 11 cities
This article presents the findings for 11 cities across five geographical regions from a study led by Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing, investigating the impacts of the COVID-1
Managing a Polarized Workforce
One of the toughest challenges leaders face is managing diverse perspectives—and given heightened tensions over politics and movements such as #MeToo and Black Lives Matter, that’s more difficult toda
The Limits of Ban-the-Box Legislation
Nationwide, 36 states and over 150 cities and counties have adopted what is widely known as “Ban the Box” (BtB).
Parent Engagement Interventions Are Not Costless: Opportunity Cost and Crowd Out of Parental Investment
Many educational interventions encourage parents to engage in their child's education as if parental time and attention is limitless. Sadly, though, it is not.
Education and Innovation
This chapter summarizes existing evidence on the link between education and innovation and presents open questions for future research.
Status, Growth, and Perceptions of School Quality
States and districts are increasingly incorporating measures of achievement growth into their school accountability systems, but there is little research on how these changes affect the public's perce
Growing Fairly: How to Build Opportunity and Equity in Workforce Development
The labor market in the United States faces seemingly contradictory challenges: Many employers have trouble finding qualified applicants for current and future jobs, while millions of Americans are ou
Growing Fairly: How to Build Opportunity and Equity in Workforce Development
Tested, practical ideas to meet current and future skilling needs of both workers and employers The labor market in the United States faces seemingly contradictory challenges: Many employers have tro
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