NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 2 results Save | Export
Hook, Jennifer L.; Courtney, Mark – Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 2010
In this issue brief, the authors explore how former foster youth in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Iowa are faring in the labor market and what explains the variability in employment outcomes for these youth. First, they describe trends in former foster youths' employment from age 17 to 24. Then, they consider how former foster youths' characteristics…
Descriptors: Labor Market, Young Adults, Evidence, Foster Care
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Hollingworth, Liz; Dude, David – Journal of Women in Educational Leadership, 2009
This is an analysis of equity in Iowa educational leadership from the 1978-1979 school year through 2007-2008, and the extent to which rapidly changing student racial demographics are reflected in the schools. We found that male principals continue to outnumber women 6:1 in rural districts, but in urban schools the rate is closer to 1:1. Female…
Descriptors: Race, Gender Differences, Instructional Leadership, Women Administrators