Keith Zvoch

Living in poverty during childhood can be predictive of lower school performance and increased likelihood of dropping out of school. Students with disabilities are twice as likely to be living in poverty as students without disabilities. However, little empirical research has explored the relationship between poverty and school/post-school outcomes focusing on students with disabilities. The research team will use extant data from the National Longitudinal Transition Study 2 (NLTS2) to inves...

The purpose of this study is to conduct a rigorous evaluation of a multiyear summer school literacy program initiative delivered to kindergarten, first, and second grade students identified as at-risk for future reading difficulty and aimed at closing the performance gap between strong and struggling readers and to ensure that struggling readers gain the skills requisite to meet reading proficiency targets.