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#936: How socioeconomic factors explain achievement gaps, with Eric Hengyu Hu and Paul L. Morgan

Eric Hengyu Hu, Ph.D. Paul L. Morgan, Ph.D. Michael J. Petrilli Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. David Griffith, Ph.D.
9.4.2024
Eric Hengyu Hu and Paul L. Morgan
 

On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, SUNY Albany’s Eric Hengyu Hu and Paul L. Morgan, authors of Fordham’s recently released report Explaining Achievement Gaps: The Role of Socioeconomic Factors, joins Mike and David to discuss their findings. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber reports on a study of differences in grading practices between international and domestic instructors at U.S. public universities.

Recommended content:

  • Eric Hengyu Hu and Paul L. Morgan, Explaining Achievement Gaps: The Role of Socioeconomic Factors, Fordham Institute (August 2024)
  • “America’s highest-achieving students are disproportionately Asian. Let’s not be afraid to investigate why.”—Michael J. Petrilli and Amber M. Northern
  • Meredith Coffey and Adam Tyner, Excellence Gaps by Race and Socioeconomic Status, Fordham Institute (August 2023)
  • Trang Pham and Stephanie Potochnick, Undergraduate Grading Practices of International and Domestic Faculty: Evidence From Three Large U.S. Public Universities, AERA Open (2024)

Feedback Welcome: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Stephanie Distler at [email protected].

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Eric Hengyu Hu

Eric Hengyu Hu, Ph.D., is a Postdoctoral Associate at the Institute of Social and Health Equity, University at Albany, SUNY. Dr. Hu’s research focuses on sociodemographic disparities in the academic, cognitive, and social-behavioral development of early elementary students. He can be reached through email at [email protected] and Twitter/X @Eric_hhy.

Paul Morgan

Paul L. Morgan, Ph.D., is the Empire Innovation Professor, Social and Health Equity Endowed Professor in the Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavior, School of Public Health, and Inaugural Director of the Institute for Social and Health Equity, University at Albany, SUNY. He can be reached through email at [email protected] and Twitter/X @PaulMorganPhD.

President, Thomas B. Fordham Institute

Michael J. Petrilli is president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, executive editor of Education Next, editor in chief of the Education Gadfly Weekly, host of the…

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Amber Northern is senior vice president for research at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, where she supervises the Institute’s robust research portfolio and…

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David Griffith is the National Research Director at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, where he manages or authors reports on various subjects including charter schools, …

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