Ben Backes

Trainee English teacher Juan Salinas from the Teach for America program is pictured during class at George Washington Carver Middle School in Los Angeles, California July 18, 2012. This fall, the national service corps Teach for America will send a record 10,000 rookie teachers into classrooms from New York to California. Picture taken July 18, 2012. To match Feature USA-EDUCATION/TEACHFORAMERICA REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS EDUCATION SOCIETY POVERTY)

Teach For America is shrinking—Is this cause for celebration?

Ben Backes and Michael Hansen

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

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High school transition programs have mixed success in improving college readiness

Zeyu Xu, Ben Backes, and Dan Goldhaber

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

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New teaching model yields learning improvement for students in math

Michael Hansen and Ben Backes

Thursday, January 25, 2018

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What’s next? Fisher II, UT Austin, and affirmative action

Thursday, June 23, 2016

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When is discrimination okay?

Wednesday, May 25, 2016

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What happens if affirmative action in college admissions is banned?

Wednesday, October 21, 2015