With the creation of the Institute for Educational Sciences over a decade ago, the U.S. Department of Education signaled a major shift in emphasis, aiming to support research “on which to ground education practice and policy and share this information broadly. By identifying what works, what…
Dr. DeLuca delivered a presentation titled “Housing Mobility and Access to Educational Opportunity” as a member of the 2012 Conference Advisory Committee for the Fifth National Conference on Assisted Housing Mobility. This conference was organized by the Urban Institute and the Poverty and Race…
There is a growing recognition that the influence of residential mobility in shaping urban outcomes has been both seriously undervalued and badly understood. The Urban Institute's Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Center hosted an all-day symposium to begin to remedy these…
Dr. DeLuca, along with David Imbroscio (University of Louisville), Gregory Squires (George Washington University), J. Phillip Thompson (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), and Edward Goetz (University of Minnesota), participated in a panel discussion, entitled, "Beyond Mobility?…
Dr. DeLuca and Dr. Rosenblatt presented on "Housing, Education and Family Dynamics: How Poor Families Get Trapped in Low Performing Schools and What We Can Do About It" at the "Choosing Homes, Choosing Schools Mini Conference." Other notable presenters included:
The reproduction of segregation and unequal neighborhood attainment has long been a social problem identified by scholars. Despite demonstrating high levels of residential mobility between intraurban neighborhoods, low-income black families are more likely than any other group to move between…
Rethinking Urban Poverty for the 21st Century: Institutional and Organizational Perspectives
They presented on their research paper, "Timing and Turbulence: A New Look at Mobility and Dropout": We examine whether school mobility puts youth at risk for high school dropout, or whether mobility reflects underlying individual level factors. We use the National Longitudinal Survey of…
Stefanie DeLuca spoke at a series of events centered around the question: “Does Moving to Better Neighborhoods Lead to Better Schooling Opportunities?” The event schedule is as follows: University of Chicago, May 2010. University of Maryland, Baltimore County, April, 2009. University…
Stefanie DeLuca was invited to speak at a symposium hosted by the University of Notre Dame.