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Harvard Kennedy School faculty disseminate their research in working publications and papers that contribute to public knowledge and fuel policy innovation. This list features recent faculty publications, including journal articles, books, edited volumes, research papers, and public testimony.

Faculty Publications

What Doesn’t Meet the Eye: Understanding and Addressing Racial Achievement Gaps in High Achieving Suburban School Systems.

Ferguson, Ronald. “What Doesn’t Meet the Eye: Understanding and Addressing Racial Achievement Gaps in High Achieving Suburban School Systems.” Congressional Seminar Presentation Transcript, Consortium of Social Science Organizations (COSSA), 2003.

Addressing Racial Disparities in High-Achieving Suburban Schools.

Ferguson, Ronald. "Addressing Racial Disparities in High-Achieving Suburban Schools." NCREL Policy Issues 13 (December 2002).

What <i>Doesn't</i> Meet the Eye: Understanding and Addressing Racial Disparities in High-Achieving Suburban Schools.

Ferguson, Ronald. “What Doesn't Meet the Eye: Understanding and Addressing Racial Disparities in High-Achieving Suburban Schools.” North Central Regional Educational Laboratory Working Paper (NCREL.org), November 2002.

Competitive Strategies, Technology and Human Resource Policies: Massachusetts Plastics Manufacturers in the 1980s and ‘90s.

Ferguson, Ronald. “Competitive Strategies, Technology and Human Resource Policies: Massachusetts Plastics Manufacturers in the 1980s and ‘90s.” Russell Sage and Rockefeller Foundation Conference Paper, May 2002.

“Community Revitalization, Jobs, and the Well-Being of the Inner-City Poor.”

Ferguson, Ronald. “Community Revitalization, Jobs, and the Well-Being of the Inner-City Poor.” Understanding Poverty in America: Progress and Problems. Ed. Sheldon Danziger and Robert Haveman. Harvard University Press, 2002.

Why Racial Integration and Other Policies Since Brown v. Board of Education Have Only Partially Succeeded at Narrowing the Achievement Gap.

Ferguson, Ronald. "Why Racial Integration and Other Policies Since Brown v. Board of Education Have Only Partially Succeeded at Narrowing the Achievement Gap." Achieving High Educational Standards for All: Conference Summary. Ed. Timothy Ready, Christopher Edley, and Catherine Snow. National Academy Press, 2002.

Ed-Excel Assessment of Secondary School Student Culture, Tabulations by School District and Race/Ethnicity.

Ferguson, Ronald. “Ed-Excel Assessment of Secondary School Student Culture, Tabulations by School District and Race/Ethnicity." Minority Student Achievement Network (MSAN), 2002.

Racial Test-Score Trends 1971-1996, Popular Culture and Community Standards.

Ferguson, Ronald. "Racial Test-Score Trends 1971-1996, Popular Culture and Community Standards." America Becoming: Racial Trends and Their Consequences. Ed. Neil Smelser, William Julius Wilson, and Faith Mitchell. National Academy Press, 2001.

A Diagnostic Analysis of Black-White GPA Disparities in Shaker Heights, Ohio.

Ferguson, Ronald. "A Diagnostic Analysis of Black-White GPA Disparities in Shaker Heights, Ohio." Brookings Papers on Education Policy. .Brookings Institution, 2001.

Cultivating New Routines that Foster High Achievement for All Students: How Researchers and Practitioners Can Collaborate to Reduce the Minority Achievement Gap.

Ferguson, Ronald. "Cultivating New Routines that Foster High Achievement for All Students: How Researchers and Practitioners Can Collaborate to Reduce the Minority Achievement Gap." ERS Spectrum 19.4 (Fall 2001).