On January 29, 2020, Chalkbeat.com posted an article about recent research conducted by Dr. Vladimir Kogan, Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Political Science, Dr. Stéphane Lavertu, and Dr. Zachary Peskowitz on education governance throughout the United States. In the article, Dr. Kogan is quoted as saying “School districts that face the largest ‘achievement gap’ … also tend to be the districts where the electorate looks least like the students.” You can also read the working paper on the research here.