William Welsh

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William Welsh
Berkeley Empirical Legal Studies Graduate Fellow,
University of California, Berkeley

William Welsh's work focuses on the social consequences of new forms of schooling. He was awarded a Social Science Research Council International Dissertation Research Fellowship in 2015 and named a 2015–16 Berkeley Empirical Legal Studies Graduate Fellow. He received a PhD in sociology from the University of California, Berkeley.

updated 2012

Contributing topics
Education finance
Educational governance & policy
Understanding, measuring & improving student outcomes
William Welsh in the Media
: Study Reveals Los Angeles School District Public Works Project Led to Student Achievement
: New Study Links LA Unified’s New Schools to Elementary Student Performance Benefits
: Report: New Schools Boost Scores for Younger LAUSD Students Only
Publications by William Welsh
New Schools, Overcrowding Relief, and Achievement Gains in Los Angeles
Strong Returns from a $19.5 Billion Investment
Aiming to relieve overcrowded schools operating on multiple tracks, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has invested more than $19 billion to build 130 new facilities over the past decade. In a new PACE policy brief, William Welsh, Erin…