Report Roundup

Student Debates

November 3, 2009 African-American students who took part in debate leagues had higher grade point averages, were more likely to graduate from high school, and were more college-ready in English and reading, a study as found.

Indian Education

November 3, 2009 At least five Northwest states have academic curricula and standards that address Native American culture and history, according to a study.

Long-Term ELLS

November 3, 2009 Among students in Los Angeles classified as English-language learners, 29 percent are not reclassified as fluent in English by the 8th grade, according to a study.

The 'STEM' Pipeline

November 3, 2009 The flow of qualified mathematics and science students through the American education pipeline is strong—except among high-achievers, a report finds.

Prekindergarten Gains

November 3, 2009 Enrolling in prekindergarten programs can sharply reduce the special education enrollment rate among at-risk students, a new report finds.

Cognitive Science

October 27, 2009 A Scientific American article suggests that students learn more when they are challenged to make mistakes.

Teacher Quality

October 27, 2009 Efforts to improve teacher quality, especially in districts serving the poorest students, will continue to be undermined without a shift in teaching's fundamental nature.

Data on Districts

October 27, 2009 Twenty-seven school districts have now reached the 100,000-plus student-enrollment mark.

Literacy Program Found to Have Effect

October 27, 2009 A review of an intervention for adolescent literacy finds that a popular computerized reading program, "Read 180," has "potentially positive effects" on student achievement.

School Management Organizations

October 27, 2009 The number of nonprofit organizations that manage charters and other public schools continues to grow at a steady pace.

Latino Children

October 27, 2009 Latina children lag behind their non-Latina middle-class counterparts in developing cognitive skills from the ages of 9 months to 2 years, according to a study released by the University of California, Berkeley.

Data on Schools

October 20, 2009 Charter schools accounted for only 4 percent of the nation's 98,916 public schools, according to a new federal statistical analysis.

Ohio Charters

October 20, 2009 A new study by an Ohio think tank suggests that pupils in the state's magnet and charter schools start kindergarten with stronger academic skills than their public school peers.

High School Dropouts

October 20, 2009 One in 10 young male high school dropouts are in jail or detention on an average day, according to a new report from Northeastern University's Center for Labor Market Studies.

Urban Education

October 20, 2009

Teacher Learning

October 20, 2009

New York City's Promotion Policy Found to Have Positive Impacts

October 20, 2009

Commercialism in Schools

October 13, 2009

Economic-Stimulus Funds

October 13, 2009

'Portfolio' Districts

October 13, 2009