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.
October 27, 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.
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.
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.
October 20, 2009
A New York City program that enlists middle and high school science teachers to spend two summers working in university research laboratories leads to better passing rates on state exams for students, a study says.
October 20, 2009
A new report describes some of the progress American cities have made with innovations that improve the lives of children, youth, and families.
October 20, 2009
A 7-year-old school promotion policy in New York City that targets extra help to students at risk of having to repeat a grade is working, a study finds.
October 20, 2009
Advertisers' attempts to build a "total advertising environment" around children through social networking, computer games, and other uses of digital technology are the focus of the latest report on commercialism in schools.
October 13, 2009
The stories of five low-performing schools that were successfully turned around are told in this report from Public Impact, a research and consulting group based in Chapel Hill, N.C.
October 13, 2009
The number of school-age children in after-school programs has risen, but so have the ranks of those left unsupervised, a report says.
October 13, 2009
Two papers issued last week by the National Academy of Education examine efforts to increase the amount of time students spend in school, and the connection between standards and high-quality assessments.
October 13, 2009
Efforts in four big-city school districts to build diverse "portfolios" of schools, rather than rely on a single model of schooling, are showing promise but still have big problems to solve.
October 13, 2009
A report from the National Governors Association offers guidance for states on how to qualify for and make the best use of the federal aid they receive for education through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
October 13, 2009
With good child care, the study shows, poor children nearly catch up to their peers.
October 6, 2009
A new approach for promoting language and literacy skills in preschool children helped teachers improve instruction for all their pupils and identify those who needed additional academic support, according to a recent study.
October 6, 2009
Where a child lives can have a significant effect on his or her educational opportunities and academic achievement, according to a recent study.
October 6, 2009
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students in middle school experience frequent verbal harassment and sometimes physical assault from their classmates, says a new research brief.
October 6, 2009
Researchers found that students taught an 'enhanced' math program had a month's edge over peers in other after-school programs.
October 6, 2009
Most educators participate in collaborative Web sites, although many say they could use more professional development in how to tap such resources effectively, according to a new survey.
September 29, 2009
Growing numbers of students are graduating from public high schools in New York City, but the percentage of those who are considered "college ready" remains relatively low.
September 29, 2009
