News Briefs
A new report documents growth in "practice-based" teacher education programs in Massachusetts and makes recommendations on next steps to support them.
December 1, 2009
One new report looks at early-childhood advisory councils in 19 states as required by Head Start and another researches New Mexico's prekindergarten program.
December 1, 2009
A study of six Texas community colleges where higher-than-expected numbers of poor and first-generation students progress to four-year schools finds common threads among them.
December 1, 2009
More than half of U.S. states now operate online-learning initiatives for K-12 students, an increase over the 15 states that did so just two years ago.
December 1, 2009
If half the students who dropped out of the class of 2008 had graduated, they would have generated $4.1
billion more in wages, according to a new analysis.
November 25, 2009
November 17, 2009
Most warn parents away from experimental treatments, but even so, studies have found that up to three-quarters of families with children who have autism try at least some alternative therapies.
November 24, 2009, MCT
After reviewing court documents and scientific studies, and interviewing top researchers, the Chicago Tribune found that many treatments amount to uncontrolled experiments on vulnerable children.
November 24, 2009, MCT
A new report finds that 44 states, up from 21 in 2005, have built systems that can track students’ progress over time.
Updated: December 1, 2009
Researchers found large gains in math scores for 4th graders and moderate ones for 8th graders, but no similar evidence for reading achievement.
Updated: December 1, 2009
With online cheating growing and the use of mobile devices a way of life for students, schools cannot continue to operate as if nothing is changing, writes Matt Levinson.
November 20, 2009
Two community groups will offer counseling and sports while University of Chicago researchers study whether this approach helps curb violence.
Updated: November 30, 2009
Adolescents’ needs have been overlooked by researchers and policymakers intent on boosting parental engagement, a new book concludes.
November 17, 2009
But study does not say whether improved performance is from schools alone, or from schools and wrap-around services.
November 17, 2009
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