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Research on two districts finds method channeled more money to needy pupils. (Education Week)
Noted Harvard psychologist Howard Gardner is leading a team studying the social and ethical norms of young people on the Web. (Education Week)
A fellowship program funds studies designed to cater more to educators’ real-world concerns than to the expectations of academia. (Education Week)
Like other professionals, teachers appear to be dipping into their sick time in order to run errands, do holiday shopping, or extend a weekend, a new analysis suggests.
(Education Week)
Policymakers need to turn the nation’s school finance systems on their head by connecting education dollars to student-achievement goals and outcomes, according to a study released today.
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Two national education groups are launching a first-time effort to assess—and possibly even rank—the hundreds of doctoral programs that prepare education researchers. (Education Week)
Six out of 11 U.S. city school systems performed at or above the average for developed nations in 4th grade math, according to an analysis linking national and international test results. Only two of the 11 districts beat out the 8th grade average. (Education Week)
Commentary
The many calls for "evidence based" decisionmaking notwithstanding, says Eric Schaps, the sad reality is that research has had less constructive influence during the past 10 to 15 years than it did before.
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