Ed. Dept. Releases Guide for Evaluating Online Learning
The report is designed to help educators gauge the effectiveness of the rapidly growing field of online education. (July 2, 2008)
English-Learners Still Lag on Reading, Math Progress
States are having a hard time meeting targets under the federal No Child Left Behind Act, according to the Education Department’s latest report to Congress. (June 27, 2008)
Early-Education Research Viewed as a Policy Tool
Delegations from 14 states are looking for ways to apply the latest findings to pre-K initiatives amid budget pressures. (June 27, 2008)
Schools With Poor ELL Scores May Share Common Elements
A new study also finds that English-language learners as a group did better when they were not isolated in low-performing schools. (June 26, 2008)
Teacher Quality Found Improving in Chicago Schools
Study attributes enhancements to policy of hiring inexperienced teachers with stronger academic credentials. (June 25, 2008)
New Programs for Training Charter Leaders Scrutinized
An emerging crop of programs to prepare principals of charter schools shows promise but “miss or treat too lightly” certain crucial issues facing leaders of those independent public schools, a new report says. (June 24, 2008)
Top Students Said to Stagnate Under NCLB
A report finds that gains on national tests by high-achieving students lagged behind those of students at the low end of the spectrum. (June 18, 2008)
Debate Erupts on How to Pick Chief of U.S. Schools Data
Advocates for researchers and statisticians are at odds with federal education officials and their advisers over the best way to shield the National Center for Education Statistics from political interference. (June 16, 2008)
‘Teacher Gap’ Shrinking in N.Y.C.
Better-qualified educators are being hired to teach in the district’s poorer schools where student test scores are also on the rise, a new study finds. (June 16, 2008)
Project Aims to Improve H.R. Systems in Big Districts
Two longtime education experts have launched an organization to push for transforming how the nation’s largest school districts recruit and groom teaching and school leadership talent. (June 13, 2008)
Majority of Youths Found to Lack a Direction in Life
Educators, parents, and communities should make a more concerted effort to help rudderless youths find a clear direction and purpose as they enter adulthood, suggests a new book. (June 9, 2008)
Experience vs. Potential: Hiring Superintendents in a Tight Market
One trademark of nearly every successful superintendent is the ability to work well with others and to enlist their help and cooperation in solving common problems, says William D. Silky.
The ‘Growth Model’ Pilot Isn’t What You Think It Is
Michael J. Weiss evaluates the differences between the 'growth model' and the 'value-added model' of measuring school performance.
Breaking the Logjam on Teacher 'Value Added'
Expanded student testing has provided more information that could help evaluate teachers, says Douglas N. Harris.
Lewis Cohen, Raymond Pecheone, and Robert Littlefield answer questions on the implementation and viability of Rhode Island's performance-based assessment system.
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The NEA's Plan to Transform Schools by 2020
The crux: get rid of the No Child Left Behind Act, diminish the federal role in education while still giving states lots of money.
—Michele McNeil, Campaign K-12
A California high school student’s academic grade point average is the strongest predictor of whether he or she will pass the state’s exit exam, a new study shows.
(June 17, 2008)
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As the nation struggles to close its graduation gap, Diplomas Count 2008 examines states' efforts to forge stronger connections between precollegiate and postsecondary education.
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