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Diplomas Count 2009: Broader Horizons
This year's annual report finds that what it means to be ready to attend college is open to argument, with no firm consensus on how to measure college readiness or ensure that all students clear such a bar.
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Researchers Mull STEM Gender Gap

Despite evidence that women have achieved parity on math and science achievement tests, men still outnumber women at the top levels of most of those fields. (June 16, 2009)

Chicago Group Promotes Links for Districts, Researchers

Consortium shares its approach to creating partnerships that tap data for solving real world school problems. (May 26, 2009)

Charter-Style Schools Catching on Across the World

At least 14 countries have introduced a form of the publicly financed, privately run schools pioneered by the United States. (May 18, 2009)

Partnership’s First Product Aimed at Middle School Vocabulary

Free products on the Web help teachers across the middle school curriculum develop literacy. (May 7, 2009)

Scholars Probe Diverse Effects of Exit Exams

Researchers find that high school graduation tests are hitting certain groups harder than others. (April 27, 2009)

Scholars Size Up Outlook for Federal Research Funds

Researchers get advice at the AERA’s annual meeting on partnering with states and districts to tap economic-stimulus aid.

Complete Coverage: Schools and the Stimulus
(April 21, 2009)

Lessons Sifted From Tragedy at Columbine

A decade after the attack at a Colorado high school, scholars are gaining fresh insights into student gunmen and the havoc they wreak.

Complete Coverage: Columbine: 10 Years Later
(April 7, 2009)

'No Effects' Studies Raising Eyebrows

Disappointing results from federally commissioned experiments are prompting questions about the studies’ designs­—and their payoff. (March 31, 2009)

Scholars Mull the ‘Paradox’ of Immigrants

The academic success of children of immigrants to the United States tends to decline from the first to the third generations. (March 16, 2009)

Educator Loss in STEM Area Called Issue

To ease staffing challenges, research suggests, focus less on minting new teachers than on keeping the skilled ones already on the job. (March 6, 2009)

Studies Support Benefits of Educational TV for Reading

A new generation of programs and a rigorous research effort are helping clarify the potential learning gains of TV viewing. (March 2, 2009)

Private Management in Philadelphia District Found to Yield Payoff

Philadelphia schools run by for-profit companies outperformed district-run schools in math, and also do better in both math and reading than schools that are managed by nonprofit organizations. (February 23, 2009)

Scholars See Comics as No Laughing Matter

Interest is growing among teachers and researchers in using “graphica” as a means of promoting literacy and other academic skills. (February 9, 2009)

Book Probes Scoring Gaps Tied to Race

A collection of research studies aims to explain why progress on narrowing U.S. test-scores differences stalled for many years. (February 2, 2009)

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Rating the Rankings

High schools’ college counselors are tired of publications putting profit ahead of the personal experiences of the young people in our care, says Marty Elkins.

Litmus Tests for the Next Secretary of Education

Potential candidates' views on the reauthorization of No Child Left Behind and the issue of teacher quality should help President-elect Obama in choosing an effective secretary of education, says Anthony Ralston.

'Standardized,' You Say?

"The only certainty there should be regarding standardized-test scores is the certainty they’re not indisputable," says Todd Farley.

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The State of Special Education in the U.S.

EPE Research Center Director Christopher B. Swanson moderated a lively and wide-ranging discussion among leading experts on critical issues shaping special education in the nation’s schools.

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Cities in Crisis: Closing the Graduation Gap

A new report from the EPE Research Center finds that barely one-half of students in the nation's 50 largest cities complete high school with a diploma.

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Special Education in America

This report examines a number of issues facing students with disabilities, including the demographics of the population, high school completion, and transitions to adulthood.

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Technology Counts 2009

Technology Counts 2009: Breaking Away From Tradition focuses on how online education is expanding opportunities for raising student achievement.

Forum Discussion | MORE

Diplomas Count 2009 examines the issue of college readiness for all students. Is "college for everyone" an idea that ignores other postsecondary experiences? Is there a need to nurture a presumption of college in underfunded and low-performing schools?

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Inside School Research

Veteran Education Week reporter Debra Viadero dissects findings affecting schools and shares news about education research for audiences extending far beyond the Ivory Tower. Read this blog.

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