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The latest news about education research including articles, Commentaries, and special features.

Students in a music class use iPads to play a code-based scavenger hunt meant to teach them about the history of jazz at Clark Creek Elementary School STEM Academy in the Cherokee County, Ga., school system. District leaders there see benefits in the research larger companies can provide about their educational products.
—David Walter Banks for Education Week

Schools Vet Ed. Companies' Research With a Critical Eye

Educators are trying to make smart decisions about what learning products they use based on limited, and sometimes questionable, research about those products. (April 22, 2013)

Inside School Research Blog

07/29 04:31 pm | Census: College Students Can Skew Poverty Statistics | A new report by the U.S. Census Bureau finds that large groups of college students living off campus can significantly weight the poverty and demographic characteristics of ...

Sputnik Blog

01/16 08:15 am | Sputnik Moves to New Orbit! | If you've enjoyed reading Sputnik as much as I've enjoyed writing it, I'm sure you'll equally enjoy reading and reacting to my blog at Huffington Post. Farewell Sputnik!

EdTech Researcher Blog

07/28 09:50 pm | The Nature of the Future in Education | A review of Marina Gorbis's The Nature of the Future.

Special Collection

Quality Counts 2012
The 16th edition of Education Week's annual report looks at America's international standing in education, and lessons to be drawn from high-performing countries.

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The Professional Development Directory features courses and resources for teachers on:
Brain Research / Cognitive Development
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A massive new brain study seeks to explore how interactions and other factors shape our brains and the decisions we make.
August 7, 2012 - Education Week
August 6, 2012 - Education Week
New research sheds light on some possible reasons why experiments to pay or reward students for good test scores have been yielding lackluster results.
August 1, 2012 - Education Week
A report from the teacher-training group TNTP suggests school leaders take more strategic approaches to keeping the best teachers.
July 30, 2012 - Education Week
The modern workplace demands a mix of abilities, says a new consensus report from the National Academies of Science.
July 17, 2012 - Education Week
July 17, 2012 - Education Week
New data on teacher absenteeism are causing schools to re-examine their use of substitute teachers.
July 17, 2012 - Education Week
A new exhibit highlights efforts in Finland to design schools tailored to the learning needs of students and teachers.
July 6, 2012 - Education Week
Timed math tests can transform children's brains, leading to low math achievement even among highly capable students, writes Jo Boaler.
July 3, 2012 - Education Week
While achievement scores for other students have risen in recent years, Native American students may be stuck in a rut, a new federal study shows.
July 3, 2012 - Education Week

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