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Eye on Research

The Eye on Research feature focuses on education-related scholarship and research in the field of K-12 education.

Under the recommended schedule, children could receive 25 vaccinations by the time they are 2 years old, including nine at once.
Under the recommended schedule, children could receive 25 vaccinations by the time they are 2 years old, including nine at once.
Mark Lennihan/AP-File
Families & the Community Flu Preparations Underscore Schools' Key Role in Vaccinations
A majority of districts report they would be willing to have immunizations done in schools.
Christina A. Samuels, August 24, 2009
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6 min read
Federal Research Doesn't Offer Much Guidance on Turnarounds
The nation has few real examples of dramatic school change, experts say, leading to a lack of information on what strategies work.
Debra Viadero, August 4, 2009
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9 min read
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Economist Jesse Rothstein says using test scores to determine teachers' effectiveness may be misleading.
Christopher Powers/Education Week
Teaching Profession 'Value Added' Gauge of Teaching Probed
As a method for evaluating teachers’ effectiveness, researchers say, the technique has some drawbacks.
Debra Viadero, July 1, 2009
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7 min read
Science 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.
Debra Viadero, June 16, 2009
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7 min read
School & District Management Chicago Group Promotes Links for Districts, Researchers
Consortium shares its approach to creating partnerships that tap data for solving real world school problems.
Debra Viadero, May 26, 2009
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7 min read
Federal 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.
Debra Viadero, May 18, 2009
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5 min read
Federal Partnership’s First Product Aimed at Middle School Vocabulary
Free products on the Web help teachers across the middle school curriculum develop literacy.
Debra Viadero, May 7, 2009
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6 min read
Federal Scholars Probe Diverse Effects of Exit Exams
Researchers find that high school graduation tests are hitting certain groups harder than others.
Debra Viadero, April 27, 2009
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8 min read
School & District Management Chicago’s High Achievers Found To Miss Out on College Options
Though more Windy City students are taking challenging academic programs, too few are making it into selective colleges, a study finds.
Debra Viadero, April 23, 2009
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4 min read
Federal 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.
Debra Viadero, April 21, 2009
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4 min read
Federal 'No Effects' Studies Raising Eyebrows
Disappointing results from federally commissioned experiments are prompting questions about the studies’ designs­—and their payoff.
Debra Viadero, March 31, 2009
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8 min read
Equity & Diversity 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.
Mary Ann Zehr, March 16, 2009
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7 min read
School & District Management 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.
Debra Viadero, March 6, 2009
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7 min read
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Federal 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.
Kathleen Kennedy Manzo, March 2, 2009
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6 min read
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