Eye on Research
The Eye on Research feature focuses on education-related scholarship and research in the field of K-12 education.
Federal
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.
Federal
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.
Federal
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.
Federal
'Scientifically Based' Giving Way to 'Development,' 'Innovation'
The watchwords for the field of education research in the post-Bush era seem headed toward "development" and "innovation."
Equity & Diversity
Mixed Heritage Said to Present Complex Issues
While the incoming president is sparking interest in mixed-race children, the research base on their schooling contains sizeable gaps.
School & District Management
Baltimore Project Eyes How to Keep Students on Track
Scholars in a city-based consortium are studying practices that are helping students stay on track academically at all grade levels.
Equity & Diversity
Better Data Seen as Vital to Improving Nation's Schools
Imagine the research possibilities if every student in the country carried a “virtual backpack” stuffed with statistics on his or her entire educational history.
Federal
'What Works' Process for Assessing Studies Called Valid
A congressionally requested study of the federal research-review agency cheers federal officials but leaves critics unsatisfied.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Project Probes Digital Media's Effect on Ethics
Noted Harvard psychologist Howard Gardner is leading a team studying the social and ethical norms of young people on the Web.
Federal
Program Lets Urban Districts Call Shots on Research
A fellowship program funds studies designed to cater more to educators’ real-world concerns than to the expectations of academia.
Early Childhood
Preschool Rating Systems Need Fine-Tuning, Study Says
The use of rating scales as a way to encourage child-care centers and preschools to improve their programs continues to grow in popularity across the states, even as researchers say states need to do more to share what they find and to demonstrate whether rating systems improve learning.
Federal
Overhaul School Finance Systems, Researchers Urge
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.
Special Education
Researchers Piloting 'Accessible' Guidelines
Checklist of questions helps test creators avoid needless confusion for students with disabilities.
Federal
American Culture Seen to Thwart Girls' Math Development
New research finds that many countries consistently produce a higher percentage of girls with elite math skills than the United States does, which it attributes to a tendency in American society to discourage girls from pursuing those studies.