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School & District Management
U.S. Education Department Deploys Statistics Agency to Improve Civil Rights Data
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced a plan to improve the accuracy of federal education civil rights data.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Flipped Classrooms May Exacerbate Student Achievement Gaps. Here's How
Flipped classrooms have been getting attention as a way for teachers to find more time for activities and individual support during the regular school day, but a new study cautions that the model could trade short-term gains for wider achievement gaps.
School & District Management
States Raise 'Proficient' Bar on Tests in Last 10 Years, Study Finds
Most states have raised their expectations for what constitutes proficiency on state math and reading tests in the last decade, according to a new study.
School & District Management
Brain Images Used to Tease Out How Top Teachers Connect With Students
Researchers are using class observation, brain imaging, and stress monitoring to provide a new perspective on how teachers engage students.
Education
Students Who Feel They Belong Are Less Likely to Bully, Study Finds
A study of 900 middle schoolers finds that students who report having a sense of belonging both at home and school are less likely to engage in bullying.
Student Well-Being & Movement
High School Naps May Boost Learning for Sleep-Deprived Teenagers
Naps have long been shown to benefit younger students, but new findings add to growing evidence that they can boost older students as well.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Teacher Collaboration Program May Reduce Class Failures
Stronger teacher collaboration helped prevent students from falling off track at the start of high school, according to a new evaluation of the Building Assets, Reducing Risks program.
Early Childhood
How's Your Local Head Start Performing? Sampling Classrooms May Not Be Enough
Individual Head Start classrooms vary enough in quality that the ratings of more than a third of centers could change by random chance, a new study finds. The results suggest those looking to improve the early education centers need to target support to individual teachers, not just to whole-school training.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Students Move Further Down School-to-Prison Pipeline With Every School Suspension
Being suspended from school can be a "turning point" for students, significantly increasing the odds that they will commit crimes as adults, according to a study in the journal Justice Quarterly.
Federal
Most College Students Interested in Teaching Never Make It to the Classroom
How likely are those who consider teaching to actually make it into the classroom? New federal data highlight a leaky pipeline for would-be teachers in college.
School & District Management
Harvard Suspends Education Economist Roland Fryer Jr., Shuts Down His Lab in Sexual Harassment Case
Harvard University has suspended Roland G. Fryer, Jr. and shuttered his Education Innovation Laboratory, a year after allegations of sexual harassment by one of the leading education economists in the nation.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Want More Creativity? Help Children See Themselves Differently
Encouraging children to think about different facets of their own identities can help them think about other problems in novel ways, a new study suggests.
Federal
A New Look at Private Schools
New federal data provides a new portrait of private schools in the United States.
School & District Management
For High-Performing, Low-Income Students, Taking a College Admission Test for Free Could Be a Game-Changer
Virginia researchers find universal free admissions testing can boost the pool of college-going students by 20 percent to 40 percent.