Trend Tracker
Our regular look at current research, trends, and ideas affecting teachers and teaching profession.
Education
Sex Education
A teacher’s gender has a significant effect on student academic performance, perhaps contributing to national achievement gaps between boys and girls in certain subjects, according to new analysis of federal data.
Education
Demand for Teachers Up (in Some Cases)
The job market for teachers is showing signs of slow but steady improvement, according to a survey of education school officials.
Education
NCLB's Effects
Teaching has undergone fundamental changes in the four years since the enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act, according to a new national study.
Education
Homework Unburdened
A poll of parents and teachers provides new data on attitudes towards homework.
Education
Does Parental Involvement Matter?
A new study of low-income schools in California has raised some eyebrows by concluding that, when it comes to student achievement, parental involvement is less important than a number of school-based instructional factors.
Education
Generation Gap
The teaching profession is undergoing a significant “generational shift,” and schools have been slow to adapt to it, says a Harvard professor.
Reading & Literacy
Reading Problems
Results from a closely watched national test released this month have heightened concerns about adolescents’ reading skills.
Education
Standards Bearers
NCLB may not be universally winning the hearts and minds of educators, but it’s made substantial gains in how the public views it, according to a survey released this week.
Education
Alternate Takes
Alternative-certification routes are progressively changing the face of the teaching profession, suggests a survey report.