Today's Education Research Report

Education Research Report

Today's Education Research Report

Undergraduate nonfederal grant and scholarship aid between 2003–04 and 2015–16

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 1h

Overall, in each selected year, 2003–04 through 2015–16, between 36 and 46 percent of undergraduates received nonfederal grant aid, which includes grants and scholarships from states, institutions, and private organizations. The National Center for Education Statistics released a new set of web tables today (August 14) entitled Trends in Undergraduate Nonfederal Grant and Scholarship Aid by Demog

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A Case Study of the College Success Report

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 18h

Unless significant advancements are made in closing existing gaps in educational attainment, America's current employment gaps will worsen as the student population becomes more diverse. Introduced in 2015, Delaware's College Success Report (CSR) enables such advancements by connecting high school course outcomes in math and English to college remediation rates in these same subjects. Delaware's

National report card rates states' safety policies for high school athletes x

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 19h

In the two years since the Korey Stringer Institute (KSI) first assessed all 50 states and the District of Columbia on key health and safety policies for high school athletes, 31 states have adopted new policies -- 16 this year alone. With more than 7.8 million high school students participating in sanctioned sports each year, the need for comprehensive safety policies and training is critical. A

Launch of standardised tool to assess cognitive and language development in two year olds x

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 19h

A new paper published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health co-authored by a University of Warwick researcher provides standardised scores for The Parent Report of Children's Abilities Revised (PARCA-R) questionnaire. The PARCA-R is recommended for routine use in the UK to screen for cognitive and language developmental delay in children born preterm and can be completed by parents in 10 to 15

'Conversation-based' activities reduce mental illness stigma among college students

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 19h

College students who participate in fun, peer-directed activities that openly and honestly address mental illness are significantly less likely to stigmatize people with these conditions, according to a new study led by researchers at Indiana University. The work, published online in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry , is the first study to systematically surv

Growth mindset intervention boosts confidence, persistence

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 19h

A low-cost intervention aimed at fostering a growth mindset in students gave the students more confidence in their entrepreneurship abilities and helped them persist when challenges arose. "The finding is valuable because efficacy, or confidence in one's abilities, and perseverance are powerful motivators and are critical for career development in entrepreneurship," says Jeff Pollack, second auth

Without social and emotional support, adolescent students who have recently made the difficult transition to middle sch...

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 21h

Without social and emotional support, adolescent students who have recently made the difficult transition to middle school experience decreased social belonging, waning academic performance, and increased risk of dropping out. This randomized field trial, conducted at scale across a Midwestern school district, reveals how a psychologically precise intervention for students supported transitioning

Programs and practices in place at schools across the nation

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 21h

The National Center for Education Statistics released a new report, Characteristics of Public and Private Elementary and Secondary Schools in the United States: Results From the 2017–18 National Teacher and Principal Survey First Look . The report introduces new information about public and private K–12 schools. During the 2017–18 school year, 78 percent of all schools reported that they particip

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Public opinion and education spending has become inversely related

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d

Using new estimates of state-level public opinion, this study explores the relationship between support for increased education spending and statewide per-pupil expenditures from 1986 to 2013. In the 1980s, there was a modest, positive relationship between public opinion and actual spending: States with greater support for increased education spending tended to have slightly higher per pupil expe

Do r to teacher evaluation and tenure policies affect teacher retention?

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d

This study examines the effect of Michigan’s 2011 reforms to teacher evaluation and tenure policies on teacher retention. The data are drawn from administrative records containing the population of public school employees 

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