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Want to live longer? Stay in school, study suggests

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 1d

Life expectancy in the United States has been in decline for the first time in decades, and public health officials have identified a litany of potential causes, including inaccessible health care, rising drug addiction and rates of mental health disorders, and socio-economic factors. But disentangling these variables and assessing their relative impact has been difficult. Now, a multi-institutio

The Lasting Benefits and Strong Returns of Early College High Schools

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 1d

There is growing interest across the country in dual enrollment programs, which allow students to earn a high school diploma and college credits at the same time. Many policymakers and practitioners see these programs as a way to increase college access and better prepare students for postsecondary success. A body of research from the American Institutes for Research (AIR) confirms that one type

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Community College Bachelor's Degrees

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d

The expanded role of community colleges into the bachelor’s degree arena is not without controversy, but it is proving, among state leaders, to be a strategy for meeting workforce demands, improving access to educational opportunities and addressing affordability in higher education. A new Policy Brief highlights the last 10 years of state policy activity pertaining to community college bachelor’

FEB 19

High Stakes Testing and Teacher Turnover

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d

Teacher turnover has adverse consequences for student achievement and imposes large financial costs for schools. Some have argued that high-stakes testing may lower teachers’ satisfaction with their jobs and could be a major contributor to teacher attrition. This paper exploits changes in the tested grades and subjects in Georgia to study the effects of eliminating high-stakes testing on teacher

California’s K-12 special education students often enter a system that is often ill-equipped to serve them

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d

More than 725,000 of California’s K-12 students qualified for special education services in 2018-19, but they entered a system that is often ill-equipped to serve them. This brief summarizes the findings from the PACE Policy Research Panel on Special Education: Organizing Schools to Serve Students with Disabilities in California. There are opportunities for improvement in early screening, identif

Increasing Community College Graduation Rates with a Proven Model

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d

The nation’s community colleges play a central role in producing a more educated workforce and promoting social mobility. They serve about 40 percent of all college students and, not surprisingly, they serve a disproportionate number of low-income and underrepresented students. But most students who enter these colleges do not graduate — only about a third of entering students earn a degree or ce

Establish-Maintain-Restore (EMR) approach improves student behavior and student–teacher relationships in middle schoo

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d

Despite research demonstrating the importance of student–teacher relationships for student functioning, little is known about strategies to enhance such relationships, particularly in secondary school. The current study examined effects of a professional development for middle school teachers on the Establish-Maintain-Restore (EMR) approach. EMR aims to enhance teachers’ skills in cultivating rel

“Is College Remediation a Barrier or a Boost? Evidence from Tennessee”

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 3d

“Full article: Is College Remediation a Barrier or a Boost? Evidence from Tennessee ” College remediation classes often waylay first-year college students on their way to a degree, saddling them with extra course costs and decreasing their likelihood of earning a diploma. Tennessee is trying to change that. In a new article for Education Next , researchers examine two alternate remediation approa

FEB 18

Study suggests later school start times reduce car crashes, improve teen safety AMERICAN ACADEMY OF SLEEP MEDICINE DARIEN, IL -- A study published online as an accepted paper in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine found that later school start times were associated with a significant drop in vehicle accidents involving teen drivers. Researchers analyzed motor vehicle accident statistics involving adolescents in Fairfax County, Virginia, for two school years before and after the implementation of later school start times. Results show that the crash rate in 16-to-18-year-old licensed drivers decreased significantly from 31.63 to 29.59 accidents per 1,000 drivers after the delayed start time. In contrast, the teen crash rate remained steady throughout the rest of the state. "Accidental injuries including motor vehicle crashes are the number one cause of deaths of adolescents in the U.S., and anything we can do to mitigate that risk should be considered," said senior study…

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 3d

A study published online as an accepted paper in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine found that later school start times were associated with a significant drop in vehicle accidents involving teen drivers. Researchers analyzed motor vehicle accident statistics involving adolescents in Fairfax County, Virginia, for two school years before and after the implementation of later school start times

FEB 17

Effects on Socio-emotional Development, School-Based Arrests, and Educational Attainment

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 5d

Using value-added models, this study finds that high schools impact students’ self-reported socioemotional development (SED) by enhancing social well-being and promoting hard work. Conditional on schools’ test score impacts, schools that improve SED reduce school-based arrests, and increase high-school completion, college-going, and college persistence. Schools that improve social well-being have

Effects of Access to Same-Race Teachers on Black Students’ Advanced-Track Enrollment and Performance

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 5d

Using rich administrative data from North Carolina and school-course fixed effects models, this study explores whether the availability of same-race instructors in advanced-track sections of courses affects Black high school students’ enrollment in, and performance in, advanced-track courses. The availability of at least one Black instructor at the advanced level is associated with a 2 percentage

FEB 13

Poor cognitive performance in children is affected by the amount of sleep

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 8d

Depression, anxiety, impulsive behaviour and poor cognitive performance in children is affected by the amount of sleep they have, researchers from the University of Warwick have found. Sleep states are active processes that support reorganisation of brain circuitry. This makes sleep especially important for children, whose brains are developing and reorganizing rapidly. In the paper 'Sleep durati

2 New Reprts on School and District Leadership

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 9d

Education Commission of the States has tracked and reported annually on legislation pertaining to school and district leaders for three years. In that time, enacted legislation has centered on three areas: alternative licensure, 

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