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Exploring Equity in Students’ Postsecondary Math Pathway Choices

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 1d

Colleges and universities around the country have been reforming their mathematics requirements, rejecting the traditional one-size-fits-all mathematics courses in favor of a range of options that align with students’ fields of interest. But as the changes lead fewer students to take traditional algebra-intensive courses, some worry that the new pathways could reinforce inequities: Rather than ig

MAR 19

Ritalin and similar medications cause brain to focus on benefits of work, not costs

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 1d

Common assumption has long held that Ritalin, Adderall and similar drugs work by helping people focus. Yet a new study from a team led in part by Brown University researchers shows that these medications -- usually prescribed to individuals diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, but often used by otherwise healthy people as a "study aid" -- actually work by directing the brain t

Seductive details inhibit learning

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 1d

When teachers use a funny joke, a cat video or even background music in their lessons, it can keep students from understanding the main content. These so-called "seductive details," information that is interesting but irrelevant, can be detrimental to learning, according to a meta-analysis by Washington State University researchers published in the journal Educational Psychology Review recently.

Achievement gaps may explain racial overrepresentation in special education

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 1d

U.S. school districts may be flagged as over-identifying students of color as having disabilities when other factors, such as achievement gaps, may explain these disparities, according to new Penn State research published in Exceptional Children . Federal legislation and regulations require U.S. school districts to monitor whether students of color are overrepresented in special education. School

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There is no settled science of reading

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d

The National Education Policy Center and the Education Deans for Justice and Equity (EDJE) today jointly released a Policy Statement on the “Science of Reading .” For the past few years, a wave of media has reignited the unproductive Reading Wars, which frame early-literacy teaching as a battle between opposing camps. This coverage speaks of an established “science of reading” as the appropriate

MAR 17

School district operational spending and student outcomes

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 3d

This study estimates the impact of school district funding increases on operational spending and student outcomes across seven states. Districts with passing levies directed new revenue toward support services and instructor salaries but did not increase teacher staffing levels. These districts eventually realized gains in student achievement and attainment. Increasing operational spending by $10

Weak Justification for Expansion of Newark Charters

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 4d

A recent Manhattan Institute report attempts to estimate the effects of charter school enrollment on student test scores in Newark, NJ – a city whose charter sector has been under intense scrutiny – and finds positive effects on English language and math test scores. The report deems these effects “large” as compared to other types of educational interventions. Dr. Mark Weber of the New Jersey Po

Schools with Violent Incidents and Hate Crimes

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 4d

Today, the National Center for Education Statistics released a new Data Point , U.S. Public School Students Enrolled in . This report estimates the number and percentage of U.S. public school students who were enrolled in schools where specific violent incidents and hate crimes occurred during the 2007–08 and 2017–18 school years. Findings include the following: In 2017–18, some 78 percent of U.

MAR 16

Career and Technical Education Yields Not Just Higher Earnings but Higher Test Scores

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 5d

Complete report Enrolling in Connecticut’s technical high school system increases male students’ earnings by roughly one-third in the years immediately following high school, a study has found. Not only do the schools boost young men’s professional prospects, the authors conclude, they have a substantial impact on their academic performance as well, suggesting that their early success could persi

MAR 13

2017–18 National and State-level High School Graduation Rates

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 8d

N ational and state-level high school Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rates (ACGR) for the 2017–18 school year were released today by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The national ACGR for all students was 

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