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MAY 14

U.S. college students: nearly one in five are uncertain about their plans for re-enrolling in the fall

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 1d

A national survey administered to more than 2,000 currently enrolled U.S. college students finds that nearly one in five are uncertain about their plans for re-enrolling in the fall, or definitely are not going at all. However, 82 percent of students say they will be able to complete all or most of their spring coursework as planned, while just 5 percent indicated they will not be able to complet

MAY 13

Targeted school‐based interventions improve achievement in reading and maths for at‐risk students in Grades 7–12

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d

Complete report School‐based interventions targeting students with, or at risk of, academic difficulties in Grades 7–12 have on average positive effects on standardised tests in reading and maths. The most effective interventions have the potential to considerably decrease the gap between at‐risk and not‐at‐risk students. Effects vary substantially between interventions, however, and the evidence

MAY 12

More than half of students who first enroll on a part-time basis (51%) stopped out by the end of year six,

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 3d

The national six-year college completion rate continues to grow. But there is a disadvantage in students who first enroll on a part-time basis, with elevated stop-out rates from the very first year. This report shows that more than half of them (51%) stopped out by the end of year six, nearly two times larger than full-time starters (26%). The stop-out rate has gone up for part-time starters over

MAY 08

Talent is key to school turnarounds

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 7d

New research has demonstrated that the key to implementing successful reform in low-performing schools is hiring and retaining effective principals and teachers. These findings, reported in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis (EEPA), also note that teacher turnover as well as student mobility and chronic absenteeism undermine potentially positive effects from these reforms. The study, led

MAY 07

A elective use of data presents a misleading picture of the school funding landscape

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 9d

A new report from the Heritage Foundation argues that public education special interest groups, particularly teachers’ unions, are detrimentally promoting excessive federal relief for education. Such spending, the report 

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