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Prospective teachers misperceive Black children as angry

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 1d

Study findings suggest ramifications for Black youth AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION Prospective teachers appear more likely to misperceive Black children as angry than white children, which may undermine the education of Black youth, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association. While previous research has documented this effect in adults, this is the first st

Gender gaps in STEM college majors emerge in high school

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 1d

Although studies have shown that women are more likely than men to enter and complete college in U.S. higher education, women are less likely to earn degrees in science, technology, engineering and math fields. In new research, Kim Weeden, the Jan Rock Zubrow '77 Professor of the Social Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell University, traces the discrepancy in college majors ba

JUL 01

Role models have major influence on female university choices

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d

Women exposed to successful and charismatic role models are more likely to follow them in choosing a university major. Women exposed to successful and charismatic role models are more likely to follow them in choosing a university major. An experiment with undergraduates studying introductory economics classes at Southern Methodist University (SMU) in the USA, published in the American Economic J

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School absenteeism has surprising consequences for adults

20by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d

Even missing school from kindergarten to eighth grade matters Kids who miss a lot of school from kindergarten to eighth grade may suffer unexpected costs as young adults, a new study finds. Researchers found that those who were more regularly absent in these early years of school were less likely to vote, reported having greater economic difficulties and had poorer educational outcomes when they

JUN 30

Education paves the way to employment for youth with disabilities

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 3d

On a June 24 webinar, titled, "The ADA Generation: A Dialogue with Recent College Graduates with Disabilities," experts in employment and disability engaged with three young professionals to relate the results of a new national survey to the real-world experiences of recent college graduates with disabilities. The survey, commissioned by Kessler Foundation and implemented by the University of New

K–12 Student Digital Divide Much Larger Than Previously Estimated

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 3d

With the prospect of another distance learning school year on the horizon due to the coronavirus pandemic, a new analysis released today finds that a full 15 to 16 million public school students across the United States live in households without adequate internet access or computing devices to facilitate distance learning. The analysis, from Common Sense and Boston Consulting Group, also finds t

Different Ways of Measuring Racial Gaps in School Discipline Can Yield Drastically Different Conclusions

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 4d

\ Racial disparities in school discipline remain central to policy discussions around school discipline. Recent research points to the importance of how discipline disparities are measured for the conclusions that are drawn about the extent of the problem or whether such disparities are improving. This brief uses data from Maryland to demonstrate how the choice of metric of the Black-White discip

The Relationship Between Performance-Funding Policies and Access to Public 4-Year Universities

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 4d

Efforts to improve college-completion rates have dominated higher education policy agendas. Performance-based funding (PBF) intends to improve college completion and links state funding for public colleges and universities to performance measures. One critique of PBF policies is that institutions might restrict student access. This study uses a difference-in-differences design and institution-lev

Equitable Transitions in the COVID-19 Era

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 4d

When the coronavirus pandemic spread across the United States this spring, shuttering schools and college campuses, it disrupted the educational trajectory for all students nationwide — but perhaps none more than the 3.7 million seniors who graduated from high school. In addition to missing out on all the fanfare that is traditionally associated with high school graduation, many graduates left wi

JUN 29

1/3 of parents in 3 states may not send children to school because of COVID-19

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 4d

Parents in Michigan, Ohio and Illinois varied in their support for risk-reduction measures like random COVID-19 testing and face mask requirements MICHIGAN MEDICINE - UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SHARE PRINT E-MAIL IMAGE: MOST PARENTS SURVEYED IN THREE STATES SUPPORT SAFETY MEASURES TO REDUCE COVID-19 EXPOSURE AT SCHOOL, INCLUDING DECREASING THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN ON BUSES, DAILY TEMPERATURE SCREENS FO

Nearly half of US youth have been stalked/harassed by partners

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 4d

A new, first-of-its-kind Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) study finds that 48% of 12-18-year-olds who have been in a relationship have been stalked or harassed by a partner, and 42% have stalked or harassed a partner. Published in the journal Youth & Society , the analysis is part of the first nationally-representative study of non-physical youth dating abuse. "These victimizatio

Even when women outnumber men, gender bias persists among science undergrads x

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 4d

Increasing gender diversity has been a long-sought goal across many of the sciences, and interventions and programs to attract more women into fields like physics and math often happen at the undergraduate level. But is representation enough to improve gender diversity in science? In a new study, Colorado State University researchers say there's more to the story: They've found that even when und

Big Claims, Little Evidence, Lots of Money and responses

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 5d

On June 25, 2020 NEPC published Big Claims, Little Evidence, Lots of Money: The Reality Behind the Summit Learning Program and the Push to Adopt Digital Personalized Learning Platforms , a research brief by Faith Boninger, Alex Molnar, and Christopher M. Saldaña. Later that same day, T.L.P. Education (a/k/a “Summit Learning”) posted “ Our Commitment to Transparency and Accuracy ,” its response to

Impact of an Early Childhood Educational Intervention on Later School Selection

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 5d

This article examines the long-run school selection patterns of children randomly assigned to the Chicago School Readiness Project, an early childhood educational (ECE) intervention that aimed to improve the quality of 

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