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A social-belonging intervention improves STEM outcomes for ESL students

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 13h

CAPTION A social-belonging intervention improves STEM outcomes for students who speak English as a second language. CREDIT Provided by Indiana University A study conducted at 19 universities by IU researchers and their colleagues in the U.S. and Canada, found that a brief social belonging exercise, administered online before students arrive on campus, boosts the performance and persistence of stu

Receiving disciplinary equity reports doesn't improve disciplinary equity

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 22h

One commonly used strategy used in attempts to decrease racial disproportionality in school discipline across the country is sharing data with school administrators that discipline disparities are a problem in their schools with the assumption that it will increase attention to equity and improve outcomes. The purpose of this stud y was to assess the effects of providing monthly disciplinary equi

Prior Problem Behaviors Do Not Account for the Racial Suspension Gap

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 22h

At the end of 2018, Obama-era disciplinary guidance aimed at reducing the use of suspensions in schools (especially for minorities and students with disabilities) was revoked by the U.S. Department of Education. A key piece of research supporting the decision was based on the analyses of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998–1999 (ECLS-K), which showed that the racial

OCT 01

Employment of College Graduates since the Great Recession

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 1d

Job-finding rates and wages fell for new graduates entering the labor market in 2009 and 2010, but poorer prospects for young workers actually began before the recession and continued through the recovery. There has been a substantial deterioration in the employment prospects of recent college graduates, Jesse Rothstein finds in The Lost Generation? Labor Market Outcomes for Post Great Recession

SEP 30

Busy pictures hinder reading ability in children

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d

Reading is the gateway for learning, but one-third of elementary school students in the United States do not read at grade level. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University are exploring how the design of reading materials affects literacy development. They find that an overly busy page with extraneous images can draw the reader's attention away from the text, resulting in lower understanding of c

State K-3 Policies - 50-State Comparison

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d

Full report Following a high-quality early care and pre-K experience, the kindergarten-through-third-grade years set the foundation upon which future learning builds; and strengthening this continuum creates opportunities for later success. Key components of a quality experience in K-3 include school readiness and transitions, kindergarten requirements, educator quality, prevention, intervention

Revenues and Expenditures Per Pupil for Public School Districts Increased Between 2016-17 and 2017-18

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d

The national median of total revenues per pupil and expenditures per pupil increased across all public school districts between budget years 2017 and 2018. A new report from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) provides information about revenues and expenditures in the nation’s public school districts for school year 2017-18. The report uses provisional data from the School Distri

SEP 29

Girls benefit from doing sports

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 3d

UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL Research News SHARE PRINT E-MAIL Girls - but not boys - who participate actively in school sports activities in middle childhood show improved behaviour and attentiveness in early adolescence, suggests a new Canadian study published in Preventative Medicine . "Girls who do regular extracurricular sports between ages 6 and 10 show fewer symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperact

SEP 28

Survey of High School Principals: Strong Response to COVID 19, But Exacerbated Inequities

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 4d

In a first look at the impact of COVID 19 on American High schools, a new national survey by UCLA of high school principals finds schools stepping up strongly to respond to the needs of students confronted by illness, economic insecurity and homelessness, stress and anxiety and even death, but challenged by the pervasive inequities that have for too long undermined schools and communities. Full r

Marginal Effects of Merit Aid for Low-Income Students

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 4d

Financial aid from the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation (STBF) provides exceptionally generous support to a college population similar to that served by a host of state aid programs. In conjunction with STBF, this study randomly assigned aid awards to thousands of Nebraska high school graduates from low-income, minority, and first-generation college households. Randomly- assigned STBF awards boo

SEP 24

Neurotic college students could benefit from health education

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 8d

Enrolling in health education courses may help change student's beliefs about stress College students are under a lot of stress, even more so lately due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on certain personality types, especially neurotic personalities, college health courses could help students develo

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