New report lacks validity and reliability in promoting the benefits of micro-credentials.by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d
New America recently published a report, Harnessing Micro-Credentials for Teacher Growth: A National Review of Early Best Practices , that champions ways that micro-credentials have been used to allow teachers to move up the career ladder, receive higher pay, or renew their licenses. Elena Aydarova of Auburn University reviewed the report and found scarce evidence to support its ambitious claims
School-based interventions help improve reading and math in at-risk childrenby Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d
Research News School-based interventions that target students with, or at risk of, academic difficulties in kindergarten to grade 6 have positive effects on reading and mathematics, according to an article published in Campbell Systematic Reviews . The review analyzed evidence from 205 studies, 186 of which were randomized controlled trials, to examine the effects of targeted school-based interve
Masks and a good ventilation system are more important than social distancing for reducing the airborne spread of COVID-19 in classroomsby Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d
A new study from the University of Central Florida suggests that masks and a good ventilation system are more important than social distancing for reducing the airborne spread of COVID-19 in classrooms. The research, published recently in the journal Physics of Fluids , comes at a critical time when schools and universities are considering returning to more in-person classes in the fall. "The res
6.8% fewer students attending college immediately after high school this past fall, an unprecedented one-year declineby Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d
The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center released today an update to the High School Benchmarks 2020 COVID-19 Special Analysis , showing a 6.8% decline of high school graduates attending college immediately after high school this past fall, an unprecedented one-year decline. This decline is more than four times larger than the 2019 pre-pandemic rate, but less than the 21.7% estimate rep
Evaluating the Head Start Program for Disadvantaged Childrenby Jonathan Kantrowitz / 7d
Low-income children who participated in Head Start were 2.7 percent more likely to finish high school, 8.5 percent more likely to enroll in college, and 39 percent more likely to finish college. The Head Start program increases high school and college graduation rates and participation in the workforce,
