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How elementary school principals spend their workweek

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d

A new snapshot finds that elementary school principals in the study spend about 16 hours (more than one-third of their typical 41-hour workweek) providing instructional support to teachers, either directly or indirectly by arranging resources for teachers to use. Key findings include: Principals spent less time providing instructional support to teachers than on other tasks . Although principals

“Framework for Equitable Instruction” supports multilingual students’ content-area learning and language development.

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 4d

This article e xplores the development of a guidance document titled the “Framework for Equitable Instruction” (Framework), which aims to support multilingual students’ content-area learning and language development. The Framework was developed by WIDA, a national consortium of states, as part of its system of language standards, assessments, and professional learning. The article discusses the F

Amending Minnesota's constitution to include strong language regarding a legislative duty to fund schools?

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 4d

The Effect of Constitutional Provisions on Education Policy and Outcomes , a recent report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, examines the potential effects of amending education clauses contained in states’ constitutions. Bruce D. Baker of Rutgers University reviewed the report and found its conclusions to be overly simplistic, despite using excessively complex analyses to make its ca

Job-related stress threatens the teacher supply - RAND survey

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 10d

RAND CORPORATION Research News SHARE PRINT E-MAIL Nearly one in four teachers may leave their job by the end of the current (2020-'21) school year, compared with one in six who were likely to leave prior to the pandemic, according to a new RAND Corporation survey. Teachers who identified as Black or African American were particularly likely to consider leaving. U.S. public-school teachers surveye

How Reading and Mathematics Performance at Age 15 Relate to Life Outcomes at Age 19

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 10d

Today , IES released a new report, 2012 – 2016 Program for International Student Assessment Young Adult Follow-up Study (PISA YAFS): How reading and mathematics performance at age 15 relate to literacy and numeracy skills and education, workforce, and life outcomes at age 19 . Key findings include: Most 15- and 19-year-olds were middle performers, with 77 percent of U.S. young adults performing i

School choice report: Significant methodological weaknesses and flaws that render the report useless

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 11d

A recent brief from the School Choice Demonstration Project at the University of Arkansas is being used by voucher advocates to argue that increasing school choice can spur broad test score improvements. However, T. Jameson Brewer of the University of North Georgia and Joel Malin of Miami University reviewed Education Freedom and Student Achievement: Is More School Choice Associated with Higher S

Free and nutritious school lunches help create richer and healthier adults

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 11d

LUND UNIVERSITY Research News SHARE PRINT E-MAIL Universal school lunch programs make students healthier, and increase their lifetime income by 3%, according to a unique study from Lund University in Sweden

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