Fit kids, fat vocabulariesby Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d
New study suggests exercise can boost kids’ vocabulary growth IMAGE: SWIMMING A FEW LAPS LIKELY WON’T TURN YOUR CHILD INTO THE NEXT KATIE LEDECKY OR MICHAEL PHELPS, BUT IT JUST MIGHT HELP THEM BECOME THE NEXT J.K. ROWLING OR STEPHEN KING. view more CREDIT: SARAH GOLDFARB, UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE Swimming a few laps likely won’t turn your child into the next Katie Ledecky or Michael Phelps, but it
High-quality, culturally responsive instructional materials that are enabled by technologyby Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d
New research released today by the Center for Public Research and Leadership (CPRL) at Columbia University finds that digitally accessible, high-quality instructional materials designed to bring students, families and educators together increased student learning and engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research reveals possibilities for sustained partnership between schools and families
School Report Card Design: Usability, Understanding, and Satisfactionby Jonathan Kantrowitz / 3d
The Every Student Succeeds Act requires state education agencies to produce user-friendly school report cards that present information about school characteristics and performance. Charts, graphs, and other design elements in these report cards must meet the needs of educators, administrators, parents, community members, and other stakeholders. REL Mid-Atlantic partnered with the District of Colu
Data on Postsecondary Tuition, Fees and Degreesby Jonathan Kantrowitz / 3d
Between 2018-19 and 2020-21, the average tuition and required fees at 4-year public institutions increased less than 1 percent for in-state and decreased approximately 1 percent for out-of-state students (after adjusting for inflation). During that same time period, tuition and required fees increased approximately 2 percent at 4-year nonprofit institutions and decreased about 2 percent at for-pr
Principals’ Perceptions of Influence Over Decisions at their Schools in 2017–18by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 3d
A new National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Data Point, Principals’ Perceptions of Influence Over Decisions at Their Schools in 2017 – 1 8 , examines public and private school principals’ perceived influence over seven activities at their schools. Findings include: Most principals felt they had a major influence over decisions made about any or all of the seven activities at their schoo
Black and low-income students: no academic gains from participating in a school’s gifted programby Jonathan Kantrowitz / 4d
Growing concerns about inequitable access have made public investment in gifted programs controversial in many school districts, yet advocates maintain that gifted services provide necessary enrichment for exceptional students to succeed at school. This study provides evidence on whether the typical gifted program indeed benefits elementary students’ achievement and nonachievement outcomes, using
SROs lead to disproportionately harsh disciplinary consequencesby Jonathan Kantrowitz / 4d
The “defund the police” movement has recently called for the removal of police—or school resource officers (SROs)—from schools. This call is driven by concerns that SROs may heighten student contact with criminal justice or lead to disproportionately harsh disciplinary consequences. This study uses linked disciplinary, academic, juvenile justice, and adult conviction data from North Carolina to e
Teacher performance pay increases the conditional Black–White gapby Jonathan Kantrowitz / 4d
Teacher performance pay is often introduced with the goal of reducing gaps in test scores across groups, yet little is known about how well they achieve this aim. This stud y finds that performance pay increases the conditional Black–White gap. The effect is particularly evident when bonuses are large, consistent with a causal response to performance pay.
Online Course-Taking Increases High School Completion Buy Decreases College Enrollmentsby Jonathan Kantrowitz / 4d
Recent increases in high school graduation rates have been linked anecdotally to online course-taking for credit recovery. Online course-taking that supports high school completion could open opportunities for postsecondary education pursuits. Alternatively, poorer quality online instruction could diminish student learning and discourage persistence toward graduation and further education. This s
Early Childhood Education on Promotes the Skills and Social Mobility of Disadvantaged African Americans Long Termby Jonathan Kantrowitz / 4d
This pape r demonstrates multiple beneficial impacts of a program promoting intergenerational mobility for disadvantaged African-American children and their children. The program improves outcomes of the first-generation treatment group across the life cycle, which translates into better family environments for the second generation leading to positive intergenerational gains. There are long-last
Athletes Greatly Benefit from Participation in Sports at the College and Secondary Levelby Jonathan Kantrowitz / 4d
The recent Supreme Court decision NCAA vs Alston (June 2021) has heightened interest in the benefits and costs of participation in sports for student athletes. Anecdotes about the exploitation of student athletes were cited in the opinion. This paper uses panel data for two different cohorts that follow students from high school through college and into their post-school pursuits to examine the g
Effectiveness of Early Literacy Instruction—Summary of 20 Years of Researchby Jonathan Kantrowitz / 4d
Children entering kindergarten vary greatly in language and literacy skills. To minimize gaps in school readiness before kindergarten entry, knowledge and use of evidence-based practices is essential. A 2008 National Early Literacy Panel report and the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) provide quality information about evidence-based practices in early childhood education, but neither provides compr
New study shows transcendental meditation reduces emotional stress and improves academicsby Jonathan Kantrowitz / 9d
CENTER FOR WELLNESS AND ACHIEVEMENT IN EDUCATION Research News SHARE PRINT E-MAIL IMAGE: DURING A FOUR-MONTH PERIOD, STUDENTS PRACTICING THE TM TECHNIQUE EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS IN MEASURES OF EMOTIONAL HEALTH AS COMPARED TO STUDENTS WHO ENGAGED IN SUSTAINED SILENT READING. view more CREDIT: CWAE Students who participated in a meditation-based Quiet Time program utilizing the Transce
