International Comparisons of Adult Literacy and Numeracyby Jonathan Kantrowitz / 19h
A new NCES Data Point report, Skills Over Time , summarizes how the literacy skills of adults in the United States, Canada, Hungary, Italy, Norway, the Netherlands, and New Zealand have changed between 1994-98, 2003-08, and 2012-17, and how numeracy skills in these countries have changed between 2003-08 and 2012-17. Key findings include the following: Average literacy scores for U.S. adults decl
Misleading Report Obscures School Safety Issuesby Jonathan Kantrowitz / 4d
A recent Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) report suggests a relationship between school suspension rates and some students’ perceptions of safety in Milwaukee schools. Its conclusion—which was examined in a new review—claims a causal chain that begins with unpunished misconduct in schools and ends with disruptive classroom environments that harm primarily African American students. Ka
Principal Retention Patternsby Jonathan Kantrowitz / 4d
The departure of an effective school leader can influence staff turnover and student achievement for several years. REL West undertook this study to help leaders in Arizona, Nevada, and Utah better understand principal retention patterns in their state. The study found that— Fewer than half of the principals in Arizona, Nevada, and Utah remained at the same school from fall 2016 to fall 2020. Pri
School Discipline and Racial Disparities in Early Adulthoodby Jonathan Kantrowitz / 4d
Despite interest in the contributions of school discipline to the creation of racial inequality, previous research has been unable to identify how students who receive suspensions in school differ from unsuspended classmates on key young adult outcomes. This study utilizes novel data to document the links between high school discipline and important young adult outcomes related to criminal justic
Gifted & Talented education is a quantitatively small contributor to racial segregation in US elementary schoolsby Jonathan Kantrowitz / 4d
Racial segregation can occur across educational programs or classrooms within a given school, and there has been particular concern that gifted & talented programs may reduce integration within schools. This paper evaluates the contribution of gifted & talented education to racial segregation using data on the presence and racial composition of gifted & talented programs at virtually all US eleme
Teacher Shortages and Additional Certification for Teachersby Jonathan Kantrowitz / 7d
New York State is experiencing teacher shortages in specific subject areas. There are several ways to address these shortages, including the certification of new teachers and the additional certification of experienced teachers. Using data from the New York State Education Department, REL Northeast & Islands conducted two related studies to better understand the pathways by which both new and exp
Which role models are best for STEM? Researchers offer recommendations in new analysisby Jonathan Kantrowitz / 8d
Print Email App An analysis of the effect role models have on students’ motivation in studying STEM subjects points to new ways to deploy these leaders in order to encourage learning across different populations. The recommendations provide a resource for parents, teachers, and policymakers seeking to maximize role models’ impact in diversifying the fields of science, technology, engineering, and
College students in declining mental, physical health one year into COVID-19by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 8d
Print Email App Following research about college students from before COVID-19 with a survey at the pandemic’s Year I mark, an international team of scientists detected no improvement in the students' mental well-being even after the introduction of vaccines and the easing of social distancing methods, let alone a return to campuses in many instances. In fact, the researchers in spring 2021 found
Perceiving sound-letter associations in English can help students learnby Jonathan Kantrowitz / 8d
CAPTION New study shows that PA and phonics instruction can help English L2 learners read, comprehend, and enjoy English better CREDIT Pusan National University Learning to read in English is not just about using context (e.g., pictures) to guess the meaning of the words on the page but also about being aware of the sounds in words and their use. This ability, called “phonological awareness” (PA)
Can early identification of high-achieving Black, Hispanic, and low-income students as gifted and talented close gaps?by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 8d
A recent Thomas B. Fordham Institute report examines the achievement growth of Ohio’s “early high achievers,” some of whom are identified as gifted and talented (GT). Its conclusion—which was examined in a new review—was that closing the “gifted identification gap” can help to close the “excellence gap.” Eunice Han and Yongmei Ni of the University of Utah reviewed Ohio’s Lost Einsteins: The Inequ
