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Education Research Report TODAY - Report on Religious Charters Weakened by Key Omissions + Explaining the Race Gap in Teacher Performance Ratings + MORE

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Performance-Based Aid, Enhanced Advising, and the Income Gap in College Graduation
Income gaps in college enrollment, persistence, and graduation raise concerns for those interested in equal opportunity in higher education. This study presents findings from a randomly assigned scholarship for low-income students at a medium-sized public 4-year university. The program focused solely on the first four semesters of enrollment and tied aid disbursements to modest academic benchmark
The Impact of the El Dorado Promise Scholarship on Student Achievement
This study examines whether the El Dorado Promise, a guaranteed college scholarship program for students in the El Dorado School District (EDSD), affected elementary and middle school achievement using a quasi-experimental matching design, first matching the EDSD with similar districts to create a pool of potential comparison students, then matching students on prior achievement and demographics.
Explaining the Race Gap in Teacher Performance Ratings
Racial gaps in teacher performance ratings have emerged nationwide across newly implemented educator evaluation systems. Using Chicago Public Schools data, this study quantifies the magnitude of the race gap in teachers’ classroom observation scores, examine its determinants, and describe the potential implications for teacher diversity. Between-school differences explain most of the race gap and
What Works When Teaching Remotely? A Rapid Evidence Review
To provide relevant information to educators and administrators in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Institute of Education Sciences conducted a rapid evidence review to report on what works in distance learning programming. The What Works Clearinghouse teams screened available education research to identify the most promising evidence about what works for learning remotely. Of the 932 studi
Improving Teaching and Learning of Probability and Statistics
Leaders in probability and statistics education suggest that involving students in all four components of statistical inquiry—formulating statistical questions, collecting data, analyzing data, and interpreting results—will improve student understanding of probability and statistics education standards and student performance on associated achievement measures. Curriculum materials developed by t
Report on Religious Charters Weakened by Key Omissions
The Manhattan Institute recently published a report concluding that the Supreme Court’s 2020 decision in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue requires states to grant charters to religious organizations, including those that intend to deliver an explicitly religious curriculum that teaches religion as truth. Derek Black of the University of South Carolina School of Law reviewed Religious Cha

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Timing of SNAP benefits: Food scarcity lowers high-stakes exam scores
Monthly government transfer programs create cycles of consumption that track the timing of benefit receipt. This paper exploits state-level variation in the staggered timing of nutritional assistance benefit issuance across households to analyze how this monthly cyclicality in food availability affects 

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Ed Tech Digest
Nine years ago, in another somewhat futile attempt to reduce the backlog of resources I want to share, I began this occasional “” post where I share three or four links I think are particularly useful and related to…ed tech, including some Web 2.0 apps. You might also be interested in THE BEST ED TECH RESOURCES OF 2020 – PART TWO , as well as checking out all my edtech resources . Here are this w
The Super Bowl Is Coming Up – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources
ArtTower / Pixabay The Super Bowl is coming up soon… You might be interested in The Best Sites Where ELL’s Can Learn About The Super Bowl (which I’ve just updated and revised). You might also be interested in GUEST POST: WHAT DOES TOM BRADY HAVE IN COMMON WITH A GREAT TEACHER?
Tuesday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopenings
sofisorgin / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : Biden Is Vowing to Reopen Schools Quickly. It Won’t Be Easy. is from The NY Times. Sac City schools paid $6 million for costly air cleaners with unnecessary features is from Sacramento Bee. Boris Johnson: English schools ‘priority’ for reopening but no date yet – video is from The Gu
Biden Administration Renews Plans To Replace Jackson With Harriet Tubman On $20 Bill
The Biden Administration is moving forward with a redesigned twenty dollar bill that features Harriet Tubman. You can read about it in The NY Times article, Biden’s Treasury will seek to put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill, an effort the Trump administration halted and listen to the announcement in the video below. I’m adding this info to The Best Teaching & Learning Resources About Harriet Tubman
Excellent Visualization Of What Has Happened In The Ten Years Since Arab Spring
ErikaWittlieb / Pixabay Arab Spring began ten years ago this month. The Guardian has put together an impressive visualization headlined How the Arab spring engulfed the Middle East – and changed the world. I’m adding it to the top of A Collection Of “The Best…” Lists On The Arab Spring , which I 

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