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TODAY'S EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORT 



How do weighted funding formulas affect charter school enrollments?
Study: "How Do Weighted Funding Formulas Affect Charter School Enrollments?" Author: Paul Bruno (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) This study was presented at the American Educational Research Association's 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting. Main Findings: The adoption of a school funding system in California that increased revenues for schools enrolling higher-need students led to an increas
Do Students in Gifted Programs Perform Better?
Study: " Linking Gifted Program Participants to Achievement and Nonachievement Outcomes" Authors: Christopher Redding (University of Florida), Jason A. Grissom (Vanderbilt University) This study was presented at the AERA 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting. Session: On the Road to Equity: Studies of the Impact and Influences of Education Policy Date/Time: Saturday, April 10, 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET Main
Association Between Student-College 0ver and Under Match and Student Outcomes
Study: "Exploring the Association Between Student-College Match and Student Outcomes Over Time" Author: Amanda M. Cook (Northwestern University) This study was presented at the AERA 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting. Session: Nuances and Challenges to Traditional Notions of College Success Main Findings: Over the past 20 years, bachelor's degree completion rates for students who overmatch (i.e., attend
Students enrolled in late-start-time districts report higher academic achievement
Study: "Students Enrolled in Late-Start-Time Districts Report Higher Academic Achievement and Sleeping More" Authors: Julio Caesar (Bloomington Public Schools), Rik Lamm (University of Minnesota), Michael C. Rodriguez (University of Minnesota), David J. Heistad (Bloomington Public Schools) This study was presented today at the AERA 2021 Annual Meeting. Session: Organizational Effects Examining Ac
Which US elementary schoolchildren are more likely to be frequently bullied?
Study: "Which U.S. Elementary Schoolchildren Are More Likely to Be Frequently Bullied?" Authors: Paul Morgan (Pennsylvania State University), Adrienne D. Woods (Pennsylvania State University), Yangyang Wang (Pennsylvania State University), George Farkas (University of California, Irvine), Yoonkyung Oh (University of Texas Health Science Center), Marianne Hillemeier (Pennsylvania State University)
Negative impacts of high-surveillance high schools
E-MAIL Study: "The Infrastructure of Social Control: A Multi-Level Counterfactual Analysis of Surveillance, Punishment, Achievement, and Persistence" Authors: Odis Johnson (Johns Hopkins University), Jason F. Jabbari (Washington University in St. Louis) This study was presented today at the AERA 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting. Session: The School-to-Prison and Prison-to-School Pipelines: Studies of
Teacher incentive pay and the black-white test score gap
PRINT E-MAIL Study: "Paying for Whose Performance? Teacher Incentive Pay and the Black-White Test Score Gap" Authors: Andrew J. Hill (Montana State University), Daniel B. Jones (University of Pittsburgh) This study was published today in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. Key Finding: Teacher incentive pay programs that focused on raising student achievement in high-need high schools exp
De Facto School Segregation and Access to College Prep
"21st Century Tracking and De Facto School Segregation: Excluding and Hoarding Access to College Prep" Author: Heather E. Price (Marian University) Presented at the AERA 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting. Session: Schools and Social Policy: Segregation, Housing, and Transportation Date/Time: Monday, April 12, 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. ET Using national data, this study examined how the characteristics of
Estimating the cost of FAFSA verification for public colleges and universities
PRINT E-MAIL Study: "Disproportionate Burden: Estimating the Cost of FAFSA Verification for Public Colleges and Universities" Authors: Alberto Guzman-Alvarez (University of Pittsburgh), Lindsay C. Page (University of Pittsburgh) This study was published today in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. Main Findings: The institutional compliance costs of the FAFSA verification mandate in 2014
Changes in application behaviors and student demographics under test-optional policies
Study: "Untested Admissions: Examining Changes in Application Behaviors and Student Demographics Under Test-Optional Policies" Author: Christopher Bennett (Vanderbilt University) This study was published today in American Educational Research Journal. Key Findings: In undergraduate admissions, the adoption of test-optional policies at selective private institutions was linked to a 3-4 percent inc

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Three New Resources For Learning About Different Cultures
GDJ / Pixabay Here are new additions to The Best Sites For Learning About The World’s Different Cultures : Italian Photographer Shows What Childhood Looks Like In Different Corners Of The World (30 Pics) is from Bored Panda.
Here’s My Tech Set-Up For When We Begin Concurrent Teaching – Let Me Know How I Can Make It Better
Clker-Free-Vector-Images / Pixabay After over a year of full-time distance learning, our high school begins concurrent teaching next week. I’m looking forward to seeing students in-person, though there won’t be many of them – only about thirty percent of our students are coming back two-days-a-week to our physical school, while the rest will remain on Zoom five days each week. Of course, even tho
The Newest TED-Ed Lesson & Video Is On The Socratic Method
geralt / Pixabay This tool will help improve your critical thinking is the title of the latest TED-Ed video and lesson – it’s on the Socratic Method. I’m adding it to The Best Resources On Teaching & Learning Critical Thinking In The Classroom .
Tuesday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopenings
geralt / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING (& SHOWING) WHAT SCHOOLS LOOK LIKE DURING THE PANDEMIC (you might also be interested in SCHOOLS WENT REMOTE A YEAR AGO – HERE ARE MY CHOICES FOR THE BEST PIECES WRITTEN ABOUT SCHOOL REOPENING SINCE THEN): Online Schools Are Here to Stay, Even After the Pandemic is from The NY Times. Kids are returning to classrooms. But what wil
“Strategies for Supporting LGBTQ Students”
Strategies for Supporting LGBTQ Students is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Three educators share ways to help LGBTQ students. Here are some excerpts:
This Week’s Two Cool Infographics About Language
I’ve recently begun sharing two “cool infographics about language” each week , starting with ones from Visual Capitalist. You might also be interested in The Best Infographics About Teaching & Learning English As A Second (or Third!) Language . Here are two more: Learn more about this first one at All the World Languages in One Visualization : Learn more about this next one at Mapped: The Literal
New Resources On Race & Racism
I’m adding these new resources to various “Best” lists. You can find links to all of those many lists that relate to race and racism at “Best” Lists Of The Week: Resources For Teaching & Learning About Race & Racism: How Teachers Are Exploring the Derek Chauvin Trial With Students is from The NY Times. I’m adding it to HELPFUL RESOURCES FOR TEACHING ABOUT GEORGE FLOYD’S DEATH . Why Black Teachers
Yes, Let’s Stop Talking About A “Lost Year” – And “Learning Loss”
Parents, and education-policy makers, and all educators, should read today’s NY Times article headlined Parents, Stop Talking About the ‘Lost Year.’ They should also read the resources at Trying To Bring Research, Sanity, Teacher Expertise & Student Voice To The “Learning Loss” Discussion. Come on,

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