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Can play tutoring stimulate children’s social pretend play level?

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 20h

Social pretend play may have a positive impact on children’s social development because it involves positive peer interactions and challenges their social-cognitive abilities. The current study aimed to investigate whether variations in play tutors’ active support and play management are associated with variations in children’s social pretend play level in the context of a pretend play tutoring i

Even incomplete college = a better labor market position

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 20h

Many undergraduates leave college without completing a degree or credential. Some researchers characterize this as a waste of the student’s time because (they assert) college short of a degree does not yield any advantage in the labor market. Using data for an entire cohort of students graduating high school in Texas in one year, this study compares the employment and earnings years later of thos

Characteristics and activities of public and private K–12 school principals

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 23h

The National Center for Education Statistics has released a new report, Characteristics of Public and Private Elementary and Secondary School Principals in the United States: Results From the 2017–18 National Teacher and Principal Survey First Look . The report introduces new information about public and private K–12 school principals. During the 2017–18 school year, public school principals were

Less of the Best: U.S. Students Outperformed in Math

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 1d

On the most recent international student assessment from the OECD, the U.S. had fewer high-performing students and more low-performing students on all three subjects: reading, science and especially math . In fact, only about six percent of U.S. students were able to answer the most complex questions on the math assessment while more than a third of Singapore’s students could. Conversely, nearly

AUG 21

States’ Standards for Proficient Performance in Reading and Mathematics for Students in Grades 4 and 8

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 3d

In 2017, most state standards for proficient performance in reading and mathematics for grades 4 and 8 mapped at the NAEP Basic achievement level. The National Center for Education Statistics report, Mapping State Proficiency Standards onto the NAEP Scales: Results From the 2017 NAEP Reading and Mathematics Assessments, compared the NAEP scale scores equivalent to each state standard for proficie

AUG 20

Changes in Undergraduate Program Completers’ Borrowing

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 3d

The National Center for Education Statistics released a new Data Point today (August 20), entitled Rates and Loan Amounts by Age: 1995–96 Through 2015–16 . This Data Point examines the percentage of undergraduate students who had ever borrowed for postsecondary education and compares borrowing rates and loan amounts among five age groups from 1995–96 through 2015–16. Among undergraduate borrower

Factors Related to Teacher Mobility and Attrition

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 4d

Complete report In coordination with the Educator Pipeline Research Alliance, REL Central analyzed two years of data provided by state education agencies in Colorado, Missouri, and South Dakota to identify factors related to teacher mobility and attrition. Compared with teachers who remained in their school, teachers who moved to different schools were more likely to: Be special education teacher

AUG 19

Teacher Retention, Mobility, and Attrition in Four States

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 4d

A new report from Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Central examines rural and nonrural teacher movement within and out of public school systems in Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska, and South Dakota. REL Central conducted the study in partnership with their Educator Pipeline Research Alliance , whose members are concerned about teacher shortages, particularly in rural settings. The study found th

Growing Partisan Divide in Views of Higher Education

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 4d

Pew Research Center has just published a new data essay examining the growing partisan divide in views of higher education . The essay finds that Americans see value in higher education, whether they graduated from college or not. Even so, there is an undercurrent of dissatisfaction – even suspicion – among the public about the role colleges play in society, the way admissions decisions are made

Reducing Frictions in College Admissions: Evidence from the Common Application

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 5d

College admissions in the U.S. is decentralized, with students applying separately to each school. This creates frictions in the college admissions process and, if substantial, might ultimately limit student choice. This paper studies the introduction of the Common Application (CA) platform, under which students submit a single application to all member schools, potentially reducing frictions and

Hiring teachers: performance on specific screening assessments is significantly and meaningfully predictive

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 5d

Many schools and districts have considerable discretion when hiring teachers, yet little is known about how that discretion should be used. Using data from a new teacher screening system in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), this study finds that performance during screening, and especially performance on specific screening assessments, is significantly and meaningfully predictive o

AUG 16

Bullying associated with increased suicide attempts among 12-to-15-year-olds

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 7d

A new study in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP), published by Elsevier, reports that bullying victimization may increase the risk of suicide attempts among young adolescents by approximately three-times worldwide. "Globally, approximately 67,000 adolescents die of suicide each year and identifying modifiable risk factors for adolescent suicide is a p

AUG 15

Teens devoting more of their time in the summer to educational activities

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 8d

The way U.S. teens spend their summer hours is changing. Compared with 10 years ago, teens ages 15 to 17 are devoting more of their time in the summer to educational activities and less time to leisure, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Teens now spend an average of 39 minutes a day – more than four hours a week – engaged in homework or classwork

Where Do Educators Turn to Address Instructional and Behavior Challenges?

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 8d

Teachers and school leaders frequently make decisions about which strategies will best support students who struggle academically or behaviorally, but evidence-based information about the quality of these strategies is not always 

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