#4: 5 ways teachers can improve student learning based on current brain research
How students can better overcome language and reading problems thanks to the plastic brain and teacher know-how.
Foster students: Half don’t finish high school, nearly all don’t finish college
Roughly 50 percent of the nation's 500,000 foster kids won't graduate from high school, experts say. Nearly 94 percent of those that do make it through high school…
Researcher: Technology might be returning us to Stone Age-thinking
It’s not a new concept: Technology is changing the way we think. But one prominent researcher at a recent conference discussed a more controversial idea: Technology could be…
Want to earn more money? Study STEM.
My colleague Peter Whoriskey, a math major, made a big splash last spring with a story that cited groundbreaking research by Georgetown University economist Anthony Carnevale. He showed…
Study: elementary school science education neglected
Researchers found that only 10 percent of California’s public elementary schools receive high-quality science-based education, according to a study released Tuesday, the Daily Californian reports.
Study raises questions about virtual schools
As an increasing number of cash-strapped states turn to virtual schools—where computers replace classmates and students learn via the internet—a new study is raising questions about their quality…
Study: More than half of young children use digital media
Fifty-two percent of children ages 5-8 use smart phones, video iPods, iPads, or similar devices, and four in 10 2- to 4-year-olds use the same devices, according to…
iNACOL updates its online teaching standards
As online learning becomes more ubiquitous in schools and districts across the nation, a leading online-learning organization has updated its national standards intended to help shape high-quality online…
Study: Student progress can be tied to teacher education
The academic progress of public school students can be traced, in part, to where their teachers went to college, according to new research by the University of Washington…
Study: can school nurses help teens quit smoking?
Counseling sessions with a school nurse may help some high school students, especially boys, quit smoking--but only for a little while, according to a U.S. study, Reuters reports.
Feds, companies work to close digital divide
According to a recent residential broadband survey, 35 percent of all Americans and 17 million U.S. children live without access to broadband service—and while these statistics are alarming,…
California school spending among lowest in the nation
Budget shortfalls have pushed California's spending on public schools to a historic low, relative to the rest of the United States, according to a new analysis by the…
Education, technology groups collaborate to leverage student data
A new collaboration among three prominent education and technology groups will aim to help schools meet growing demands to leverage student data to boost achievement while highlighting best…
Clark County schools to track academic, operational performance
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Key assistive technology group closes its doors
After 10 years in the assistive technology and educational technology fields, the National Center for Technology Innovation (NCTI) closed operations with the end of its federal funding on…
‘America’s tutor boom’: By the numbers
Public schools may be suffering, but the private tutoring business—a $5 billion industry—is growing like gangbusters, The Week reports.
4K more per child–the cost of closing the achievement gap
It's been more than a decade since Michael Rebell filed a lawsuit that led to increased school funding in New York. Now, the lawyer and Columbia University Teachers…
U.S. schools struggle with basic human need
It's not iPads, SMART boards or after school activity programs that the majority of U.S. schools are struggling to provide, it's something much more basic, and somewhat shocking:…
Is education software failing our schools?
The Web site of Carnegie Learning, a company started by scientists at Carnegie Mellon University that sells classroom software, trumpets this promise: “Revolutionary Math Curricula. Revolutionary Results,” reports…
Opinion: A new look at the CREDO charter school study
Most people involved in education policy know exactly what you mean when you refer to “the CREDO study.” I can’t prove this, but suspect it may be the…
K-12 education funding: Most states at levels lower than pre-recession, cut spending this year
Most states have cut state funding for schools this year, and a majority of states are funding K-12 education at levels lower than before the recession, after adjusting…
HISD reform effort nets math gains, but reading falls flat
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Report: Minority students face harsher punishments
Black and Latino students are disproportionately more likely to experience harsher punishments by schools for infractions and misbehaviors, according to a new report by the National Education Policy…
How to use 3D in the classroom effectively
Although some people report headaches or other problems from viewing 3D images, that's not a reason for educators to shy away from using 3D in the classroom, optometrists…
Rankings: America’s best high schools for math and science
U.S. News and World Report, known for its annual rankings of America's top colleges and high schools, released today its first-ever list of "Best High Schools for Math…
New research: School choice has positive impact on college achievement gap
As U.S. politicians continue to debate the merits of allowing parents to choose their children’s schools, research financed by the Department of Education has found that school choice…
Study: California English proficiency test ‘almost guarantees’ English learner classification
Most four- and five-year-olds who take an English proficiency exam before kindergarten are bound to fail the test, according to a new study, the Huffington Post reports.
Opinion: The latest in free-market educational solutions
A recent report was published that slammed America’s education schools for rampant grade inflation and low standards. Here’s a critique of that report: I began teaching in 1976,…
Report: Department of Education miscalculated available school space
The city has made sizable miscalculations in its official tabulation of school space, a controller's audit released Wednesday found, the New York Daily News reports.
Research: Kids from bilingual households more flexible thinkers
Babies are whizzes at taking in new information, especially when it comes to languages. The University of Washington's Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences is currently studying how…
Education, not gender or race, now largest factor in worker earnings
Despite a little skepticism, it still more than pays to go to school. In fact, education has a greater effect on how much one earns over their career…
U.S. falls in global ranking of young adults who finish college
America’s global rank in college completion among young adults is slipping, according to a report released Tuesday, signaling that the higher education ambitions of other nations are progressing…
“Sleep debt” tied to attention trouble in teens
High school students who catch up on sleep over the weekend do worse on attention tests in school than kids who don't get extra shuteye, according to a…
Public high school grads struggle at college
New data show GPAs decline markedly, raising questions about whether students are prepared for demands of higher education, the Chicago Tribune reports.
‘Principal pipeline’ project targets six major districts
