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peer pressure

National
April 17, 2019

Can pre-K help students, even if they don’t attend?

“Having students come into the classroom better prepared, that in and of itself is going to help all students,” said researcher Breyon Williams.

charters and college

National
April 2, 2019

Federal study finds charter middle schools didn’t help students earn college degrees

The results are a disappointing data point for charter advocates who hoped the publicly funded, privately run schools would improve students’ college prospects.

inequity in the classroom

National
March 20, 2019

New teachers often get the students who are furthest behind — and that’s a problem for both

Being a new teacher is notoriously difficult — and schools often make it even tougher.

Bullying in schools

National
January 9, 2019

New research finds link between districts that voted Trump and racist bullying post-election

The study offers some hard evidence that the post-election months were a more fraught time in many schools.

tar heel trivia

National
August 20, 2018

New education research? A good chance it’s from North Carolina.

A disproportionate amount of what we know about how certain education policies work comes out of the Tar Heel State. Here's why that matters.

cause and effect

New York
July 10, 2018

Do suspensions lead to higher dropout rates and other academic problems? In New York City, the answer could be yes

The study's findings add new evidence to a heated debate playing out in New York and across the country.

study says...

New York
June 1, 2018

What the F? Here are the surprising ways failing grades helped New York City schools

The results provide new evidence that the now defunct A–F grading scale sparked improvements at underperforming schools.

First Person

National
November 22, 2016

Polls convinced me Hillary Clinton wouldn’t lose. As an education researcher, the result was a wake-up call

We must talk to humans, really talk to them, to get an accurate understanding of situations — from school segregation to voting patterns.

team of rivals

New York
April 30, 2015

Seven ed research heavyweights to head to Albany to help direct evaluation overhaul

Harvard economist Thomas Kane is one of seven experts who accepted an invitation to weigh in on the debate, according to a department memo.

Tennessee
March 16, 2015

For principals, value-added takes back seat in decisions about teachers, study says

Even as policymakers are putting more emphasis on test score growth, a new study suggests it's becoming less important to principals.

Tennessee
September 11, 2014

U.S. Sec. of Education pushes for Haslam to apply for pre-K money

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said Tuesday that Gov. Bill Haslam should apply for federal money available for prekindergarten expansion, the Chattanooga Times…

Pre-K

Tennessee
September 4, 2014

Tennessee’s largest districts expand focus on pre-K despite Haslam’s hesitancy

Both of Tennessee's largest school districts, in Nashville and Memphis, are pushing not only to expand pre-K, but to make it more effective by increasing standards in Memphis and creating model centers in Nashville.