College Board President: Tear Down 'Wall' of Underachievement
As he takes the helm of the College Board, David Coleman zeroes in on helping disadvantaged students live up to their potential. Read Full Post >
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August 14, 2012
Top Math Achievers Are Spread Unevenly Across Similar Schools
Across about 2,000 U.S. high schools most likely to succeed based on demographics, a new study finds strikingly wide variation in the share of top-achieving math students produced. Read Full Post >
June 28, 2012
Girls Have Edge With Hands-On Science Tasks, NAEP Suggests
Although some recent data show boys outpace girls in science achievement, a new NAEP study suggests girls have an edge when it comes to applying that learning in a hands-on setting. Read Full Post >
June 07, 2012
Latinos Drive U.S. Graduation Gains
Education Week's annual Diplomas Count report finds the U.S. high school graduation rate at the highest level since the late 1970s, driven in large part by gains among Latino students. Read Full Post >
May 10, 2012
'Advanced' Students a Rarity in Science, NAEP Data Show
Relatively few U.S. students scored at the 'advanced' level in science on the latest round of NAEP results. Read Full Post >
November 07, 2011
What It All Means: Analysis of NAEP Results Pours In
Education analysts highlighted a number of issues related to the latest NAEP data, including historic gains in math and large exclusion rates in some states. Read Full Post >
October 11, 2011
Will NCLB Rewrite Have the Teeth to Improve Schools?
Some activists are worried that a new draft NCLB reauthorization will lack the teeth to hold schools accountable for improvement. Read Full Post >
August 11, 2010
Reading Roundup: Standout High Schools and More
A few things to read on a slow August morning: • A new report from the Achievement Gap Initiative at Harvard. It profiles the leadership of 15 public high schools, tracking the things they did to make their schools standouts. • A recent survey by Achieve that finds broad support for t... Read Full Post >
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