Study: The Promise of Free Tuition Boosts Student Motivation
A study of the Kalamazoo Promise finds that offering free college tuition to students gives them the incentive to work harder and aim for college.
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June 22, 2011
June 08, 2011
New EdWeek Report Sees High School Graduation Rate Rising
Education Week's annual "Diplomas Count" report explores trends in high school graduation rates, and after-high-school pathways other than a university degree.
May 27, 2011
Gates Foundation's Role in Ed Policy: An Addendum
Observers and critics take The New York Times to task for its profile of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's influence on education policy.
May 24, 2011
Report Places Dollar Value on College Majors
A new study details the relative earnings potential of various college majors.
May 23, 2011
Newspaper Notes Rise in Advocacy Work by Gates Foundation
A New York Times story profiles the rise in education-advocacy work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
March 28, 2011
Déjà Vu All Over Again: We Can Spot Academic Trouble Early
A new study from Colorado shows that test scores as early as 6th grade can predict a student's likelihood of needing college remediation.
March 23, 2011
Shaping Education With an Eye on the Workplace
A new report urges governors to become a force in helping their state colleges and universities respond better to workforce demands.
March 15, 2011
Text Complexity: How They're Tackling it in New York City
Teachers in New York City learn new ways of gauging a text's complexity, and ways to teach discipline-specific reading strategies.
March 15, 2011
GED Program to Phase In Computer-Based Testing
The GED will become available via computer in four states this spring.
February 25, 2011
Reading Roundup: Formative Assessment, Content vs. Skills
Writers and reports provoke interesting debate about formative assessment, 21st century skills and college-admissions tests.
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