Study: Feminizing STEM Role Models Turns Off Girls
The push to promote more "feminine" role models for science, technology, engineering and math fields may backfire with middle school girls, according to a new study. Read Full Post >
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March 09, 2012
Study Finds 'Bubble Student' Triage a Gut Reaction to Rising Standards
A new University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill study finds rising state standards, mixed with federal accountability, does lead to educational triage—but the effect seems to be short-lived. Read Full Post >
March 09, 2012
Tools of the Mind Shows Lackluster Results in Experimental Trials
New experimental studies find no benefits for Tools of the Mind preschool program. Read Full Post >
December 19, 2011
UPDATE: Kindergarten Reading Program Effects Falter in 1st Grade
A federal follow-up study of a successful kindergarten reading intervention finds its benefits do not hold over time. Read Full Post >
December 19, 2011
Study: More States Give High Schools Data on Students' College Progress
States are doing a better job of telling high schools how their graduates fare at college, according to a new report from the Data Quality Campaign. Read Full Post >
December 13, 2011
Researchers Probe 'Myths' Around Math Gender Gap
Comparisons of recent international test data undermine the evidence for several of the hypothesized causes of the math achievement gap between boys and girls, according to a new analysis in the Notices of the American Mathematical Society. Read Full Post >
December 09, 2011
Neuroscience Ed. Winner Finds Cognitive Training Helps Parents, Students
Helen Neville has won the 2011Transforming Education Through Neuroscience award for studies suggesting parent training can compound cognitive improvements for children receiving attention interventions. Read Full Post >
December 07, 2011
Study: Middle-Class Students Are Better at Asking for Academic Help
A new study of working- and middle-class students suggests their ability to seek academic help from adults can affect their performance and how teachers view them. Read Full Post >
November 07, 2011
New Census Measure Finds Fed Programs Lower Child Poverty
The U.S. Census Bureau is releasing a new supplementary poverty measure that provides a more comprehensive picture of American families. Read Full Post >
October 28, 2011
Ladson-Billings: 'Intricately Linked' Race Issues Affect Research
Racial categories make it easier for education researchers to compare students and probe achievement gaps, but they can also create inappropriate narratives about students' potential, argued Gloria Ladson-Billings in last night's 8th annual Brown lecture in education research. Read Full Post >
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