While the No Child Left Behind Act's threat of sanctions for low-performing schools can goose test scores, substantial school improvement comes from the law's ultimate sanction, wholesale restructuring, according to a new analysis of the law's effects in North Carolina. Read Full Post >
One of the National Science Foundation's first new INSPIRE awards will look for ways to measure how creativity develops in groups. Read Full Post >
Research suggests how teachers respond to student requests for help can improve or exacerbate their sense of "academic entitlement." Read Full Post >
Will 'interim' accountability testing lead to better classroom instruction? A new study suggests district implementation will be key. Read Full Post >
A new report from the George W. Bush Institute finds suburban school districts are "mediocre" in comparison to international peers. Read Full Post >
Arizona State University testing researcher Roy Levy has been named the only education winner of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the highest federal honor for young scientists. Read Full Post >
Studies of student progress on state and national tests highlight a disconnect in how policymakers judge programs' effectiveness. Read Full Post >
The head of Microsoft's public education division calls for countries to develop more holistic assessments of students' skills. Read Full Post >
A new study from the University of Georgia, presented at the American Educational Research Association conference, suggests that including appropriate graphics with test questions can help English-language learners translate their math skills, even when there are no other accommodations available. Read Full Post >
The Institute of Education Sciences has engineered a temporary reprieve for the nation's regional education laboratories after a technical glitch threatened to eliminate their funding. Read Full Post >
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