New Faces Among Contract Winners for Regional Educational Labs
The next iteration of the nation's regional educational laboratory system will have some new faces. Read Full Post >
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December 29, 2011
December 13, 2011
Online Algebra I Class Can Boost Rural Students' Access, Skills
Online algebra classes can bridge the gap for rural students who are ready for advanced math but whose schools lack the resources for a formal class, according to the first federal longitudinal study of online algebra instruction. 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 >
December 06, 2011
Study: Adolescent Suicide Risk Can Start in Middle School
A new study finds depressed students' risk of suicide starts as early as elementary and middle school. Read Full Post >
November 22, 2011
State Boards of Education Organization Names Knowledge Alliance's Jim Kohlmoos Executive Director
Guest post by Jaclyn Zubrzycki Jim Kohlmoos, president and CEO of the Knowledge Alliance and a former member of Clinton's Education Department, was named the new executive director of the National Association of State Boards of Education. His tenure will begin on February 2, 2012. Read Full Post >
November 16, 2011
UPDATE: House Hearing Probes Education Research
Politics K-12 sums up today's House hearing on education research Read Full Post >
November 16, 2011
Initial Thoughts from the First House Education Research Hearing
The House Education and Workforce Committee wraps up its first hearing on reauthorizing federal education research law. Read Full Post >
November 15, 2011
UPDATED: House to Discuss Education Research Reauthorization
A House education subcommittee will hold its first hearing on reauthorizing federal education research law on Wednesday. Read Full Post >
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