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 20, 2011
NCES: Young Adults Extending Education, Delaying Work
American young adults are extending their education and putting off some major adult milestones, such as entering the workforce and marrying, compared to decades past, according to a new demographic report by the National Center for Education Statistics. Read Full Post >
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 >
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 >
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 21, 2011
Update: Support Builds for ARPA-Ed in ESEA Reauthorization
Outside support appears to be building for an Advanced Research Projects Agency-Education, or ARPA-Ed, modeled on a cutting-edge research group within the U.S. Department of Defense known as DARPA. Read Full Post >
October 10, 2011
Experts: Recovery Law Leading to More Data Reporting
Education and other programs are generating and reporting unprecedented amounts of data, but federal agencies are only just beginning to build the processes needed to ensure those data are timely and accurate enough to use for measuring program performance, experts say. Read Full Post >
October 06, 2011
What Works Clearinghouse Gets a Facelift, Joins Facebook
The What Works Clearinghouse is launching a new Web site and Facebook page, to help practitioners access its research. Read Full Post >
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