Brain Scientists Seek Developmental Sweet Spot for Learning to Read
A longitudinal study find different growth rates in white matter, the brain's connective tissue, between good and poor readers. Read Full Post >
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July 25, 2012
NSF Project Looks for Ways to Gauge 'Spark' of Creativity
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 >
September 29, 2011
Study Finds Successful Extended-Time Schools Strategize Learning
Schools that successfully extend learning time to improve student achievement change their practice in eight critical ways, according to a new study by the National Center on Time and Learning. Read Full Post >
July 18, 2011
CALDER to move to the American Institutes for Research
The National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education, or CALDER, today merged with fellow nonprofit, the American Institutes for Research, leaving its previous home at the Urban Institute. Read Full Post >
March 15, 2011
Teach For America Spurs 20 Years of Research, Debate
As Teach for America celebrates its 20-year anniversary, the group's federal expansion grant may provide an opportunity to prove its role in improving education in high-need communities. Read Full Post >
December 28, 2010
What Made Research Relevant in 2010?
Education research saw an influx of federal money this year, but scholars voice continuing frustration with translating research into practice. Read Full Post >
November 09, 2010
Crowdsourcing the Next Classroom?
A new crowdsourcing project hopes to design a better 5th-grade classroom. Read Full Post >
August 19, 2010
Autopsy of a Turnaround District
An evaluation takes a sober, second look at the comprehensive, and controversial, school reforms San Diego tried out earlier this decade. Read Full Post >
June 25, 2010
Study Uncovers the Downside of Innovation
New findings suggest that math gains are lower in schools where lots of instructional innovation is going on. Read Full Post >
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