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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November 14, 2011
September 27, 2011
Study: Suburban Districts Falter in Global Competitiveness
A new report from the George W. Bush Institute finds suburban school districts are "mediocre" in comparison to international peers. Read Full Post >
July 22, 2011
National Data Conference Highlights Privacy, Innovations
The National Center for Education Statistics' annual National Forum on Education Statistics and NCES Data Conference begins next week, and Inside School Research will be live-Tweeting the event. While STATS-D.C. is always geared to the technical side, this year explosion of new sessions on using state longitudinal data systems and the piles of new data coming in from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Read Full Post >
June 22, 2011
Closing the Data Gaps to Close Achievement Gaps
A new report on Hispanic achievement gaps also highlights variation in how English language learners are included in the "nation's report card." Read Full Post >
May 25, 2011
'Condition of Education' Looks at College Transition
The federal 2011 "Condition of Education" report shows socioeconomic gaps widening in how smoothly students make the transition from high school to higher education. Read Full Post >
April 11, 2011
AERA: Reauthorization Should Separate IES Research, Statistics
The American Educational Research Association is calling for Congress to decouple education statistics and education research in the next reauthorization of the Institute of Education Sciences. Read Full Post >
April 07, 2011
Ed. Dept. Proposes New Student Data Privacy Rules
In a continuing push to clarify student data privacy rules for researchers and education officials alike, the Education Department today named its first chief privacy officer and proposed several changes to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act Read Full Post >
September 15, 2010
Common Data Standards Released
The Common Data Standards Initiative's Technical Working Group has released its first version of voluntary common data standards, intended to make it easier to compare and exchange information across districts and states. Read Full Post >
September 01, 2010
Education Sciences Board Faces Awkward Transition
The National Board for Education Sciences has announced its next meeting, Sept. 29. Now it has to hope members will be confirmed in time to show up. Read Full Post >
August 30, 2010
NCES Switches Out Adult Education Study
The National Center on Education Statistics has tabled its primary study of adult literacy in favor of a smaller, more targeted international assessment intended to gauge Americans' skills in a technologically advanced workplace. Read Full Post >
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