Teacher Turnover Negatively Impacts Student Achievement in Math and English
Teacher turnover results in lower student scores in math and English language arts, according to a researcher from the University of Michigan School of Education and two colleagues.
MoreState Education Agencies See Little Threat from Challenges to Common Core
In states that have adopted Common Core State Standards, most state education agencies foresee proceeding with implementation in the 2013-2014 school year as planned, despite growing pressures from within schools and from outside the education system.
MoreBudgets, Infrastructure Holding Back Greater Mobile Adoption in Schools
About three-quarters of the school systems in the United States have adopted mobile technology or will adopt it within the next two years, according to a new report. However, insufficient budgets and infrastructure shortcomings are preventing most of those districts from implementing 1-to-1 mobile programs.
MoreNew Research Grants Offered for Study of Online and Flipped Classroom Learning
The Adaptive Learning Research Grant Program has launched its second phase, offering up to $40,000 for institutions to examine adaptive learning principles that result in measurable learning outcomes in large-scale online and blended learning courses.
MoreED, HHS Award $89 Million in Supplemental RTT Early Learning Challenge Grants
Six states will receive a total of $89 million in supplemental awards from the Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge grant program to fund improvements and "expand access to early learning programs throughout their states," according to the United States Department of Education.
MoreOne Microsoft: The Impact of the Reorg on Education
Microsoft isn't talking publicly yet about what the company's reorganization means for its education customers. Is no news good news?
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