Preliminary findings from a survey of educators shows teachers are most interested in following trends in technology and trauma and mental health.
A survey of research on the impact of small class sizes found evidence that "suggests at best a small effect on reading achievement" and "a negative, but statistically insignificant, effect on mathematics."
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 11/26/18
A team of medical experts and researchers in New York state's Hudson Valley have put their names on a research paper detailing the impact on the spine of carrying backpacks.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 11/26/18
A new report finds technology is becoming more prevalent in everyday learning activities, but the majority of classrooms worldwide are creating blended learning environments.
While Apple still dominates the tablet market, sales of all such devices have fallen worldwide, according to market data from International Data Corp.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 11/08/18
The burgeoning collection of data in education poses "infrastructure challenges" related to creation and storage that reduce the usefulness of data and presents "data privacy implications" that haven't been resolved, even with the current crop of regulations.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 11/05/18
Where kids grow up has a big impact on how well they'll do as adults. While that may sound obvious, a new program that brings together economists from Harvard University and Brown University and researchers from the U.S. Census Bureau has found that kids who grow up in the same community just miles apart end up with very different futures.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 11/05/18
If educators could create the ideal classroom, they'd give themselves more room, and it would be more open and flexible and include collaborative spaces.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 11/01/18
A new report from the Brookings Institution finds technology will play an integral part of assessing the ability of students to grasp 21st century skills.
Five years in, test scores have remained "relatively flat" in grade 4 and have even "slightly" declined in grade 3.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 10/30/18