A recent project found that low-cost advising techniques can help disadvantaged students increase the number and selectivity of colleges they apply to. "Find the Fit," as the initiative is called, is intended to address the continuing problem of "undermatch," in which students don't go to college at all or choose a college that's less selective than their academic credits warrant.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 12/10/18
A Freedom of Information Act project to measure the number of FOIA lawsuits filed against federal agencies has added the Department of Education to the top-10 list for the first time.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 12/06/18
Eight in 10 teachers believe that big tech companies — Microsoft, Google and Apple — need to help build computer science skills among their students. And three-quarters reported that they don't believe the government is doing enough to outfit schools to develop those skills.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 12/03/18
A new report finds early learning facilities are not designed with the needs of young children in mind and provides a framework for improving these institutions.
At a recent meeting convened by the Jefferson Education Exchange, associations determined that more work is needed to make educators aware of the federal Institute of Education Sciences research.
A new report from the Education Trust looks at the role of two "powerful levers" — choice and relevancy — in motivating and engaging students.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 11/27/18
An education research project examined an ongoing principal preparation improvement program and found that participating universities have changed their instruction and curriculum to put a greater emphasis on the real-world demands of the job over theory and emphasize more field experience.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 11/27/18
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