/* custom css */ .tdi_2_642{ min-height: 0; } /* custom css */ .tdi_4_cff{ vertical-align: baseline; } Teacher Kara McGrath, 42, waits as second-graders file into her room at Harding Elementary School in Erie, Pa., on the first day of classes…
Month: July 2020
Open Science in Education Sciences
Journal of Learning Disabilities, Ahead of Print. The Open Science movement has gained considerable traction in the last decade. The Open Science movement tries to increase trust in research results and open the access to all elements of a research…
EdNext Podcast: Changing How We Study Summer Learning Loss – by Education Next
How much does summer vacation disrupt student learning and how much does it contribute to achievement gaps?
In this episode, David M. Quinn of the Rossier School of Education at USC joins EdNext Editor-in-chief Marty West to discuss how researchers analyze summer learning loss and how it varies by student background.
Quinn wrote “Summer Learning Loss: What Is It, and What...
Steer Federal Stimulus Money to Poor Students
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What a Democratic Sweep This Fall Would Mean for Education
/* custom css */ .tdi_2_5a4{ min-height: 0; } /* custom css */ .tdi_4_2e5{ vertical-align: baseline; } Joe Biden speaks at a campaign stop in Hampton, N.H. It’s looking entirely possible that Democrats will emerge from November with unified control of…
Can Hot Wheels Change the Way We Teach STEM? – by Morgan S. Polikoff
Curriculum and standards are key research topics for Morgan Polikoff, a University of Southern California professor and FutureEd senior fellow. So when Mattel’s philanthropic arm approached him and his research partners about developing curriculum to teach science standards using Mattel’s Hot Wheels cars and tracks, they were in. The researchers developed a hands-on curr...
Reimagining Civic Education for the Digital Age
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Louise Dubé is the executive director of iCivics, a digital platform that provides civics education resources for middle and high school students. Founded by Justice Sandra Day O’Conno...
In the News: Why Do Some New York City Schools Get to Choose Their Students? – by Education Next
In New York City, “roughly a quarter of the city’s middle schools and a third of high schools screen applicants based on their grades, test scores, artistic talents and other criteria,” Monica Disare notes in an article for Chalkbeat.
Disare goes on to look closely at the pros and cons of a system that sorts students into schools this way, including the concern that...
SEC Announces $40 million Settlement in Florida Teacher Pension Case
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced a $40 million civil settlement with a financial adviser it says violated the rules in promoting retirement investments to Florida teach...
Homeschool Happens Everywhere
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Homeschoolers in action at, from left, the White Plains Library in Westchester County, N.Y.; an extracurricular drumming class in Mount Rainier, Md., and a program that is a blend of homesch...