Journal of Learning Disabilities, Ahead of Print. This study investigated the association of a performance-based measure of executive functioning (EF) with academic, social, and behavioral performance ratings in a convenience sample of 153 children aged 5 to 12 (78% male,…
Month: September 2020
EdNext Podcast: The Never-Ending Battle to Protect Charter School Autonomy
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In the News: Teacher Professional Development – Many Choices, Few Quality Checks – by Education Next
Teachers in most states need to earn a certain number of professional development credits in order to renew their licenses, but as Stephen Sawchuk explains in Ed Week’s Teacher magazine, what we have today is “a bewildering array of providers offering education credits” and nobody in charge of ensuring quality.
Sawchuk’s article looks at the range of opt...
In the News: New D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Should Protect This Crucial Program – by Education Next
The D.C. public school system will soon have a new leader. Washington Post columnist Jay Mathews urges the new chancellor to protect a successful program that supports teacher visits to the homes of their students to talk with parents.
Almost no other school districts do this. The vast majority fear that teachers don’t have time for it and that it would cost too much and be too...
What We’re Watching: Rural Education in America – Challenges and Promise – by Education Next
On Thursday, December 7, 2017, starting at 9 am, AEI hosts a day-long research conference on rural education.
You can watch the panels live here.
Dan Fishman wrote about “School Reform for Rural America” for Education Next in 2015.
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The Education Exchange: Stanford’s Dr. Eran Bendavid on Whether Stricter Coronavirus Lockdowns Make Any Difference
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A Survival Guide for Distance Teaching
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Varieties of Cognitive Profiles in Poor Readers: Evidence for a VAS-Impaired Subtype
Journal of Learning Disabilities, Ahead of Print. A wide share of secondary school children does not reach the expected competence level in reading. These children could benefit from more efficient intervention responses, providing a better understanding of their cognitive weaknesses/deficits.…
EdNext Podcast: Why This Mom Sent Her Son to a Chinese School – by Education Next
Lenora Chu, an American journalist, decided to send her son to a local public school when she and her family relocated to Shanghai. In this episode of the podcast, she talks with Marty West about what she learned about the Chinese education system, which is also the topic of her new book, Little Soldiers: An American Boy, A Chinese School, and the Global Race to Achieve.
You ca...
The Summer 2016 Issue of EdNext Is Here by Education Next
In his final issue as editor-in-chief of Education Next, Paul E. Peterson assesses the effectiveness of the regulatory approach to school reform and looks ahead to choice and competition as the best hope for the future.
In Denver, the expansion of school choice has raised graduation rates and test scores. At Salt Lake City’s Innovations Early College High School, which r...