Student Performance
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Must-Reads
Charlotte Student Group Blasts Credit Recovery Program as ‘Scam’ That ‘Passes Students Through a Failing System’
A controversial online program that helps failing high school students graduate was blasted this week by some of the young…
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National Education News
Two Studies Link More Police in Schools to Worse Academic Outcomes for Students
Both released this week and looking at large groups of students, they are among the first research to directly link…
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Newswire
Data Show 46% of Tennessee High School Grads Attending State Colleges Need Remedial Math
Newly released data detailing how ready Tennessee students are for college paint a grim picture of the state's continued challenges…
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Study Finds Chess Instruction May Improve Student Performance, Especially among Younger Students
The study, conducted by researchers at Tennessee Tech and the University of Alabama and in conjunction with the Alabama Chess…
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New Data: Philadelphia-Area Schools Ranked by SAT Scores
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) has published the SAT test scores for public high schools statewide – including the…
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Education Reform Opinion
SKORUP: More Money for Schools Doesn’t Always Mean Better Outcomes for Kids
National test scores — a limited measure, but the best one available — have barely budged.
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Study: Improving Students’ Noncognitive Skills Raises Grades and Likelihood of Graduating
They were more likely to have higher attendance and grades and to graduate than their peers. They were also less…
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College Board: Nearly 750K High School Graduates Earned AP Test Scores That Qualify for College Credit
The College Board has pushed a variety of programs in recent years to try to make sure that the benefits…
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Two Years after State Loosened Graduation Standards, NYC Graduation Rate Ticks Up
New York City continued the trend of steadily increasing its graduation rate, as the percentage of students who received diplomas…
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Colorado
Colorado Spent $231 Million to Improve Literacy — Rates of Lagging Students Only Worsened
The READ Act program still has not produced any significant improvement in the reading skills of the students it targeted
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Must-Reads
Working Paper Claims Gym Class Does Little to Improve Fitness, Can Lead to Disciplinary Problems
Analyzing data out of the state’s Texas Fitness Now program—a $37 million endeavor to improve middle schoolers’ fitness, academic achievement,…
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Must-Reads
Analysis: Disconnect between Student Test Scores and High School Grad Rates Growing
Some of those gains might be because schools are juking their graduation numbers.
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National Education News
Study Claims Concerns about Academic Rigor of Kindergarten Are Overblown
Recent research has found that kindergarten classrooms look increasingly academic, with the casualties often being art and free time for…
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Indiana
Second Study Shows Indy Charter Students Make Bigger Improvements on Test Scores Than District Peers
Indianapolis elementary students who attend mayor-sponsored charter schools beginning in kindergarten — and remain in the same schools — make…
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Arizona
AZ Dept of Ed: 25,851 Incidents of School Violence in 1 Year, 20% of Students Don’t Graduate in 4 Years
The Arizona Department of Education has published a slew of data about the state's schools, all in one place.
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Indiana
Study: Indy Students Are Learning Less at Slower Pace Than Peers Statewide, But Charter Students Stand Out
The findings lend support to Indianapolis Public Schools' controversial turnaround strategy of partnering with charter schools to restart some of…
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National Education News
Study: For Asian Americans, Gender Achievement Gap Doesn’t Appear until Adolescence
A study shows the Asian American gender academic gap starts later, giving educators insight into how to help boys of…
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Must-Reads
Study Finds $5,000 Retention Bonuses for Best Teachers Improves Reading Scores
A recent study published in the Economics of Education Review journal revealed the positive effect selective teacher bonuses had on…
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Study Claims Good Posture Helps Students Perform Better on Math Tests
The key to acing that tricky math test may simply come down to the way you sit. A recent study…
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Newswire
Effort to Increase Number of Milwaukee District Grads Who Succeed in College Sees Mixed Results
A 2-year-old collaboration aimed at increasing the number of Milwaukee Public Schools students who graduate from college has made incremental…
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Indiana
Most Indianapolis High Schools See Dip in Graduation Rates
Only two high schools saw improvements in their graduation rates, and another remained steady.
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Newswire
New Data: Only 27% of Rhode Island Students Are Proficient in Math, Legislators Vow to Take Action
Education has suddenly shot to a top spot on the State House agenda for 2019 as Rhode Island leaders grapple…
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Florida
Florida Student Who Improved SAT Score by 300 Points Fights Back after Results Deemed Invalid
Kamilah Campbell, 18, thought she did everything she could to increase her SAT score from 900 to 1200. But then…
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Education Reform Opinion
MOSKOWITZ: Screen Addiction: Today’s Biggest Threat to Schooling?
Educating children at a very high level is hard even in the best of conditions, particularly when they bear the…
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Researchers Find Nap Time Boost Learning for Young Students
Ongoing research about preschool and Kindergarten napping patterns indicates that, for young children, missing a nap significantly and negatively reduced…
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