July 15, 2008
Most Bureau of Indian Education schools have officially adopted the definition of AYP of the states in which the schools are located, a report says.
July 15, 2008
Accelerated middle schools, a strategy that involves “catching up” students who lag behind through intensive teaching in separate schools or classrooms, is the latest program to get a qualified nod from the What Works Clearinghouse.
July 15, 2008
Fewer than a third of children who identify themselves as American Indian or Alaska Native report knowing “a lot” about their tribe or group, says a study.
July 15, 2008
So-called “high stakes” testing policies in reading and mathematics have had a positive effect on the science performance of students in struggling Florida schools, a study concludes.
July 15, 2008
Schools that report low achievement for English-language learners also report low test scores for white and African-American students, according to a study.
July 15, 2008
A new report concludes that focusing on teacher quality while increasing students’ academic time and providing them with individual attention are among the strategies a set of high-performing small urban high schools use to achieve their outcomes.
July 15, 2008
Children in full-day kindergarten programs outperform peers in half-day programs in reading and mathematics, but their academic head start begins to fade soon after they leave kindergarten, says a study.
July 15, 2008
Researchers from the University of Massachusetts found that background television had a disruptive effect on toddlers’ play—even when the children didn’t seem to be paying attention to it.
July 11, 2008
The report is designed to help educators gauge the effectiveness of the rapidly growing field of online education.
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