The achievement gap in reading is evident by students’ first year of school, according to a new study – making early intervention all the more important.
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Racial achievement gaps virtually vanished when students answered quizzes during remote learning.
Research suggests school choice programs have little effect on student achievement but worsen overall outcomes by draining money from cash-strapped public school systems.
Achievement gaps between white, Black and Hispanic students can be substantially explained by one factor: Their family’s socioeconomic status.
A new analysis of standardized test scores from elementary schools in Michigan pinpoints when during the pandemic students fell most behind.
Two education researchers say one of the most widely used terms in school reform debates should be retired because of its potential to do more harm than good.
An education researcher explains how most school rating websites lack a key piece of information about school performance.
Gifted programs may have to revamp the way they operate in order to benefit all students, new research suggests.
An early childhood education expert explains what’s in the proposal and why it’s not really a partisan issue.
Researchers consider how friendships that bridge across social class – “cross-class friendships” – contribute to middle school academic achievement differences based on level of parents’ education.
US suburbs are rapidly diversifying, but students of color often face academic and social hurdles in suburban schools.
When homes become classrooms, things like a lack of technology and a quiet place to study take an even bigger toll on student achievement, new research finds.
Cities are stepping up to provide free Wi-Fi for families in need in order to close the digital divide in education. But will those efforts make a difference where it counts?
Democratic plans to boost school funding are rooted in research that shows more funding really does boost achievement for low-income students.
While many studies and news articles say children lose academically over the summer break, a researcher says the worries are exaggerated.
In order to be successful, the I Promise Academy needs to confront issues of race – much like LeBron James himself, who launched the school amid great fanfare in 2018, an education scholar argues.
Teachers – get to really know your kids, their families, their community and its history, and what’s going on at home. While school policies are important, relationships are the real keys to success.
Recent research raised concerns about girls’ stereotypes on their gender’s lack of ‘brilliance.’ But an overlooked finding suggests boys also hold hindering stereotypes about themselves in school.
A New Zealand literacy program is helping to raise Indigenous achievement to mainstream levels.
Immigrant pupils do not cause a decline in education standards, according to a new OECD report.
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Research Scientist, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Director, Institute for Social and Health Equity, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Emeritus Professor of Literacy Education, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Indigenous policy analyst & researcher, Australian National University
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Assistant Professor of Multicultural Education, Teacher Education, and Childhood Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Ph.D. Candidate in Psychology, Northwestern University
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Associate Professor of Education, University of Southern California
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Associate Dean and Director of Education, Counseling and Leadership, Bradley University
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Professor of Developmental Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles
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Professor of Education Policy and Economics, Michigan State University
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Professor, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor of Communication, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
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Research Associate in Education, University of Southern California
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Doctoral Student Researcher in the Department of Educational Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin
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Associate Professor of Education, Harvard University