The Best & Worst Cities for School Reform in the US
A new study by Rick Hess, director of education studies at the American Enterprise Institute, and colleagues identifies nine cities in the […]
Month: August 2010
The Achievement Gap and Graduation Rates
Less than half of black males–47%–graduated from high school in the 2007-08 academic year, according to “Yes We Can: The 2010 Schott […]
Language Barrier a ‘Risk Factor’ for Hispanics
A new Associated Press-Univision nationwide poll of Latino families illuminated some surprising effects the language barrier has on education. According to the […]
Study Shows Progress on Closing Achievement Gap Stalled
The Educational Testing Service has released a new report showing that after a long period of progress in narrowing the educational attainment […]
Massachusetts Ranks #5 in ‘Kids Count’ Data
In the 2010 Kids Count Data Book, published by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Massachusetts had the fifth-highest ranking for overall child […]