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 […]
Category: Education
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 […]
Update: Mass. Adopts Common Core
The Boston Globe reports that the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education unanimously voted this morning to adopt the national Common Core […]
Mass. Standards Versus Common Core
The Thomas B. Fordham Institute released a new study, The State of State Standards–and the Common Core–in 2010, which offers a state-by-state […]
The Economic Benefits of Reducing Dropout Rates
The Alliance for Excellent Education released a study estimating the benefits of reducing the dropout rate among students of color in the […]
TED Talk: Radical Innovation in Education
Charles Leadbeater, a researcher from the London thank tank Demos, delivers an interesting global perspective on the need for radical innovation in […]
5 Ways to Improve Literacy Among Massachusetts Students
A new report out of the Boston-based Strategies for Children called Turning the Page: Refocusing Massachusetts for School Success says that efforts […]
New National Numbers on High-poverty Schools
The National Center for Education Statistics has just released its 2010 Condition of Education report, an in-depth examination of 49 indicators on […]
Massachusetts Governor Signs Anti-bullying Bill
Today, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick signed far-reaching anti-bullying legislation. From the State House press release: “As Governor and as a parent, I […]