Are high performing lower-income students being left behind?
Students from lower-income families who start school as high-performing students are being left behind as they climb the education ladder.
September 14, 2007
Some gaps in adult literacy closing; others persist
According to a new federal study, the literacy gap between White and minority adults persists overall, but the gap between White and Black adults narrowed between 1992 and 2003 as did the gap between males and females in quantitative literacy.
Topics: adult literacy, achievement gaps
April 30, 2007
America's perfect storm: Three forces changing our nation's future
A report from the Education Testing Service looks at the impact three forces could have on our economy, our nation, and our nation's future if current socio-economic trends continue without interventions.
Topics: education and the economy, changing demographics
February 16, 2007
Study finds minority students fall behind at both poor and affluent schools
African American and Hispanic students make less academic growth during the school year than white students who begin the school year at similar achievement levels, according to a report from the Northwest Evaluation Association.
Topics: achievement gap, high-poverty schools
December 11, 2006
Improving results for students wtih disabilities
This report summarizes seven studies commissioned by the U.S. Department of Education to evaluate the effects on student outcomes of changes made in 1997 to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Topics: student achievement, students with special needs, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
November 16, 2006
More evidence that aiming high yields successful schools
In perhaps the largest-scale study of its kind, California researchers found more evidence that high-poverty elementary schools with high academic expectations, a coherent curriculum and sufficient resources outperform other schools with similar students.
Topics: student achievement; high-performing, high-poverty schools
October 27, 2005
