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“Children, be quiet and watch your lesson”The case for video time during class
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Ready for Play Time?A review of “The Importance of Being Little,” by Erika Christakis
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Connecting to PracticeHow we can put education research to work
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How Family Background Influences Student AchievementCan schools narrow the gap?
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Schools of ChoiceExpanding opportunity for urban minority students
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In Schools, Teacher Quality Matters MostToday’s research reinforces Coleman’s findings
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3/10/14 | The Wall Street Journal
Americans Rank Last in Problem-Solving With Technology
A new report that looks at the skill of using technology to solve problems ranks American worker 18th out of 18 participating industrial countries.Even workers with college degrees and graduate or professional degrees don’t stack up favorably against their international peers. Earlier research has shown that American students from families with high levels of education are also not doing well compared with similar students from other countries.
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2/29/16 | The New York Times
Testing for Joy and Grit? Schools Nationwide Push to Measure Students’ Emotional Skills
It's becoming popular for schools to teach students social-emotional skills like grit, self-control, and perseverance and some schools are beginning to try to test these skills. Research suggests that we should be cautious in using these measures for evaluation or accountability purposes.
