Across the world, many new mathematics and science curricula have been implemented in the last decade, according to results released today from TIMSS, the longest running large-scale international assessment of mathematics ...
Education
Nov 17, 2020
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Two recent studies indicate that school-level factors play a considerable role in racial disparities in school discipline. The first study, conducted primarily through a series of interviews, reveals disciplinary tensions ...
Social Sciences
May 9, 2023
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A major new study by the UCL Center for Education Policy and Equalizing Opportunities (CEPEO) with the Institute of Fiscal Studies, has revealed social mobility is "postcode lottery" for young adults in England, highlighting ...
Social Sciences
Sep 16, 2020
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Diversity and inclusion programs, book bans, censorship and debates over school curricula are all signs that America's culture wars have moved into a new combat zone: school boards.
Education
Nov 20, 2023
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A new University of Maryland-led study shows that subsidies can help people continually purchase insurance products, but only if they have the financial literacy to understand the benefits of the policy and have the experience ...
Economics & Business
Jul 29, 2020
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Sitting for the SAT college admissions test a second time leads to higher scores, a boon to high school students applying to four-year college programs according to research this year out of Georgia State University, Brandeis ...
Education
Sep 2, 2020
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Due to its economic growth and large population, the People's Republic of China is widely viewed as a rising economic and military superpower. But declining fertility rates and increased life expectancies over the last few ...
Social Sciences
Apr 4, 2024
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A new study released today, the largest of its kind, offers important new evidence affirming the strong connection between what school leaders do and student achievement -- and sheds new light on what effective leadership ...
Social Sciences
Jul 21, 2010
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In a polarized country, how much does the media influence people's political views? A new study co-authored by MIT scholars finds the answer depends on people's media preferences—and, crucially, how these preferences are ...
Social Sciences
Nov 2, 2023
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The word "mobility" conjures up images and ideas of the movement of people, capital, and things from one place to another. The globalized world of the 21st century has ushered in an era of "new mobility" studies fronted by ...
Social Sciences
Dec 5, 2023
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