Kids returning to school, many without Common Core results
No more sleeping in.
Social Sciences
Sep 6, 2015
0
22
Page 6 - News tagged with standardized testing
Want students to do better in class? Send them on culturally enriching field trips
School field trips have been part of the educational experience for children across the nation for decades. While many school administrators believe there's intrinsic value in letting students develop socially with out-of-classroom ...
Education
Feb 18, 2022
0
13
States suspending standardized tests as schools close
Closing schools to combat the spread of the coronavirus is having a sweeping impact on an annual rite of spring: the standardized tests that are dreaded by millions of students and teachers alike.
Education
Mar 19, 2020
0
7
Subsidized housing works better for some kids than others
Living in subsidized housing seems to give a boost to children with high standardized test scores and few behavior problems, but it has the opposite effect on students who score poorly and have behavioral issues, a new study ...
Social Sciences
Nov 29, 2016
0
5
School violence lowers test scores, not grades
It's hard to go a day without seeing news of violence in some form occurring in schools around the country, and Chicago is often cited as a city where crime rates in schools are particularly high. In a new study in the current ...
Social Sciences
Nov 6, 2013
1
0
Texas votes to change science lessons challenging evolution
The Texas Board of Education has preliminarily voted to ease—but not completely eliminate—state high school science curriculum requirements that experts argued cast doubt on the theory of evolution.
Social Sciences
Feb 2, 2017
17
12
Early elementary school start times tougher on economically advantaged children, study finds
Middle- and upper-class elementary school students in Kentucky demonstrated worse academic performance when they were required to start classes early, compared to peers whose school day started later, according to research ...
Social Sciences
Jun 17, 2014
0
0
Student achievement stuck in the middle: Gains in U.S. fail to close international achievement gap
A new study of international and U.S. state trends in student achievement growth shows that the United States is squarely in the middle of a group of 49 nations in fourth- and eighth-grade test-score gains in math, reading, ...
Social Sciences
Jul 17, 2012
0
0
Final rules for K-12 standardized testing released
Aiming to reduce test-taking in America's classrooms, the Obama administration released final rules Wednesday to help states and school districts take a new approach to the standardized tests students must take each year.
Social Sciences
Dec 7, 2016
0
6
Fire study reveals how country, code variations impact escape time
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) conducted room burn comparisons to better understand how country-specific fire codes in the U.S., France and the United Kingdom affect the fire safety of home furnishings and their contributions ...
Environment
Mar 3, 2020
0
4
