by Carol A. Josel | Dec 10, 2013 | Making Education News
1) A 7-year-long study finds that effective elementary teachers who transferred to low-achieving schools under a $20,000 bonus-pay program helped their new students learn more on average than those in a control group. 2) Nearly 50% of all American public school...
by Carol A. Josel | Dec 5, 2013 | Making Education News
1) 8 states have already adopted the Next Generation Science Standards. 2) 35 states and D.C. require student achievement to be a significant or most important factor in teacher evaluation. 44 states require classroom observations be added, too, and 19 states and D.C....
by Carol A. Josel | Dec 4, 2013 | Making Education News
1. Parents and gifted education advocates worry that until teachers have a stronger understanding of the Common Core, gifted learners may not receive the education they need to stay engaged and challenged. 2. 130 Catholic scholars have written to U.S. Catholic...
by Carol A. Josel | Nov 27, 2013 | Making Education News
1. “Flipped classrooms” have been all the rage of late, but researchers at Harvey Mudd College are finding that the benefits of “flipping” are dubious and that’s it’s no more effective than traditional teaching methods. 2. The Khan...
by Carol A. Josel | Nov 26, 2013 | Making Education News
1) In 2011, among 25- to 34-year-olds, having a bachelor’s degree or higher increased their average earnings by 69% for men and 70% for women over those with only a high school diploma. 2) On the international PIACC, which tested 16- to 65-year-olds on a set of...
by Carol A. Josel | Nov 20, 2013 | Making Education News
1) America invests some $600 billion every year in education. 2) American taxpayers will soon spend $1 billion a year to help families pay private school tuition, but there is little evidence that the program yields academic gains. 3) A SmartBrief on EdTech poll found...
