All Discussions Tagged 'demographics' (42)

Discussions Replies Latest Activity

Getting Students Wired to Cross the Digital Divide

Flickr/austinevan   As more education reform efforts lean on technology to try to improve schools and lift student achievement, pol…

Started by Mikhail Zinshteyn

0 Mar 28

Five Questions For Economist Joseph Price on Rethinking Gender Differences and Classroom Competition

Research has long shown that when boys and girls are put in head-to-head competition in which there’s a single, timed opportunity to win, b…

Started by Emily Richmond

0 Mar 27

Student AP Scores Rise; Equity Issues Remain

After a decade of declining scores on Advanced Placement exams, 12th-graders nationwide fared better than the previous class, according to…

Started by Mikhail Zinshteyn

0 Feb 20

Under the Microscope: Examining STEM Education

Politicians and CEOs alike deplore the lack of graduates with the skills to fill science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) jobs. But…

Started by Mikhail Zinshteyn

0 Feb 7

High School Graduation Rate Rises

The high school graduation rate is at its highest point since 1976, a new government report that looked at the 2009-2010 school year shows…

Started by Mikhail Zinshteyn

0 Jan 22

U.S. Maybe More Competitive Than We Think, Strong Assessments, Creationism: Thursday STEM Express

U.S. Schools Fair Better in Analysis: One of the motivating factors in creating a policy initiative around STEM is the threat other countr…

Started by Mikhail Zinshteyn

0 Jan 17

Michelle Rhee Grades States as Press Serves Up Hard-Hitting Reports on Her

It would be tough to find a more polarizing figure in the education reform debate than Michelle Rhee, former chancellor of the District of…

Started by Emily Richmond

4 Jan 13
Reply by Caroline Hendrie

Five Questions For ... PBS NewsHour Correspondent John Merrow on Frontline's New Michelle Rhee Documentary

For the new Frontline documentary, veteran education journalist John Merrow (Learning Matters) was granted unprecedented access to Michelle…

Started by Emily Richmond

1 Jan 11
Reply by Noel Hammatt

U.S. Students Rank Higher on New International Reading and STEM Exams

Students in the U.S. scored above average compared to their international peers on math, science, and reading standardized tests that incl…

Started by Mikhail Zinshteyn

0 Dec 11, 2012

Louisiana Voucher Law Coverage

UPDATE: Jindal's expanded voucher program was ruled unconstitutional by State District Judge Tim Kelley. He decided Friday afternoon the p…

Started by Mikhail Zinshteyn

3 Nov 30, 2012
Reply by Mikhail Zinshteyn

RSS

© 2013   Created by Glen Baity.

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service