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Teachers Say Parental Engagement Can Make or Break Efforts to Close Learning Gaps

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Thats according to a survey of 700 elementary and middle school teachers by Study.com, an online learning platform, that queried educators in January about student achievement. We know there's a gap in access, especially for families at home, she says.

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Revisiting the Legacy of San Francisco’s Detracking Experiment

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Researchers have shown that districts around the country dont use the same criteria when grouping students into higher or lower math classes. Detracking doesnt solve the underlying problem, which is achievement gaps, Loveless argues. That was true in San Francisco, Nguyen says. Its worse when class and race intersect, he says.

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Should High School Students Do Academic Research?

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A growing number of high school students are looking for opportunities to do academic research, hoping to add ‘published author’ to their list of achievements when they apply to colleges. But experts say that the trend of high school research, while well-intentioned, has plenty of pitfalls. They may be playing sports.

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Reading Skills Are in Sharp Decline. Rescuing Them Won't be Easy.

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Carr called attention to the widening gaps between the highest and lowest achievers scores are falling the fastest among students who are struggling the most. The percentage of students who are failing to reach the NAEP basic achievement level is growing larger. Theyre further behind, and thats a big population.

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What New Research Says About Fostering a ‘Sense of Belonging’ in Classrooms

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Research shows that everybody finds things like that annoying, but if you're a first-generation college student, those start to trigger worries about belonging, because there's a belonging uncertainty there,” he says. Walton has spent decades researching how to foster a stronger sense of belonging in education settings.

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Can Third Graders Learn Data Science? These Researchers Say Yes

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Bowen, a principal research associate at the Urban Institute, wanted to fill the dearth of accessible teaching resources with sessions on coding, cartography, and—of course—Bowen’s pet-prolific workshop on data collection and visualization. “I’m

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Early Numeracy as a Cornerstone of Long-Term Academic Success

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A study published in Developmental Psychology found that early math skills at kindergarten entry are among the most significant predictors of later academic achievement , even more so than early reading skills. Addressing early numeracy can be pivotal in closing achievement gaps, particularly for students from underserved communities.