In 2016-17, one fifth-grade class of English-speaking students at a Spanish immersion school in Michigan received higher marks on a state assessment after using Everyday Mathematics 4 (EM4) from McGraw-Hill Education for one year. Their math scores increased by 14 percent on the Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress, or M-STEP, with 52 percent of […]
When school officials suspend students, the idea is to maintain a safe environment and deter violence and other problematic behavior on the school campus. But suspensions might be having the opposite effect if students use school suspensions strategically to earn respect and build a reputation for being tough.
Color Quest: An ARt Adventure is a smartphone app developed to make health and nutrition fun to experience and explore. Once colored in, characters of fruits, vegetables and bodily organs are then activated using augmented reality technology.
The Missouri school's technology students are working to make their classroom more interactive for students. The school's tech class is building CO2-powered dragsters students designed aerodynamically after performing sketches and research. Then they replicate those designs onto wood.
The gap between girls and boys in math performance is far smaller than many believe, even at the high school and college level where girls perform similarly to boys, according to research. Elementary schools are introducing their students to engineering principles, hoping to inspire a life-long interest in STEM fields. But it seems to be girls' confidence about their abilities in math and their interest in pursuing STEM careers that drops after middle school.
Amplify has launched a new mCLASS early literacy suite that includes both teacher-led and adaptive student-driven instruction, as well as the mobile version of the DIBELS 8th Edition assessment developed by the Center on Teaching and Learning at the University of Oregon's College of Education.
State grant-making may be one of the most under-recognized levers for education improvement. When used strategically, grants to school districts and other K12 providers can spur innovation and direct dollars toward approaches with a strong track record of effectiveness.
You're right. This guide focuses on the need for research-based literacy professional development and how LETRS meets the challenge by filling gaps in teacher preparation.
The summer Research & Engineering Apprenticeship Program (REAP) allows high school students to work with scientists or engineers conducting STEM research at colleges and universities. Louisiana Tech has been approved as Louisiana's only REAP site for 2019.
The new What Kids Are Reading report is now available. Download your free copy to discover students' favorite books at each grade, explore eye-opening research analyses and get helpful resources.
