The Bright Students Left Behind
Chester E. Finn Jr. And Brandon L. Wright of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute have recently written a preview article in the Wall Street Journal for their forthcoming book, “Failing …
Survey: Most High Schoolers Feel Unprepared for College, Careers
A recent survey finds that more than half of high school juniors and seniors across the country don’t feel they’re ready for college and careers, even though these remain top …
High School Rigor Matters to Students Who Don’t Attend College, CPE Study Finds
The Center for Public Education has released the second in a pair of reports focused on high school students who do not continue their formal education after graduation and factors …
Employability Skills – How Can All Educators Integrate Them?
In today’s highly competitive and increasingly global economy, students need more than just academic skills and knowledge. They also need employability skills in order to successfully cultivate a career. Employability …
K-12/Higher Ed Alignment
More and more states, communities, school districts, colleges and universities are focused on helping students get to and through college. Increasingly we understand that to have the strongest impact, K-12 …
Developing Teachers’ Understanding of the Social Contexts of their Classrooms
In a piece for the Albert Shanker Institute, researcher John Lane contends that in teachers’ typical learning opportunities, reforms are reduced to a set of strategies that “work” across settings, …
How does multitasking change the way kids learn?
We’ve become a perpetual multitasking culture. Our brains aren’t good at this, especially when we’re trying to learn new information. But of all the things that make it hard for …
Addressing the College Readiness Challenge in High-Poverty Schools
Students in high-poverty schools lack the supports needed to become college ready, according to a report from CLASP. Course, Counselor, and Teacher Gaps: Addressing the College Readiness Challenge in High-Poverty …
Deeper Learning: Policies for a 21st Century Education
The National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) explores key elements of policies that support deeper learning in schools – including policies that state boards of education must seriously …
Report Offers Comprehensive Look at What Students Need to Succeed As Adults
Amid growing recognition that strong academic skills alone are not enough for young people to become successful adults, a new comprehensive report offers wide-ranging evidence to show what young people …