Ed News for K12 Researchers: Biden to fix test scores, the unaverage, short burst tutoring, biased ed algos, predicting who is at risk: https://www.scoop.it/topic/ed-news-for-k12-researchers
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Ed News for K12 Researchers: Biden to fix test scores, the unaverage, short burst tutoring, biased ed algos, predicting who is at risk: https://www.scoop.it/topic/ed-news-for-k12-researchers
Biden admin plans to halt falling test scores https://www.axios.com/2024/01/17/biden-education-student-achievement-absenteeism
Don't ditch tests, fix them (what the public is reading)
Reading achievement and Heggerty materials
https://fcrr.org/sites/g/files/upcbnu2836/files/media/PDFs/village/snapshots/Heggerty-Snapshot.pdf
Scholars are not covering the studies practitioners are interested in https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/opinion-scholars-arent-studying-the-questions-education-leaders-care-about-most/2024/01
The unaverage -- who didn't bounce back from Covid https://healthpolicy.usc.edu/evidence-base/every-child-bounced-back-covid/
The impact of short burst tutoring https://www.the74million.org/article/study-short-burst-tutoring-in-literacy-shows-promise-for-young-readers/
Using predicted academic performance to identify those at risk
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.3102/01623737231212163
Teacher grading standards and student outcomes (high expectations rock)
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/coep.12637
NCES report on crime and safety in schools
https://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2024043
Impact of teacher pay increases https://fordhaminstitute.org/ohio/commentary/teacher-pay-increases-and-their-impacts-salary-level-hiring-and-turnover
Better ways to use data to identify homelessness
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.3102/0013189X231215347
Engaging parents and students in improvement efforts https://nnerppextra.rice.edu/connecting-with-students-and-families-in-continuous-improvement-efforts/
Biased algorithms in education
What you are thinking about some higher ups may be true -- research shows that brains are optional https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/brains-are-not-required-when-it-comes-to-thinking-and-solving-problems-simple-cells-can-do-it/
How much of the world is it possible to model? https://www.newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-inquiry/how-much-of-the-world-is-it-possible-to-model
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