Ed News for K12 Researchers: Why students are losing ground, MAEP is safe – no it’s not, impact of school closures, 1:1 laptops = 0?, bye bye Head Start? : https://www.scoop.it/topic/ed-news-for-k12-researchers
The pandemic is not the only reason student are losing ground (Gift Link)
Linda McMahon said NAEP has to stay. (DOGE says but about those testing contracts...) https://www.the74million.org/article/linda-mcmahon-education-department-naep/
NAEP is not safe! https://hechingerreport.org/proof-points-naep-not-safe/
An agenda for school safety research (and it includes you) https://www.rand.org/pubs/perspectives/PEA3811-1.html?project=&utm_campaign=&utm_content=1743517552&utm_medium=rand_social&utm_source=twitter
Launching Into Adulthood (Baltimore Ed Rsch Consortium) https://baltimore-berc.org/launching-into-adulthood-2025/
The pathway from youth to a good job https://cew.georgetown.edu/cew-reports/pathway/
Scott Marion on why states should keep testing https://fordhaminstitute.org/national/resources/964-why-states-should-keep-testing-scott-marion
Now we are all Columbia https://www.k12dive.com/news/education-department-OCR-civil-rights-enforcement-DOJ-rapid-investigations-directed/744777/
BA and AA completion down but overall completion is up -- thanks to certificates!
Databases 101 https://observablehq.com/blog/databases-101-basics-data-analysts
Virginia will get state test results out in 45 days. https://eduprogress.org/state-test-results-are-too-d-slow-virginia-leads-the-push-for-speed/
Unlocking high quality teaching https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/unlocking-high-quality-teaching_f5b82176-en.html
The impact of implementing the new computer science AP course
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2422298122
How federal support for ed research pays off in schools (Rick Hess may want a word on this)
The short and long term impacts of school closures
One laptop per child did not deliver on its promises https://voxdev.org/topic/education/one-laptop-child-lessons-long-term-follow
National Academies on preK STEM https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27950/scaling-and-sustaining-pre-k-12-stem-education-innovations-systemic
But will that help without enough math teachers? https://www.the74million.org/article/gallup-poll-half-of-school-leaders-say-finding-a-good-math-teacher-is-tough/
Preparing APs for the principalship https://wallacefoundation.org/report/assistant-principal-advancement-principalship-guide-school-districts-guide-school-districts
The proposed budget cuts out Head Start. Does that make sense? https://www.educationnext.org/is-head-start-worth-saving-project-2025-eliminate-program-research/
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