The Big Picture
In Focus: The newest research, data & surveys about America’s students & schools
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Haves and Have-Nots: The Borders Between School Districts Often Mark Extreme Economic Segregation. A New Report Outlines America’s 50 Worst Cases
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Rethinking Remedial Education: New Study Shows College Students Did Better in ‘Corequisite’ Courses Built Around Extra Instruction and Support
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New Study Shows Schools Led by Newark’s Largest Charter Operators Drove Significant and Lasting Gains in Student Test Scores
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New Numbers Show More Colleges Using High School Grades, Not Just Standardized Tests, to Determine If Students Require Remedial Coursework
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14 Charts That Changed the Way We Looked at America’s Schools in 2019
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Challenging Conventional Wisdom, Report Finds Promising Academic Performance in Chicago’s Growing English Learner Population
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A Decade of Decline at America’s Teacher Preparation Programs: New Numbers Show Enrollment of Aspiring Educators Has Fallen By More Than a Third Since 2010
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U.S. Students’ Scores Stagnant on International Exam, With Widening Achievement Gaps in Math and Reading
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Report: Few Black and Latino Children Are Served by High-Quality State Preschool Programs
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New Research Shows Some 1 Million College Dropouts Returned to School in the Past Five Years and Earned Degrees
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A ‘Disturbing’ Assessment: Sagging Reading Scores, Particularly for Eighth-Graders, Headline 2019’s Disappointing NAEP Results
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New Data Illustrate the Depth of America’s College Completion Crisis
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California Schools Expel and Suspend Native American Students at Alarming Rates. Districts Can’t Dismiss the Data Just Because Their Populations Are Small, Advocates Say
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Colombia Pre-K Study Finds That Funding the Wrong Priorities Can Be Worse Than Doing Nothing at All
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As California Law Looks to End Remedial Education, New Studies Show State’s Community Colleges Showing Uneven Progress in Adopting Math & English Reforms
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As Chicago Teachers Threaten to Walk Out, New Report Suggests a ‘Hidden Driver’ Behind Rash of Strikes: Skyrocketing Pension and Health Costs
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Even as New Polls Show Both Teachers and Parents Demanding Better Data About Their Students, Only 17% of Educators Say They’ve Received Data Training in Prep Programs
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New Study of Boston Charter Schools Shows Huge Learning Gains for City’s Special Education Students & English Language Learners