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Imperfect Attendance: Toward a fairer measure of student absenteeism
The need to understand how schools can improve student attendance has never been greater. This study breaks new ground by examining high schools’ contributions to attendance—that is, their “attendance value-added.”
Jing Liu, Ph.D. 4.13.2022
NationalReport
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When to choose inquiry-based learning over direct instruction in STEM
Jeanette Luna 7.4.2024
NationalFlypaper
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Assessing the federal Striving Readers grant program
Jeff Murray 7.4.2024
NationalFlypaper
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The Democratic replacement candidates on education
Daniel Buck 6.28.2024
NationalFlypaper
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How to improve retention and job satisfaction: “Let Teachers Teach”
Robert Pondiscio 6.27.2024
NationalFlypaper
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The latest math fad is another excuse to teach nothing
Daniel Buck 6.27.2024
NationalFlypaper
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Why were schools closed so long during the pandemic?
Tim Daly 6.27.2024
NationalFlypaper
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#926: What “Young Sheldon” teaches about parenting, with Alina Adams
Alina Adams, Michael J. Petrilli, Adam Tyner, Ph.D., Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 6.26.2024
NationalPodcast
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An analysis of Tennessee’s weighted student funding formula on paper and in practice
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 6.20.2024
NationalFlypaper
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Quantifying the connection between education and economic opportunity
Jeff Murray 6.20.2024
NationalFlypaper
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I watched the parenting on “Young Sheldon”—and did the exact opposite
Alina Adams 6.19.2024
NationalFlypaper
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On curriculum and literacy, Texas gets it
Robert Pondiscio 6.13.2024
NationalFlypaper
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In support of Texas’s plan to include Biblical references in its English curriculum
Matthew Levey 6.13.2024
NationalFlypaper