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February 2008** Download PDF here **Four lessons on helping teachers rethink tracking Intervention on social skills expanded to academic motivation and responsibilityHow to grade individuals for group work: Peer- and self-assessments may be key Early-grade retention: Are benefits real or imagined?Lessons from TIMSS about changes needed in U.S. curricula Curriculum-based measurement helps evaluate writing progress before high-stakes tests
April 2007** Download PDF here **Boys score as well as girls in computerized tests, study findsMath screenings in 1st grade and RTI can detect math disabilities earlyHow valid is the practice of weighting grades for honors and AP courses?Expert panel recommends tools for mental health screeningsInternational lessons in teacher retention
January 2007** Download PDF here **Is there a disability for learning foreign languages?Teachers' lower expectations for Maori students a self-fulfilling prophecyThe four characteristics of "authentic learning"Student suspension data show inequities by race and type of disabilityIn dropout prevention, effective teaching practices are first line of defense
December 2006** Download PDF here **Why do teachers leave their jobs?Principal's humor increases job satisfaction Teachers need to be more accurate in identifying early literacy problemsAuthentic learning boosts girls' performance and interest in physicsStruggling ELLs benefit from reading interventions in English with ESL tactics November 2006** Download PDF here **Teachers unimpressed with effects of single-sex classes in one schoolNYC theme high schools show benefits, but inequity is an issueResearch supports both pros and cons of No Child Left Behind debate Parental involvement in middle school linked to greater student engagementOral reading fluency predicts students' performance on statewide testsOctober 2006** Download PDF here **Creating a data-driven culture for instructional improvementGirls more likely to take advanced science and math if same-sex friends take these subjectsWho gets into eighth-grade algebra?Self-perception of competence in sports may be more important than actual skillDelaying kindergarten entry shows no benefitSeptember 2006** Download PDF here **Cheating: How students decide to resist or yield to temptationPeers, parents and teachers influence amotivation in teenage studentsMyths about teaching writing across the curriculumStudy questions belief that retaining students in early grades does less harm than goodEarly assessments for reading disabilities miss reading problems that emerge in grades 2-4How do students discuss literature in peer-led groups
May/June 2006** Download PDF here **Students participate more if they are trained in self-directed IEPsNew York middle school shows big gains in math after making leap to accelerated curriculum for all studentsWhen documentary replaced textbook, LD students mastered social studies content, study findsMany teachers have favorite techniques for ELLs, but more disciplined approach neededCurricular approach to improving reading more effective than other educational reformsSurvey of high school students shows lack of preparation to do college workTeachers' supervision key to success of tutor model for early readers, study says
April 2006** Download PDF here **Self-grading may be more effective and accurate than peer gradingStruggling readers show big gains when they tutor younger readers facing similar challengesStudents make gains in literacy by seeing themselves read fluently on edited videosReligious youths less likely to smokeTargeting reading difficulties or anti-social behavior in early years can improve behavior in both areasTo improve teaching practices, New Zealand teachers go beyond surveys to get student critiques
November/December 2005** Download PDF here **Quality of instruction is better predictor of performance than English proficiencyAbove-average learners show big gains with flexible grouping and adaptive testingChildren from urban, disadvantaged neighborhoods do better in after-school programs than at homeStrong instructional and emotional support make difference for at-risk first grade studentsTorrance tests of creative thinking identify hidden talents of children seen as behavior problemsLess classroom time spent on social studies as focus turns to subjects included in NCLB testing
October 2005** Download PDF here **Improving schools by addressing students' healthCharacter education in British schoolsPublic understanding of the limitations of testsLessons from high-poverty schoolsStudents' reasons for doing homeworkApproaches to successful urban school reform
September 2005** Download PDF here **A meta-analysis of multiple-choice testsTutoring improves reading among struggling first-gradersHigh turnover in urban schoolsReliability of informal reading inventoriesExplicit grammar instruction improves writingNegative effects of working during high schoolOne educator's opinion: Good education research
May/June 2005** Download PDF here **One district narrows the achievement gapAttention deficits vary in ADHDImproving schools in disadvantaged communitiesThe Olweus Bullying Prevention programHead growth studied in autism
April 2005** Download PDF here **Comparing first-graders' reading textsTeaching vocabularyOne expert's opinion on testingInternational comparison of math skills
March 2005** Download PDF here **What students' drawings revealOne urban elementary school reformDisappointing picture emerges in third-grade classrooms
February 2005** Download PDF here **A report on developmental mentoring Performance of charter school studentsParent participation in disadvantaged schoolsSupporting new teachers
January 2005** Download PDF here **School improvement in challenging circumstancesClass organization and student behavior in kindergartenSuccessful anti-bullying program focuses on victimsEffective strategies for fluency instruction
