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SWPBS reduces number of suspensions for white students
School-Wide Positive Behavior Support (SWPBS) has been effective in reducing the number of Office Discipline Referrals (ODRs) in schools that implement it. But, accord . . . keep reading

More children with behavioral issues identified by screening than by teachers
Schools traditionally have relied on teachers to identify children with behavioral and emotional issues, but how reliable is this informal method? Teachers mis . . . keep reading

Principal mentors a factor in school turn-arounds
More than half the nation's states and many districts have recently introduced mentoring for principals, a sharp reversal of a long-held “sink-or-swim” attitude toward novice . . . keep reading

How prevalent is drinking in middle school
The problem of drinking in high school has gradually been pushed down to the middle school level. But just how prevalent is drinking in middle school? And, what are the patterns of drinki . . . keep reading

Principal leadership increases use of differentiated instruction
Teachers' reports of their principal's instructional support significantly and positively predicted the degree to which differentiated instruction was a norm in their schools, says a new . . . keep reading

75 teacher evaluation products detailed online
Want to make changes in how teachers are evaluated in your school and district? The National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality (TQ Center) has developed an online resource to help . . . keep reading

Financial incentives should be at least 5% of total compensation
Financial incentives for teachers should be at least 5% of total compensation to be effective in improving performance, says a study of 6 schools that have been implementing performance-b . . . keep reading

Peer group affiliation predicts aggressive behavior a year later
Bully prevention efforts don't focus enough on cliques or peer groups, says a study in the Journal of School Health. The study asked 1614 Southern California high schoolers . . . keep reading

Helping adolescents self-monitor their reading comprehension
To help adolescents inmprove their reading comprehension, many teachers encourage them to ask themselves basic questions as they are reading to monitor their understanding. However, t . . . keep reading

A tool for profiling student engagement
A new tool to measure student engagement could help educators better target interventions for students at risk of academic failure, says a study in School Psychology Quarterly . . . keep reading

Observation protocols used in Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Measures of Effective Teaching Study
Raters will refer to the following observation protocols in scoring the videotaped lessons: Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) Framework for Teaching Qual . . . keep reading

Teacher performance plateaus after 3-4 years without feedback
Most teachers' performance plateaus by their third or fourth year on the job without meaningful feedback about their work in the classroom, according to the Bill & Melinda Gates . . . keep reading

More student-led science inquiry needed in elementary school
Elementary school teachers need more confidence in encouraging children to carry out student-directed, open ended scientific inquiry and/or technological design projects in science, says a n . . . keep reading

Mass. launches recruitment campaign for turnaround school teachers
Massachusetts kicked off a statewide recruitment campaign to encourage outstanding educators to apply for vacancies in the state's lowest performing schools with the launch of a new website, . . . keep reading

How words compete with one another in reading
Do "neighbor words" or words that are a single letter different than a target word inhibit or facilitate reading the target word? A new study in the Journal of Experimental Psycho . . . keep reading

SES less important than child and teacher invitations in parent involvement
Socioeconomic status (SES) was not a significant factor in how much parents participated in their child's education, report researchers in a recent study in the Journal of Educational Psyc . . . keep reading

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