Kids can learn from robots—with a lot of help from humans
Could robots be part of the answer to alleviating teacher shortages (and other staffing issues) in the future?
Could robots be part of the answer to alleviating teacher shortages (and other staffing issues) in the future?
In 2012, Ohio lawmakers enacted the Third Grade Reading Guarantee, a significant early literacy reform package. Under the initiative, schools must administer diagnostic reading assessments to students in grades K–3.
Governor DeWine recently unveiled a bold plan to significantly improve early literacy in Ohio.
Clearinghouses in education are entities that review research studies, analyze the effects of the interventions studied, and provide ratings of those interventions.
California is among a handful of states that require the least amount of high school math to earn a diploma—just two courses.
Governor DeWine’s budget recommendations are out, and they tackle a host of education issues.
In 2013, Mississippi passed a comprehensive early literacy policy aimed at ensuring that students can read proficiently by the end of third grade, which research shows is a make-or-break benchmark.
Last week, Governor DeWine delivered the first state of the state address of his second term.
English learners (ELs) are students whose native language is other than English and who score below proficient on an English proficiency test. There were more than 5 million ELs in U.S.
Teacher shortages have been a hot topic over the last few years.
In December, the Ohio Auditor of State released a special audit of the State Teachers Retirement System (STRS).
We need many more effective, “expert” teachers in our schools. Thus, a new report aiming to synthesize numerous past studies in order to identify attributes that make a top performing teacher should be of interest to practitioners and policymakers alike.
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Over the past year, one of the most heavily debated topics in Ohio education has been the retention provision of the Third Grade Reading Guarantee, a decade-old package of early literacy reforms.
Over the last few years, dozens of Ohio school districts have expressed growing concern
In November, the Ohio Department of Education released the latest college enrollment and college completion rates of Ohio’s high school graduates.
In the education world, the last couple months have been awash in news and commentary about sagging student achievement in the wake of the pandemic.
In 2010, a group of researchers from the World Bank and the Central Bank of Brazil began to study the efficacy of a financial education program delivered to high schoolers in Brazil that aimed to help young people make good decisions around saving, borrowing, and credit usage.
NOTE: Today, the state board of education heard public comment on a pending resolution which would call for the elimination of the
If you’ve been paying attention to education headlines this fall, you’ve likely noticed a spate of think pieces and analyses
Starting a teaching career is no easy feat. There are students and staff to get to know, curricula to learn, school routines and expectations to get acquainted with, and a host of other challenges. For many novice teachers, the first few years can be overwhelming enough to push them out of the profession entirely.
The grouping of students into smaller, more homogeneous cohorts is a widespread instructional strategy utilized in elementary classrooms across the country. It is intended to boost the academic outcomes of all students through instruction targeted at an appropriate level, be that remedial or advanced or somewhere in between.
Research is clear that a more diverse teaching force can improve a wide range of student
Every two years, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) checks the pulse of students’ math and reading achievement across the United States. After a one-year hiatus, the U.S. Department of Education released its latest data from tests given to a representative sample of students in early 2022.
Today, the United States Department of Education released data from the 2022 round of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), known as the “Nation’s Report Card.” These assessments are given to a representative sample of students from every state and provides one of the most comprehensive looks at student achievement across the nation.
Last month, we looked at the recently released state assessment data from the 2021–22 school year. The results are sobering: Student achievement remains depressed in the wake of the pandemic, and gaps between disadvantaged pupils and their peers have widened.
In the summer of 2021, Ohio lawmakers caved to political pressure and created an off-ramp for the three districts under an Academic Distress Com
For the better part of the past decade, Ohio has required schools to hold back third graders who do not meet state reading standards.
Children who start strong in reading are more likely to succeed academically as they progress through middle school, high school, and beyond. Conversely, those who struggle to read in the early grades often falter as they encounter more challenging material; many become frustrated with school and drop out.
A few weeks ago, Ohio released state report cards for the 2021–22 school year.