Education Update brings you links to some recent education research reports to keep you informed about the latest studies and new data.
- <LINK URL="http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2009488">The Nation's Report Card: Arts 2008</LINK>. National Center for Education Statistics (June 2009).This report presents the results of the visual arts and music skills assessments of a sample of 8th graders.
- <LINK URL="http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2009/2009307.pdf">Late High School Dropouts: Characteristics, Experiences, and Changes Across Cohorts</LINK>. National Center for Education Statistics (June 2009).This 2002 study examines high school sophomores who later dropped out of high school and compares them with late dropouts from previous years.
- <LINK URL="http://www.drdouglas.org/drdpdfs/Gentile_Pathological_VG_Use_2009e.pdf">Pathological Video-Game Use Among Youth Ages 8–18</LINK>. Iowa State University and National Institute on Media and the Family (June 2009).This report concludes that 8 percent of youth in this age range are pathological videogame players. These students generally have more problems in school, get lower grades, and have worse health than their peers.
- <LINK URL="http://www.nacacnet.org/PublicationsResources/Research/Pages/EffectsofEconomy.aspx">Effect of the Economy on the Admission Process, 2008–09</LINK>. National Association for College Admission Counseling (June 2009).This fact sheet reports a survey's findings that, due to the economy, many recent high school graduates are choosing community colleges and public universities instead of their "dream schools," which can be much more expensive.