Check out these recent education reports and studies.
- Teachers, Performance Pay, and Accountability. Economic Policy Institute (May 2009). This report tackles the controversial topic of merit pay, arguing that instituting it can have negative consequences.
- Promoting Economic Mobility by Increasing Postsecondary Education. Pew Charitable Trusts (May 2009). This study explains that many low-income students fail to apply for college because of a lack of information about applying for financial aid.
- Using Assessments to Improve Learning and Student Progress. Pearson Issue Papers (May 2009). This report makes a case for using certain types of assessments to more accurately measure student progress.
- Learning to Succeed at Scale. National Association for Charter School Authorizers (February 2009). This paper discusses how charter schools have been asked to help failing school districts get back on track.
- "Monitoring Children's Growth in Early Literacy Skills: Effects on Feedback on Performance and Classroom Environments." Education and Treatment of Children (May 2009). (Subscription required for full article.) This study of kindergarten students looks at whether feedback provided to teachers about student performance improved the classroom environment and student learning.