Stay abreast of the latest education research with these recent reports and studies.
- How Grantees Manage Financial Conflicts of Interest in Research Funded by the National Institute of Health. National Institute of Health (2009). This report finds that many college researchers fail to report possible conflicts of interest that may influence their conclusions, such as financial ties to companies that could benefit from their research results.
- Changes in Postsecondary Awards Below the Bachelor's Degree: 1997 to 2007. National Center for Education Statistics (November 2009). Researchers examined what percentage of undergraduates were enrolled in programs that were below bachelor's degree levels. The study finds a 27 percent increase in such programs from 1997 to 2007.
- The Impact of No Child Left Behind on Student Achievement. The National Bureau of Economic Research (November 2009). According to this study, No Child Left Behind has helped increase math scores of students in the 4th to 8th grades. Reading scores, however, showed no significant improvement.
- Invisible: 1.4 Percent for Education Is Not Enough. Brookings Institute (December 2009). This new report is critical of the media's coverage of education-related issues. According to the report, in the first nine months of 2009, radio, print, television, and Web-based news sites only dedicated 1.4 percent of their coverage to education. Brookings cites education reporter layoffs as part of the problem.
- The State of the World's Children: Special Edition. UNICEF (2009). Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, UNICEF released this report highlighting the achievements of various nations in improving the well-being of children.