Stay abreast of latest education research and studies with these recently released reports.
- Effects of Video-Game Ownership on Young Boys' Academic and Behavioral Functioning: A Randomized, Controlled Study. Association for Psychological Science (2010). A new study finds that boys who own a video game system may be at an academic disadvantage when compared to those who do not.
- Head Start Impact Study Final Report. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2010). The National Head Start Impact Study had two primary goals: to determine how Head Start affects the school readiness of children participating in the program as compared to children not enrolled in Head Start and to determine how Head Start affects the families of children enrolled in the program.
- Opportunity for All: How the American Public Benefits from Internet Access at U.S. Libraries. Institute of Museum and Library Services (2010). This report finds that libraries have increased their Internet access dramatically and that people are using public libraries as a technology resource more than ever before.
- State Test Score Trends Through 2007–08, Part 5: Are There Differences in Achievement Between Boys and Girls?. Center on Education Policy (2010). Research indicates that, in some states, the percentage of boys performing at proficient levels in reading is more than 10 percentage points lower than girls.
