Keep abreast of current education news with these recent studies and reports.
- Teaching Students and Teaching Each Other: The Importance of Peer Learning for Teachers. National Bureau of Economic Research (2009). The National Bureau of Economic Research reports that teachers perform better when their colleagues teach on a higher level. Under these conditions, students' test scores rise substantially.
- Listening to Latinas: Barriers to High School Graduation. National Women's Law Center & Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (August 2009). This joint report examines the barriers young Latinas face and looks at why they drop out of school at such high rates.
- "The Motivational Landscape of Early Adolescence in the United States and China: A Longitudinal Investigation." Child Development (July 2009). This study concludes that U.S. teenagers are more disengaged than Chinese teens in regards to education. The decline in interest for U.S. teens begins in 7th and 8th grade and continues over time.
- Raising Rigor, Getting Results: Lessons Learned from AP Expansion. National Governors Association (August 2009). This report concludes that a program to expand AP classes in several states has led to an increased number of students taking higher-level courses.
