Researchers find causal link between academic gains and safer schools
Jill Barshay
Jill Barshay is the founding editor and writer of Education By The Numbers, The Hechinger Report's blog about education data.
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Data Show Segregation by Income (Not Race) is What’s Getting Worse in Schools
The intersection of poverty and race is producing larger and more alarming achievement gaps
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Are Science Lecture Classes Sexist?
Researchers find women suffer bigger “grade penalties” than men in large science lecture classes
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Cries About National Teacher Shortages Might Be Overblown
Some places have shortages of teachers, others have surpluses
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Grit Under Attack
Can Angela Duckworth’s research results be replicated?
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Better Adult Outcomes (Not Test Scores) for Charter School Students, Florida Research Shows
In their mid-twenties, graduates of charter high schools in Florida earn more
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New Therapies for ADHD: Buyer Beware
Schools look to new research for therapies to help students who have ADHD
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Brainy Black and Hispanic Students Might Benefit Most From ‘Honors’ Classrooms
Two studies suggest that tracking doesn’t always exacerbate inequality
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“Deeper learning” Continues to Show Higher High School Graduation Rates
But these high schools are much more effective for higher than lower income students
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No Psychological Harm to Children Who Play Lots of Video Games, Study Says
European public health study sees potential benefits to children who play five hours a week or more of video games
