Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of education
We spotlight free databases journalists can use to report on higher education issues ranging from the changing demographics of U.S. college students to graduation rates, campus crime, faculty salaries and student health.
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In this research-based explainer, we examine the rise in chronic student absenteeism in recent years and the various ways school nurses, an underutilized resource in the push to improve attendance, can help.
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We gathered research and interviewed researchers to help reporters cover voters under age 30. Keep reading for insights on their voting habits, colleges’ efforts to raise voting rates and stories researchers say newsrooms need to cover.
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We asked health and communication researchers for advice to help journalists cover school vaccination requirements in the U.S. amid a rise in measles cases and a push by some lawmakers to let more unvaccinated students enroll.
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We examine research to help journalists report on strategies to increase childhood vaccinations as the political divide in Americans’ attitudes toward vaccines widens.
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To help recruit teachers, many U.S. schools have moved to a four-day schedule. We look at research on its effect on students and schools.
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Knowing what a nationally representative sample is — and isn’t — will help you avoid errors in covering clinical trials, opinion polls and other research.
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To help journalists contextualize coverage of school board elections, we spotlight research on who votes in these elections, the role of teachers unions and how new board members can influence school segregation, funding and test scores.
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Uri Simonsohn, a behavioral scientist who coauthors the Data Colada blog, urges reporters to ask researchers about preregistration and expose opportunities for fraud.
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Three researchers offered journalists tips and insights to help strengthen news coverage of college DEI efforts and legislators’ push to restrict or ban them.
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