Verbal and non-verbal intelligence changes in the teenage brain
2011 study in the journal of science Nature on whether structural changes in the brain and longitudinal changes in IQ are related.
Education
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of education
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Impact of long-term exposure to concentrated disadvantage on high school graduation
2011 study from the University of Michigan and University of Wisconsin-Madison on the link between disadvantaged neighborhoods and high school graduation rate.
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Black gender gap in education: Historical trends and racial comparisons
2011 study in the journal Demography examining the higher education completion rates for black men and women between 1940 and 2000.
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Trends in college spending in the United States, 1999-2009
2011 report by the Delta Cost Project on enrollment levels, funding and staffing by universities and colleges over the past decade.
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Do high flyers maintain their altitude? Performance trends of top students
2011 study on high level of academic performance over time, and how these students compared to their mid- and lower-level peers.
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Effects of Teach for America in high school
2011 study in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management on the effects of Teach for America teachers on high school student performance
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Education and the reproduction of economic inequality in the U.S.
2010 study in Economics of Education Review on link between family background, education and achievement.
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Globally challenged: Are U.S. students ready to compete?
2011 Harvard study analyzing data from the Program for International Student Assessment on relative strength of U.S. students as compared to global peers.
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The digital revolution and higher education
2011 report by the Pew Internet and American Life project analyzes data collected from a survey of 2,412 American adults.
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No Child Left Behind and education outcomes: Research roundup
Studies analyzing the impact of the No Child Left Behind Act on student and school performance.
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