Get Smart Fast, vol. 22: Global malaise
U.S. students' test scores slumped on international reading, math and science assessments, with historically dismal results in math. But American...
Read More >Another new educational choice program sees surge of demand
It's becoming a familiar story. A new education choice program open to all families comes on line in a state...
Read More >Look below the surface of public-school competition
Studies have repeatedly found that competition from charter and private schools drives small but meaningful improvements in public schools' performance....
Read More >Shielding schools from competition comes with a cost
When educational options expand, there's usually a big set of beneficiaries that don't get much attention: Students who remain in...
Read More >Get Smart Fast, vol. 21
Key Finding: More competition does not appear to improve results if schools are insulated from the impact of losing students,...
Read More >Get Smart Fast, vol. 20
Key Finding #1: A Georgia preschool program improved students' kindergarten readiness, but the academic benefits appeared to fade, and sometimes...
Read More >Get smart fast, vol. 19
The most common method for identifying students with dyslexia involves tests that detect a "discrepancy" between a student's IQ and...
Read More >Illinois’s ignominious first could uproot thousands of scholarship students
Barring a Hail Mary this spring, Illinois’s five-year run as a blue-state bastion of educational options will end after the...
Read More >Get Smart Fast, vol. 18
Educators can be trained, certified and spend years on the job without ever encountering what science says about how young...
Read More >What's going on with homeschooling numbers?
For the past several years, the story of American homeschooling has been a narrative sorely lacking reliable numbers. Last week,...
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