The idea of inserting “social-psychological interventions” into learning software is gaining steam, raising both hopes and fears about the ways the ed-tech industry might seek to capitalize on recent research into the impact of students’ mindsets on their learning. One…

The National Institute for Early Education Research says that, on average, states serve more than a third of their 4-year-olds in early-childhood education programs.

We find that career and technical education course takers have other noncognitive skills that are higher than otherwise-similar students. Based on behavioral measures of noncognitive skills, we observe that CTE students exhibit more effort on routine tasks. According to teacher…

This report is based on the 2016–17 survey Career and Technical Education Programs in Public School Districts and provides nationally representative data on career and technical education (CTE) programs. The survey defines a CTE program as a sequence of courses…

Students who transferred to charter schools had significantly lower math gains over their first two years than if they remained in traditional public schools, creating a deficit for those students returning to public schools.

The new report shows that elementary and secondary school enrollment is expected to increase by 2 percent between 2014 and 2026.

This congressionally mandated report draws upon nationally representative data sources, existing research, and relevant state and local intervention efforts to provide a comprehensive picture of student access to digital learning resources outside of the classroom.

NCES releases Preparation and Support for Teachers in Public Schools: Reflections on the First Year of Teaching.

This online report presents the national, state, and TUDA results of fourth- and eighth-grade students who participated in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2017 mathematics and reading assessments.

NCES releases new data on school crime and safety, including the frequency of school crime and violence at school, the presence and activities of school security staff, and policies and practices related to school crime prevention.

In 2014–15, boys had higher fourth-grade math scores than girls, but no significant differences were found in boys’ versus girls’ fourth-grade reading knowledge and skills. These findings come from the most recent data release for the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten…

Cleveland’s efforts to encourage students to show up to school every day have reduced the district’s chronic absenteeism rate from 50 percent to 30 percent over the last two years.