Being at the Top of the Class Fosters Conscientiousness

Similar students who rank differently show that rank increases conscientiousness

Being at the Top of the Class Fosters Conscientiousness

September 18, 2020August 13, 2020 admin education, effort, personality, rank

Relative comparison is a relevant phenomenon throughout the life course and in different environments—we are often thinking about how we

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Student Loans—Extra Cash per Semester Doesn’t Translate to Better Results

September 4, 2020August 4, 2020 admin college, education, financial aid

Student loans balances exceed 1.6 trillion dollars, and the amount keeps growing. Why do students borrow, and when they borrow,

graphs peer learning improves learning especially for lower ability students

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How Do Peers Impact Learning—Virtual Edition?

August 28, 2020July 30, 2020 admin college, education, peers, virtual learning

As education has moved increasingly online, it’s important to understand how peers can help one another learn in virtual settings.

graph showing teacher quality and retirement

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Changing Teacher Pension Plans Is a Challenge, Especially if You Want High-Quality Teachers

August 17, 2020August 17, 2020 admin benefits, education, retirement, teachers

Nationally, employer costs for public teacher pensions have increased from $530, or 4.8 percent of per-pupil operating expenditures in 2004,

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Better Educator Incentives Can Improve Primary School Completion

July 21, 2020 admin development, education, school accountability

Primary school completion rates remain low, and educator accountability remains weak in many low-income countries. The accountability pressures that do

Graph: students work harder after recoded GPA is lower.

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How Do “High-Stakes” Grades Affect Student Behavior?

July 10, 2020June 10, 2020 admin college, education, grades

Grades, including evaluations by teachers, standardized test scores, and exam results, can affect student behavior for at least three reasons.

school performance drops with move to school downwind of highway

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When Your New School Comes with an Extra Challenge: Traffic Pollution

June 26, 2020June 2, 2020 admin children, education, pollution

More than 6.4 million children attend public school within 250 meters of a major roadway, and nearly one in five

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Do Children Learn Better in Mixed-Age Classrooms?

June 19, 2020May 27, 2020 admin children, education

Multigrading, the practice of mixing children of different ages in the same classroom, occurs in about one-third of school classes

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Public Works Programs in India—A Path to Stability or a Low-Wage Track?

June 12, 2020May 22, 2020 admin development, education, poverty, work

Public works programs have become a popular tool for poverty reduction in low-income countries. There are approximately 90 public works

change in test scores after TRI near school

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Recess, Lead, and Mercury—TRIs Impact Kids and School Rankings

May 29, 2020May 13, 2020 admin children, education, environment, pollution, school accountability, wellness

There are currently 21,800 toxic release inventory sites (TRIs) operating in the United States, but we have little information on

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