The Most Competitive High Schools Don’t Guarantee Success. What About Ones Like Georgetown Prep?
Research suggests that being surrounded by well-off peers in not-too-intense academic environments can lead to lifetime gains.
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How Does School Closure Play Into a Student’s Success?
A new study sheds doubt on the efficacy of closures as a solution to struggling schools.
Boost Cognitive Skills, Boost Grades—Right?
The link between cognitive ability and academic performance is an intuitive one, but a new study says there's little evidence to support or refute the value of "executive function" curricula.
Why Asian Americans Excel at Academics
New research suggests hard-driving “tiger moms” are just one factor.
U.S. Middle Schoolers Are Behind in Math
A new study shows that the math curriculum of U.S. eighth-graders is two years behind what their peers in other countries are studying. In the U.S., the poorest students tend to get the least demanding math classes.
Encouragement Boosts Minority Student Success
A tiny bit of encouragement at the front end of college proved stunningly effective in paring the minority achievement gap in one experiment.
Collective Bargaining and the Student Achievement Gap
A new analysis finds the best students are better off, while disadvantaged students are worse off, when teachers collectively bargain for a contract.