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One-on-One tutoring program bets big on teaching kindergartners to read
February 1, 2024 | The 74 | Matthew Kraft
Once program co-founder asks, ‘Why couldn't you just teach every kid in America to read one-on-one?’
There’s a new pill for postpartum depression, but many at-risk women face hurdles
January 26, 2024 | New Hampshire Bulletin | Maria Steenland
Suicide and overdoses are among the leading causes of maternal death in the U.S.
Saving for Retirement on Part-Time Pay: The Challenges for Women
January 23, 2024 | The New York Times | Emily Oster
Most part-time workers in America are women — leaving them with less access to retirement plans and less money to sock away.
This group at Brown University is studying ways to avoid pandemic shutdowns. Here's how.
January 19, 2024 | Providence Journal | Mark Lurie
An ongoing project will help the School of Public Health generate recommendations for how to handle another event like COVID-19.
Study: Colon cancer screenings are more effective than previously understood
January 17, 2024 | MIT News | Peter Hull
By reevaluating existing data, researchers find the procedure is even more valuable than consensus had indicated.
The Best and Worst of Ed Reform in 2023
January 12, 2024 | Thomas B. Fordham Institute | John Papay
John Papay's and colleagues' research on "Understanding High Schools’ Effects on Longer-Term Outcomes" was chosen as the most important education study of 2023 by Amber Northern, Vice President of Research for the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, during the Research in Review segment of the Institute's last...
What a Difference a Day Makes: How Schools Can Harness More Learning Time
December 21, 2023 | Education Week | Matthew Kraft
To help students regain academic ground lost during the pandemic, schools have often rearranged their class schedules to eke out more time for instruction in individual subjects. But new research suggests adding extra time to the school calendar—rather than rescheduling classes—is what really adds up for students over time.
The top 1% of American earners now own more wealth than the entire middle class
December 14, 2023 | USA Today | John Friedman
The top 1% of American earners now control more wealth than the nation’s entire middle class, federal data show.
Free New AI Tool to Help Americans Search and Compare Student Test Scores Across All 50 States
December 7, 2023 | The 74 | Emily Oster
Brown University’s Emily Oster says Zelma could democratize school performance data as schools struggle to recover from pandemic.
Science of Reading Push Helped Some States Exceed Pre-Pandemic Performance
November 29, 2023 | The 74 | Emily Oster
Brown University analysis of test data shows that ‘recovery is possible,’ but many states lag behind.