Student Success: Page 7

Facilities

Districts are spending big on schools tailor-made for 4-year-olds

The Hechinger Report

Custom spaces affect child behavior, teacher satisfaction, research shows.

Retention

Detroit Public Schools offered gift cards for perfect attendance. 4,936 students have earned it.

“It's working for many students.” The incentive program is intended to reduce high school chronic absenteeism, which has been a monumental challenge in DPS for years.

Policy and Legislation

School diversity efforts could violate civil rights, Trump administration says

For nearly two decades school district leaders have believed they are within the law to use non-racial criteria such as household income and ZIP code to diversify schools. But the ED's letter claims even those efforts are illegal and will be investigated.

Op-ed

Creating student-centered systems is the key to student success

Redesigning systems to look at students more holistically can achieve significantly better academic, behavioral, health, and life outcomes.

Research

Report: Why Career & Technical Education Holds the Key to Our Economic Future

The new report offers critical insights into the global talent gap, workforce forecasts across key industries, and how educators are using CTE to prepare students for the careers of tomorrow.

Research

New book says there’s more to holding students’ attention than silencing phones

The 74

From the myth of multitasking to ‘attention contagion,’ high school teacher Blake Havard hopes to arm educators with the tools of cognitive science.

Success Stories

More districts are exploring four-day school weeks

“Transformational for our teachers.” Some credit the schedule with improving teacher recruitment and retention, promoting well-being, and raising achievement. But the research is inconclusive.

Policy and Legislation

Florida phone ban in schools gets mostly positive feedback from administrators

“Surprisingly and shockingly easy to implement.” The 2023 state law was one of the first of its kind.

Research

Report: Chronic absenteeism dips slightly, but remains high nationally

A new analysis by Attendance Works and the Everyone Graduates Center at Johns Hopkins University found that while modest improvements are being made, chronic student absences remain a challenge in nearly every area of the country.

Special Education

Top scholar says evidence for special education inclusion is ‘fundamentally flawed’

The Hechinger Report

A new analysis of 50 years of research argues that there isn’t strong evidence for the academic advantages of placing children with disabilities in general education classrooms.

Retention

Can financial incentives and holding students back improve attendance in Detroit?

The city's school district is employing some new methods in its fight to improve attendance, including paying students up to $1,000 each for perfect attendance and holding back students with extremely high rates of chronic absenteeism.

Research

New research: Done right, virtual tutoring nearly rivals in-person version

Two new Johns Hopkins University studies explore how high-quality virtual tutoring can help struggling students.

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