Thinking about the Future of Conferences

 For the past three weeks, I have been to three conferences. SITE, the Society for Information Technology in Teacher Education, in San Diego, was an international […]

Racial Diversity of Online Charters Varies Widely By State, Study Finds

With statewide enrollments, full-time online charters could upend public education's pattern of racial segregation. But would that be a good thing?

Personalized Learning Advice From a Learning Scientist: 5 Questions K-12 Leaders Should Be Asking

Schools are still figuring out how to stitch together disparate technologies to both improve student outcomes and tap into student interests, said University of WIsconsin […]

Screen Reading Worse for Comprehension, Leads to Overconfidence, New Meta-analysis Concludes

Readers using screens perform worse and tend to think they're processing and understanding texts better than they actually are, according to a new review of […]

Tech Venture Philanthropies and Public Education: Q&A With USC Professor Patricia Burch

Groups like the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and Michael & Susan Dell Foundation are pushing a 'technocratic' approach to school reform that could change the way […]

Pearson Tested 'Social-Psychological' Messages in Learning Software, With Mixed Results

An experiment with embedding "growth-mindset" messaging in software appeared to help students persist when they encountered difficulty—and raised ethical concerns.

Multi-Tasking With Mobile Phones: Yep, It's Bad for Learning

A new meta-analysis finds that mobile-phone multitasking—especially with social media— negatively affects reading speed, reading comprehension, and lecture recall.

Teens Worry About Online Privacy: Q&A With Researcher Claire Fontaine

"It's like getting a tattoo every time you go on the internet," said one young woman in a new study of teen views on digital […]

Ed Week at AERA 2017: 'Knowledge to Action,' With an Eye on Computer Science

The country's largest meeting of education researchers begins Thursday. Education Week's Benjamin Herold and Sarah Sparks will be there, reporting on the research that matters […]

Navigation of Computer-Based Tests Matters for Young Students, Study Finds

Elementary and middle school students scored worse when they couldn't revisit questions they had skipped or previously answered, a new study found.

Computer Science For All in San Francisco Schools: 7 Early Takeaways

Student engagement, challenges with teacher preparation, and inequities in high school course-taking have marked the early days of San Francisco Unified's groundbreaking CS4all initiative.

Emerging Research on K-12 Computer Science Education: 6 Trends to Watch

As "computer science for all" takes off, researchers are racing to investigate key questions around access, assessment, and implementation.

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