EdStat: School Districts with Higher Child Poverty Levels Have Lower FAFSA Completion Rates—About 3 Percentage Points for Every 10-Percentage-Point Difference in the Child Poverty Rate
Students in relatively affluent districts are more likely to have access to the one-on-one assistance that helps students submit the FAFSA, enroll in college, and receive more financial aid.
Straight Up Conversation: Nat Malkus on What’s Next for Teachers’ Unions After Janus
Nat Malkus is a resident scholar in education policy at AEI.
In the News: Once Known For English Immersion, Charter Network Remakes Itself
The UNO Charter School Network, now Acero Schools, has made the transition away from the English immersion approach to educating its mostly Latino student body.
EdStat: 124 Four-Year Private Nonprofit Colleges have Closed in the Past 25 Years, According to Data from the National Center for Education Statistics
Many higher-education experts are concerned that more closures may be looming.
EdStat: Around the World, There are Approximately 264 Million Children Not in School
Another 330 million are in school but not learning.
FAFSA Completion Rates Matter: But Mind the Data
When it comes to analyzing completion rates for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), it is important to address several measurement challenges.
What Do a Musician, Actor, and Teacher All Have in Common? Guided Instruction
Detailed lesson guides are an effective way to approach instructional design and an empowering way to support teachers.
Why We Get Tech-Enabled Personalized Learning Wrong
Steve Peha explains why digital representations and skill mappings can’t account for the varied ways kids learn
EdStat: In 2003-04, the Percentage of Black and Hispanic Students at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Dropped to 3.5 Percent
In 1997-98, the percentage of black and Hispanic students at TJ was at a high of 9.4 percent schoolwide.
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