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In the heart of Pennsylvania, a story is unfolding—one that paints a picture of unity, vision, and commitment towards early childhood education (ECE). This is a story of a varied group of individuals, from educators to advocates, funders to agency leaders, coming together to create a sustainable partnership that consistently provides equitable opportunities for ...
While U.S. districts are very focused on how to use the summer to address pandemic-related learning loss specifically, there are still long-standing concerns about the “summer learning slide” due to the long break from school, especially for disadvantaged students who often do not have access to the learning opportunities that their more advantaged ...
In this report from the 2022 International Summit on the Teaching Profession, NCEE summarizes the latest thinking from high-performing education systems about how schools can responsibly harness new technologies, build more inclusive communities, and help to secure a sustainable future.
The writer of The Smartest Kids in the World speaks with NCEE’s Jason Dougal about the lessons she’s learned following students studying abroad.
In this report from the 2021 International Summit on the Teaching Profession, NCEE summarizes the latest thinking of ministers and teachers’ unions from 15 high-performing education systems about how schools can advance an equitable, whole child agenda.
Note: This story previously listed recruitment and retention strategies as those of the United Kingdom. The strategies discussed below are specific to England. It has been updated to reflect this correction. As shortages of teachers affect school districts across the U.S. and around the world, many systems are discussing possible raises and other ...
A new “gold standard” research study shows that NCEE’s NISL program for school leaders along with aligned coaching leads to measurable improvement in student learning. The study — just published in the journal Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis — meets the strong evidence criteria necessary for Tier One classification under ESSA and will ...
In Shanghai, even the physical layout of schools is set up to encourage teachers to work together in professional collaboration.
In 2006, Ontario, Canada realized that in nearly a fifth of the elementary schools in the province, more than half of students scored below the provincial standard in math, reading and writing. In response, the province invested in a program called Ontario Focused Intervention Partnership.
All teachers in Estonia, Finland, Shanghai, and South Korea are trained to both action and quantitative research.
Leaders from Maryland and national education experts lauded a blueprint for education reform released by a 25-member Maryland commission and said it could vault the state into global leadership in education performance and serve as a model for the nation during an event on June 6 in Washington, DC hosted by NCEE. The ...
By Anthony Mackay In the sixth of NCEE’s series of conversations on critical topics in education and innovation, Anthony Mackay sits down with Rebecca Winthrop, senior fellow and director of the Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution. In her recent book, Leapfrogging Inequality, Winthrop and her co-researchers chart a new path ...
By Monica Pfister At a recent event celebrating the release of The Early Advantage 2: Building Systems That Work for Young Children, the product of a multi-year study of innovative early childhood education and care (ECEC) systems led by world-renowned expert Sharon Lynn Kagan and funded and supported by NCEE, the focus was ...
By Jennifer Craw The Maryland Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education has recommended that the state expand its current early childhood education program so that all 4-year-olds, regardless of income, and all 3-year-olds from low-income families have an opportunity to enroll in a quality full-day program. The Commission suggests that this can ...
By Jennifer Craw This month we look at high-performing education systems which are also notable for their high performance for all students. In 2015, nearly half of all socio-economically disadvantaged students in Singapore and Japan performed at the highest levels on the science portion of the PISA exam. Find out more about how ...
In Shanghai, even the physical layout of schools is set up to encourage teachers to work together in professional collaboration.
In 2006, Ontario, Canada realized that in nearly a fifth of the elementary schools in the province, more than half of students scored below the provincial standard in math, reading and writing. In response, the province invested in a program called Ontario Focused Intervention Partnership.
All teachers in Estonia, Finland, Shanghai, and South Korea are trained to both action and quantitative research.
Leaders from Maryland and national education experts lauded a blueprint for education reform released by a 25-member Maryland commission and said it could vault the state into global leadership in education performance and serve as a model for the nation during an event on June 6 in Washington, DC hosted by NCEE. The ...
By Anthony Mackay In the sixth of NCEE’s series of conversations on critical topics in education and innovation, Anthony Mackay sits down with Rebecca Winthrop, senior fellow and director of the Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution. In her recent book, Leapfrogging Inequality, Winthrop and her co-researchers chart a new path ...
By Monica Pfister At a recent event celebrating the release of The Early Advantage 2: Building Systems That Work for Young Children, the product of a multi-year study of innovative early childhood education and care (ECEC) systems led by world-renowned expert Sharon Lynn Kagan and funded and supported by NCEE, the focus was ...
By Jennifer Craw The Maryland Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education has recommended that the state expand its current early childhood education program so that all 4-year-olds, regardless of income, and all 3-year-olds from low-income families have an opportunity to enroll in a quality full-day program. The Commission suggests that this can ...
By Jennifer Craw This month we look at high-performing education systems which are also notable for their high performance for all students. In 2015, nearly half of all socio-economically disadvantaged students in Singapore and Japan performed at the highest levels on the science portion of the PISA exam. Find out more about how ...