Media Relations
Tuesday,
September 9,
2003
Educational Leadership
A new study from researchers at the Indiana University School of Education finds no linkage between the type or quality of educational institutions and the rate at which borrowers default on their student loans. Don Hossler, professor of educational leadership and policy studies and director of the Project on Academic Success, led the study.
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The April 2007 edition of Learning Matters includes news tips about students living in rural poverty; thoughts on the pending U.S. Supreme Court case Morse v. Frederick, also known as the "Bong Hits for Jesus" case; the contradicting evidence in some existing literature about the effectiveness of school uniforms; and the conflicting views on the impact of virtual charter schools on tax support.
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This tipsheet features IU School of Education faculty comments regarding the "Pathways to Success" Initiative. Part of the state budget bill includes a provision for the "Pathways to Success" Initiative, a request from Indiana University that would begin a program to better prepare students for college and the life sciences workforce. The IU School of Education would work with public high schools and middle schools in Marion, Lake and St. Joseph counties. The goal of the program is to raise high school graduation rates, prepare students better for college and enhance their chances for success in postsecondary education, and produce teachers better prepared for those school corporations.
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In their report before the Indiana State Board of Education today (Jan. 3), Indiana University Center for Evaluation and Education Policy researchers said more Indiana residents are willing to pay higher taxes in exchange for full-day kindergarten. The survey also found that, as a whole, Hoosiers continue to hold positive attitudes about public K-12 schools, but non-whites were more likely than whites to give unfavorable ratings.
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Teacher quality is one of the most important predictors of a child's academic achievement, but schools in Indiana and across the nation are struggling to employ teachers who are 100 percent qualified to instruct the subjects they are teaching, Indiana University education experts say. In addition, researchers say the recruitment and retention of experienced teachers should be emphasized as much as seeking higher numbers of new teachers to enter the profession. "Teacher turnover and retirement trends, when coupled with the 'highly qualified' teacher licensure requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act, are growing issues of significance that education leaders and policymakers in our state must address," said Terry Spradlin, associate director for education policy at the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy at IU Bloomington.
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The September 2006 issue of Learning Matters looks at research examining Latina/Latino parent involvement, sex education for students with developmental disabilities, the Teach with Tech podcast series and research that indicates the climate at rural schools may be beneficial to special education students.
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