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Mississippi Learning: A Look at Preschool Programs in the Highest Child-Poverty State
A report on Time.com from The Hechinger Report about lack of school readiness in the only state in the South that doesn't fund preschool
Published: 7/27/2012 -
TC Paper on the Building of Social Capital Wins Research Award
Yoshie Tomozumi Nakamura (Ed.D. '10) and faculty member Lyle Yorks are honored by the Academy of Human Resource Development
Published: 7/20/2012 -
An Appropriate Role for Practice in Teacher Education
A major conference at Teachers College will focus on infusing teacher education with the latest findings about how people learn
Published: 7/18/2012 -
TC's Henry Levin Part of Team on New "Success in Education and Work" Report
Levin, Professor of Economics and Education, collaborated on a National Research Council Report that Calls for "Deeper Learning"
Published: 7/11/2012 -
Community College Researchers, Practitioners Share What Works in Developmental Education
TC's National Center for Postsecondary Research (NCPR) organized a gathering on June 21 featuring Martha Kanter, U.S. Under Secretary of Education, who said, "We need to shine a light on what works and scale it."
Published: 7/9/2012 -
Professor Kagan Consults on Landmark Report Ranking Quality of Early Childhood Education in 45 countries
The report, produced by the Economist Intelligence Unit of The Economist magazine, "signals the importance of early childhood development to the social economy of countries," Kagan said.
Published: 7/2/2012 -
Center for Postsecondary Research Study Shows Developmental Summer Bridge Programs Help
The study of the effectiveness of a college-transition program, done with MDRC and the University of Virginia, Curry School of Education, showed an increased pass rate for math and writing courses, but found that, alone, the program had no long-term effect.
Published: 6/21/2012 -
Citing Research by TC's Basch, PediaVision to Give Free Children's Vision Screenings in Florida
Basch's 2010 research about the need for schools to provide health care and counseling to low-income students sparked the project.
Published: 5/22/2012 -
NIMH Grant to Support Postdoctoral Training in Global Mental Health
TC's Lena Verdeli is collaborating on the grant with colleagues from the New York State Psychiatric Institute.
Published: 5/22/2012 -
Assessing Assessments — and Assessment Use
Experts from around the world gathered at TC in March to debate whether standardized tests are used in fair and valid ways
Published: 5/15/2012 -
Couch Potatoes
A study of elderly New Yorkers, led by Elizabeth Midlarsky, TC Professor of Psychology and Education, finds that among various ethnic groups, Jews are the most receptive to psychotherapy.
Published: 5/14/2012
