Posted on August 31, 2010 in Bullying, Prevention - Violence and Injury, Research and Evaluation by Eric MarshallComments Off
To help school and district officials better understand when bullying is or is not reported, researchers from the Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast and Islands examined data from a national crime victimization survey and identified 11 characteristics associated with bullying that are tied to increased reporting.

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Posted on August 24, 2010 in Online Communities, Online Education, Research and Evaluation, Technology by Eric MarshallComments Off
Teachers who took professional development courses online improved their teaching practices and subject knowledge, and produced learning gains for their students. This according to a new study released by e-Learning for Educators, a 10-state consortium funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Ready to Teach program and led by Alabama Public Television.

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Posted on July 2, 2010 in Comprehensive School Reform, High Schools, Research and Evaluation by Eric MarshallComments Off
EDC will collaborate on a new $13.6 million national center to identify what makes some large urban high schools effective and then transfer those practices to less-effective schools.

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Posted on May 11, 2010 in Research and Evaluation by Eric MarshallComments Off
The U.S. Department of Education will extend to 2012 its contract with Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC), to operate the Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast and Islands (REL-NEI), one of 10 such labs across the country. Funded by the Institute of Education Sciences, REL-NEI is administered by EDC in partnership with Learning Innovations at WestEd and American Institutes for Research.
Posted on April 15, 2010 in Global Projects, Muslim Contexts, Professional Development, Research and Evaluation by Eric MarshallComments Off
Monitoring teachers’ performance over time gives school leaders valuable information that helps them to shape professional development opportunities.
A professional development program helps educators connect science and math concepts across grades.
Posted on January 29, 2010 in Comprehensive School Reform, Professional Development, Research and Evaluation, Technology by Eric MarshallComments Off
With guidance from the Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast and Islands, educators navigate complex research and practices to help U.S. schools.
EDC’s Nancy Clark-Chiarelli and Cindy Hoisington discuss efforts to integrate science instruction into preschool classrooms.