May 2011
NCES Releases Condition of Education 2011
At 10 am on May 26, NCES will release the congressionally mandated report on the condition of education in the United States.
The Condition of Education 2011 summarizes important developments and trends in education using the latest available data. The 2011 report presents 50 indicators on the status and condition of education.
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Staff News
IES-Funded Technology Developer Wins Grand Prize from the National STEM Video Game Challenge
Filament Games recently won the Grand Prize from the National STEM Video Game Challenge for their IES-supported project under the Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR). The IES SBIR program provides awards of up to $1.05 million to small businesses and partners for the full-scale development of products to facilitate student learning or teacher efficiency, or tools to improve education research. After projects are completed, the goal for the program is for products to be commercialized in the private sector.
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Stanford's Sean Reardon Discusses Income Achievement Gaps
The gap in achievement between students from low-income and high-income backgrounds has increased dramatically in recent years.
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LEAP Model of Early Intervention for Young Children with ASD
Research on Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and the development of interventions for children with autism have expanded greatly in recent years . . .
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WWC Tool Makes It Easier to Locate Scientific Evidence of What Works in Education
NCEE recently released a revamped Find What Works tool on its What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) website.
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Federal Working Group on Certificates and Certifications
NCES leads a federal interagency working group to develop new data sources to monitor the prevalence of industry-recognized certifications and educational certificates among U.S. adults.
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