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05/03/13

Bassok talks with WVTF Public Radio about Redshirting

This week, Daphna Bassok sat down with local NPR reporter Sandy Hausman to discuss her latest research on redshirting kindergarteners. ... read more

04/25/13

Washington Post Features Turner’s Research

Today, Washington Post columnist Jay Mathews featured Sarah Turner's, university professor of Economics and Education recent research on high-achieving, low-income students and their path to college. ... read more

04/25/13

Study: ‘Redshirting’ Kindergarteners Not as Common as Reported

With speculation suggesting that as many as one in five children delay entry into kindergarten, researchers at U.Va. and Stanford find the rate much lower – but not in all neighborhoods.

04/22/13

Castleman research featured on Chronicle blog

Benjamin Castleman, future Curry faculty member, has work featured on Chronicle of Higher Education blog, Head Counts. ... read more

04/04/13

Ed Policy Team Recognized as Leaders in the US

Curry Education Policy faculty and graduate students earned three separate honors when they traveled to the 2013 Association for Education Finance and Policy Conference.

04/01/13

New Study on Tools for Expanding College Opportunities for High-Achieving, Low-Income Students

Sarah Turner, university professor of Economics and Education and Stanford Economics Professor Caroline Hoxby are releasing a study on high-achieving, low-income students and their path to college. ... read more

03/11/13

Ed Week Reports on Study by Atteberry & Wyckoff

Education Week featured an article,"Best and Worst Teachers Can Be Flagged Early, Says Study"examining the research by Allison Atteberry and James Wyckoff. ... read more

03/11/13

Center for Education Policy’s Head Start Research Mentioned in Time Magazine

Recent articles in Time Magazine and The Daily Beastmentioned research on Head Start by Chloe Gibbs of the Curry School's Center on Education Policy and Workforce Competitiveness. ... read more

03/06/13

Wathington and Pretlow Win Outstanding Article Award in Developmental Education

Heather Wathington traveled to Denver last week to accept the Journal of Developmental Education Outstanding Article for Volume 35, 2011-2012 for an article which she co-authored with Josh Pretlow. ... read more

02/12/13

Curry Dominates Edu-Scholars List

The 2013 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Presence Rankings name the top 168 university-based scholars contributing to the public debate about education.

01/23/13

Daphna Bassok discusses early childhood education with EdSource

Daphna Bassok, assistant professor in education policy, discusses the national rise in early childhood educators holding bachelor’s degrees in a recent EdSource ... read more.

01/22/13

Jim Wyckoff Speaks with Education Week about Elementary Teachers

Curry Professor Jim Wyckoff recently spoke with Education Week regarding elementary school teacher preparation programs. ... read more

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