A research review by the Education Commission of the States concludes that teachers’ expectations—often influenced by factors such as race, ethnicity, and family income levels—can significantly affect ...

The school environment in which teachers work is related to their expectations of students, according to a new study. "It is known that low teacher expectations are negatively associated with student ...

As I’ve noted many times (see, for instance, here, here, and here), some corners in schooling today are marked by a bizarre enthusiasm for low expectations. This has fueled a push to eliminate ...

A new study from the Center for American Progress concludes that teachers’ expectations for their students are strongly correlated with students’ graduation rates. Conversely, the study also says that ...

Near the beginning of a new study on racial attitudes and college attainment, the authors note the story of Desiree Martinez, who attended a high school in a low-income part of Los Angeles and longed ...

This essay is excerpted from a new Chronicle special report, “Building a Faculty that Flourishes,” available in the Chronicle Store. Mention peer review of teaching in a faculty meeting, and you’re ...

A few years ago, Wilson Elementary in the Forest Hills School District of Cincinnati, OH, had a problem. Its hallways were becoming increasingly disorganized, the kids a bit disorderly, and chaos ...

Washington, D.C. — A new report published today by the Center for American Progress found that teachers have lower expectations for students of color and those from high-poverty backgrounds. The ...

A report that the Center for American Progress published yesterday shows that teachers expect students of color and low-income students to graduate college at lower rates than white students. The ...

It wasn't so very long ago when there were one-room schoolhouses. At one time, more than 6,000 one-room schoolhouses were in Wisconsin. Today, not many of those schoolhouses exist. Some are private ...

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