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Socioeconomic status dictates which children get into gifted programs
Sep. 30, 2019—Children from higher income families are far more likely to be in gifted programs than less wealthy classmates according to a new Vanderbilt study.
Tennessee Educator Survey highlights ways leaders can support teachers
Aug. 21, 2019—Vanderbilt partnered with the Tennessee Department of Education to evaluate teacher perceptions and monitor school climates and culture across the state.
Goldring, Grissom, Rubin commissioned to produce reports on K-12 leadership
Jul. 17, 2019—Peabody College faculty will be among a cohort of experts to produce reports on key leadership issues in K-12 education.
Six years later, iZone schools see moderate gains; ASD schools have not improved
Jul. 16, 2019—According to a new Vanderbilt study, school turnaround strategies in Tennessee are not working as intended.
Goldring appointed ‘AERJ’ editor-in-chief
Jun. 5, 2019—Vanderbilt University professor Ellen Goldring has been appointed editor-in-chief of the American Educational Research Association’s flagship publication, the "American Educational Research Journal." She will head the editorial team for the journal's 2020–22 volume years.
Pre-college advising programs improve numbers of marginalized students going to college
May. 1, 2019—A new Vanderbilt study finds that a pre-college advising program in high schools increases community college enrollment for Hispanic students of all income levels and low-income students in general. The paper is published in the "Journal of Policy Analysis and Management."
Vanderbilt faculty earn awards at AERA annual meeting in Toronto
Apr. 26, 2019—The conference is the world’s largest gathering of education scholars and a showcase for groundbreaking, innovative research.
Vanderbilt faculty featured at AERA annual meeting
Mar. 27, 2019—Vanderbilt education researchers will present their work at the American Educational Research Association’s annual meeting in Toronto April 5–9.
Tennessee Educator Survey launches statewide
Mar. 7, 2019—This year’s survey, open from March 5 to April 19, 2019, includes topics such as educator evaluations, school climate and professional learning.
In Tennessee, principal quality is not distributed equally across schools
Jan. 31, 2019—A new research brief from the Tennessee Education Research Alliance finds that principal quality varies greatly from school to school in Tennessee and effective principals are not distributed equally in schools across the state.
Vanderbilt increases presence in Edu-Scholar rankings
Jan. 9, 2019—Vanderbilt University has increased its presence in "Education Week’s" annual listing of the most influential public scholars in education.
Policies for Action Research Hub at Vanderbilt created
Dec. 14, 2018—Vanderbilt School of Medicine and Peabody College have established a transinstitutional Policies for Action Research Hub to better understand and develop recommendations to address the needs of some of Tennessee’s most vulnerable children, including those in immigrant families and with prenatal exposure to opioids.