Culture
Study: Rank-and-file doctors oppose ‘gender-affirming care’ for minors(The Daily Signal) – While many health care associations support the experimental transgender medical interventions euphemistically described as “gender affirming care” for minors, most doctors in Florida agree with… Read More
Culture
Wikipedia is biased in favor of liberals, study finds(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Wikipedia entries are more likely to paint public figures on the right in a negative light than the left, a Manhattan Institute study released Thursday found. Read More
Culture
Science of reading helps English language learners, study findsLauded as a solution to the nation’s escalating literary crisis, the science of reading is taking early childhood education by storm. Policymakers from coast to coast – including… Read More
Opinion
New education model charts course for ‘success sequence’ in New Year(The Daily Signal) – Just in time for Christmas, new data finds good news on education: Average graduation rates nationwide are up two percentage points. Before celebrating, though, research… Read More
Culture
Gender reassignment is no cure for mental health issues, psychiatric study says(The Daily Signal) – People experiencing gender dysphoria cannot expect gender-reassignment interventions to solve other mental health issues, according to a large, Finnish study published last month… Read More
Public Education
Study: Denver charter schools yield greater return on taxpayer investment(The Center Square) – Denver’s charter schools are more cost effective in teaching reading and math and result in a greater return on taxpayer investment than traditional public schools, according… Read More
Public Education
Study shows Wisconsin private schools ‘serve far more students with disabilities than is reported’(The Center Square) – Authors of a study about choice schools and disabled students in Wisconsin admit there is some discrepancy but say things are not nearly as bad a… Read More
Culture
Exclusive: Doctor asked for grant to study trans hormones on rats, admits ‘severe lack’ of research, emails show(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Dr. Walid Farhat, a professor of Urology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, applied in April for a grant to study the impact of cross-sex hormones… Read More
Public Education
Study: Michigan charter students best traditional peers(The Center Square) – Michigan’s charter school association is citing a national study that showed it was one of 10 states or regions in the country that performed better than… Read More
Public Education
Stanford CREDO study shows charter schools outperform traditional public school(The Sentinel) – A new study by Stanford University’s Center For Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) shows that charter school students outperform traditional public school students. The study also shows… Read More
COVID-19
Researchers: City-wide vaccine mandates did nothing to stop the spread of COVID-19(The Center Square) – A slew of city-wide vaccine mandates announced in 2021 across parts of the U.S. made virtually no difference in stopping the spread of COVID-19, newly released… Read More
Biden administration
Feds paid nearly $1.2 million to study if poor sleep is caused by racism(The Center Square) – The National Institutes of Health has issued more than a million dollars via taxpayer-funded medical research grants to find evidence that racism is to blame for… Read More
National
Missouri university blames pandemic isolation for failing grades, mental health issues(The Center Square) – An outreach program helped college students recover from failing midterm grades, and accompanying research confirmed that pandemic-caused isolation contributed to their learning problems. An… Read More
Public Education
Study: Remote learning a ‘primary driver’ of widening achievement gaps(The Center Square) – A new working paper analyzed testing data from 2.1 million students in 49 states plus D.C. and found that “remote instruction was a… Read More
Government
New study shows intriguing results in education savings account use to support learning(reimaginED) – The longer parents utilize education savings accounts, the more comfortable they become using scholarship funds on curriculum, tutoring and educational services, a new research paper finds. Rural families… Read More
National
Growing research chronicles toll COVID lockdowns imposed on childrenBrown University study forecasts a generation with lower IQs, diminished social skills A growing body of academic research is chronicling the toll that pandemic lockdowns imposed on children, indicating that… Read More