( 5/21/2013 )  Grade Math and Reading Scores in 2nd Grade Predict Adult Income A study in England, Scotland, and Wales followed 17,000 individuals for 50 years to determine of it was possible to predict adult income based on four variables tracked throughout

( 5/14/2013 )  Graduate Research Funding for 2013 The Wing Institute is launching a new initiative to provide funding for graduate students who are interested in doing research in the area of evidence based education.The purpose of the initiative is to  promote new

( 12/17/2012 )  Opinion Piece on Math Instruction Mathematics Education Being Outwitted by Stupidity is a thoughtful discussion of current strategies and practices used for teaching mathematics. In an opinion piece the author, Barry Garelick, examines possible causes for the disappointing performance of

( 10/31/2012 )  Science as Evidence in Public Policy Using Science as Evidence in Public Policy is a report published by the National Academies Press. Although written for researchers, the papers is important for anyone involved in making public policy. The paper identifies

( 10/31/2012 )  Issues Relating to Value Added Modeling A special meeting of researchers and experts in the field of value added modeling (VAM) was held in August 2012 sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and the Institute of Education Sciences

( 10/26/2012 )  The Wing Institute has published the proceedings from the 5th Summit  Education at the Crossroads The State of Teacher Preparation looks at the important role teachers play in building quality education services. The book examines three aspects of this important

( 9/28/2012 )  What Works Clearinghouse Reviews Study On The Impact Of Charter Schools This randomized matched controlled study compares the impact of charter schools to public school middle school and high school student's achievement, high school graduation rates, and post secondary enrollment

( 8/22/2012 )  Food for Thought Talks on Education Practices If you have a few moments and want to watch stimulating discussions on topics in education, visit a web site created for Daniel Willingham, Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia. The

( 6/11/2012 )  Principals Important to Student Success Principals rank only second to teachers in a school’s influence on student success. Despite the important role principals play in a child education, the field has not received the attention it should in education research.

( 6/11/2012 )  The Dawn of the Evidence Based Budget An interesting commentary published on May 30, 2012 in the New York Times written by David Bornstein examines implications for a memorandum released in May from the federal Office of Management and Budget.

( 5/16/2012 )  Graduate Research Funding for 2012 The Wing Institute is launching a new initiative to provide funding for graduate students who are interested in doing research in the area of evidence based education. The Wing Institute is launching a new initiative to provide funding for graduate students who are interested in doing research in the area of evidence-based education.

( 5/8/2012 )  An examination of issues confronting evidence based practice Evidence based practice has been defined as a decision making process that integrates the best available evidence, professional judgment, and client values and contextual factors.  Thus far in education, identifying validating practices

( 5/8/2012 )  Morningside Academy's 32 Years of Excellence Morningside Academy is an empirical evidence driven exemplar organization providing services to students and schools throughout the United States and Canada. This article describes instruction, practice, and application that are core to the Morningside

( 4/6/2012 )  First Year for Standardized Graduation Data Education Week reported on in a recent story, States Gird to Report Revised Graduation by Jaclyn Zubrzycki on the challenges faced by uniform reporting of graduation rates. For the first time high school graduation

( 4/6/2012 )  Performance Management Magazine article on Wing Institute On February 16, 2012 The Performance Management Magazine, a publication of Aubrey Daniels International, published an article on the efforts of the Wing Institute to promoting evidence based practices in education. The piece

( 2/29/2012 )  Sleep and Student Achievement A study published in the Eastern Economic Journal examines the importance of sleep and standardized test scores. The study, Sleep and Student Achievement, authored by Eric R Eide and Mark H Showalter also looked at the

( 2/9/2012 )  Are there flaws in Value added Models (VAM)? Dan Goldhaber and Duncan Chaplin, 2012 find fault in a recent study by Jesse Rothstein in 2010 that finds flaws in standard value added models that result in implausible effects for teachers

( 2/3/2012 )  The Long Term Impacts of Teachers and Student Outcomes What are the long term effects of teacher’s impact on a students test scores and the quality of a person’s life? The debate continues about whether value added modeling is an

( 12/20/2011 )  What impact has NCLB had on student performance? A new analysis of NAEP scores by the Fordham Institute examines the impact of NCLB on student achievement by comparing Texas to national scores. Texas was one of the first states to