News Briefs

Afterschool Alliance. (2011, September). STEM learning in afterschool: An analysis of impact and outcomes. Washington, DC: Author. Retrieved from http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/afterschoolsnack/ASnack.cfm?idBlog=87AF2A37–9A77-C37B-EF78078537586E18

Quillen I. Ash K. O’Connor M. C. Davis M. R. (2011, June 15). Multimedia transformation: How digital tools are connecting teaching and learning. Education Week, 30(35), S1-S24.

Graham S. Harris K. Hebert M. (2011, September). Informing writing: The benefits of formative assessment (A Carnegie Corporation time to Act report). Washington, DC: Alliance for Excellent Education. Retrieved from http://carnegie.org/publications/search-publications/pub/402/

Halpern D. F. Eliot L. Bigler R. S. Fabes R. A. Hanish L. D. Hyde J. . . . Martin C. L. (2011). The pseudoscience of single-sex schooling. Science, 333, 1706-1707.

Kaplan C. Chan R. (2011). Time well spent: Eight powerful practices of successful, expanded-time schools. Boston, MA: National Center on Time and Learning. Retrieved from http://www.timeandlearning.org/TimeWellSpent_LO_RES_FINAL.pdf

Xiang Y. Dahlin M. Cronin J. Theaker R. Durant S. (2011, September). Do high flyers maintain their altitude? Performance trends of top students. Washington, DC: Thomas B. Fordham Institute. Retrieved from http://www.edexcellence.net/publications-issues/publications/high-flyers.html