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Have economists always been interested in studying education? Just started reading Disrupting Class and this occurred to me. Second thought... what are the implications of the study mentioned for urban schools? What are the statistics around high quality experienced teachers sticking it out in challenging schools?

Some teachers are using Google Forms with clickers.

D.C. teachers and administrators say the improvement in NAEP scores is attributable in part to the use of Everyday Mathematics, a K-6 curriculum Janey introduced in the District in 2005. Everyday Mathematics focuses on using a student's experiences, encouraging the use of games and hands-on work rooted in real-life situations. Students also are encouraged to explain and discuss their reasoning in their own words.

Does Research-Based Professional Development Make a Difference? A Longitudinal Investigation of Teacher Learning in Technology Integration

BEoN, a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded project of the National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) and Access Excellence at the National Health Museum (AE@NHM) is a part of the National Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Digital Library (NSDL). This peer reviewed e-journal is by and for those teaching K-16 life sciences.

The plan will address the imperatives of global competition, Cator said, but also will stress the importance of global interdependence. It will focus on ensuring effective teachers are present "in every zip code," on seamlessly bridging the gap between the wide array of technology students use outside of school and the more limited technology available to them in the classroom. She said America's ed-tech plan will promote careers in science, technology, engineering, and math--but now will add an emphasis on the arts, because, as Cator explained, creativity is essential to lifelong success in the age of technology.