A research review by the Education Commission of the States concludes that teachers’ expectations—often influenced by factors such as race, ethnicity, and family income levels—can significantly affect ...

The school environment in which teachers work is related to their expectations of students, according to a new study. "It is known that low teacher expectations are negatively associated with student ...

As I’ve noted many times (see, for instance, here, here, and here), some corners in schooling today are marked by a bizarre enthusiasm for low expectations. This has fueled a push to eliminate ...

A new study from the Center for American Progress concludes that teachers’ expectations for their students are strongly correlated with students’ graduation rates. Conversely, the study also says that ...

Washington, D.C. — A new report published today by the Center for American Progress found that teachers have lower expectations for students of color and those from high-poverty backgrounds. The ...

Teacher expectations can affect the performance of the children they teach. The first psychologist to systematically study this was a Harvard professor named Robert Rosenthal, who in 1964 did a ...

This page contains the Provost’s Guidelines for the Administration of Courses for the 2025-26 academic year, required syllabus statements, and academic policies. There are also links to the academic ...

A few years ago, Wilson Elementary in the Forest Hills School District of Cincinnati, OH, had a problem. Its hallways were becoming increasingly disorganized, the kids a bit disorderly, and chaos ...

It wasn't so very long ago when there were one-room schoolhouses. At one time, more than 6,000 one-room schoolhouses were in Wisconsin. Today, not many of those schoolhouses exist. Some are private ...

If you’re wondering just how contentious a new set of rankings for the nation’s teacher preparation programs really are, consider this: the advocacy group that compiled them had to offer cash rewards ...

This essay is excerpted from a new Chronicle special report, “Building a Faculty that Flourishes,” available in the Chronicle Store. Mention peer review of teaching in a faculty meeting, and you’re ...

If you cannot meet your class or recitation for any reason (e.g., illness, family emergency), contact the course instructor as soon as you know this. Together you will work out a plan for covering ...