The American Journal of Education, Penn State University, and the University of Chicago Press are saddened to announce the passing of our dear friend Dr. William Lowe Boyd. Dr. Boyd, the Batschelet Chair Professor in Educational Leadership at The Pennsylvania State University, was appointed editor of AJE in 2004. Bill’s extensive knowledge of and experience with the many facets of education made him an exemplary editor of AJE.
A new study in the American Journal of Education finds that small classes in early grades improve test scores in later grades for students of all achievement levels, but low achievers get an extra boost.
Special Issue of the American Journal of Education Takes on School ChoiceThe American Journal of Education dedicates its August issue to questions and controversies surrounding school choice. The articles in this issue use geographic information systems (GIS) and other tools to assess impacts of existing school choice programs.
Featured in The Times of India
"Small classes help infants to do better in later grades" October 12, 2009
The Times of India reports the benefits of smaller class sizes as it was explained in Spyros Konstantopoulos and Vicki Chung's article found here.
Featured in Education Week
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School Choice: New Studies Say It's All About Location
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Ed Week's Debra Viadero highlights two articles from the August special issue of AJE focusing on school choice.
Featured in Education Week
"Dueling Studies: Privately Managed Schools in Philly" April 9, 2009
Getting a Feel for the Market: The Use of Privatized School Management in Philadelphia
Vaughan Byrnes
Studies continue to differ, though, on how well that little venture has worked out. The newest such study, posted online today at the American Journal of Education, makes the case that, at least in the middle grades, the privately managed schools have not kept up, academically, with the rest of the system's schools.
Featured in Philadelphia Inquirer
"Study: District-run Phila. schools top manager-run ones" April 9, 2009
Getting a Feel for the Market: The Use of Privatized School Management in Philadelphia
Vaughan Byrnes
Conducted by Johns Hopkins University researcher Vaughn Byrnes and published in the May issue of the American Journal of Education, the study found that students at Philadelphia's privatized schools made strides on state exams but that pupils at district-run schools made bigger gains.
Jacquelynne S. Eccles, Sarah Lord, and Carol Midgley
Grace Kao
Greg J. Duncan
Grace Kaoand Marta Tienda
Nel Noddings
Elizabeth McGhee Hassrick and Barbara Schneider
Vaughan Byrnes
Jack Dougherty, Jeffrey Harrelson, Laura Maloney, Drew Murphy, Russell Smith, Michael Snow, and Diane Zannoni
Sarah Theule Lubienski, Christopher Lubienski, and Corinna Crawford Crane
Eric Grodsky and Demetra Kalogrides
