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One 15 - minute focused - breathing meditation may help people make smarter choices, according to new research from researchers at INSEAD and The Wharton School.

That's the finding of a new study published in the Journal of Marketing Research: «Healthy Choice: The Effect of Simplified Point - of - Sale Nutritional Information on Consumer Food Choice Behavior,» co-authored by Hristina Nikolova, the Coughlin Assistant Professor of Marketing at the Carroll School of Management at Boston College and J. Jeffrey Inman, Associate Dean for Research and Faculty and the Albert Wesley Frey Professor of Marketing at the University of Pittsburgh Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business.

While more consumers than ever are making healthier choices at the grocery store, they tend to purchase a balance of healthy and less - healthy foods, according to new research from the University at Buffalo School of Management.

People are more likely to delegate decisions — or «pass the buck» — when faced with choices that affect others than when those decisions affect only themselves, according to new research from Mary Steffel, assistant professor of marketing in the D'Amore - McKim School of Business at Northeastern University.

In three new articles published in Education Next, researchers with the Education Research Alliance for New Orleans (ERA - New Orleans) at Tulane University, directed by professor of economics, Douglas Harris, show the impact of the reforms on student performance; consider to what degree the city's system of school choice provides a variety of distinct options for families; and take a careful look at the city's unique centralized enrollment systnew articles published in Education Next, researchers with the Education Research Alliance for New Orleans (ERA - New Orleans) at Tulane University, directed by professor of economics, Douglas Harris, show the impact of the reforms on student performance; consider to what degree the city's system of school choice provides a variety of distinct options for families; and take a careful look at the city's unique centralized enrollment systNew Orleans (ERA - New Orleans) at Tulane University, directed by professor of economics, Douglas Harris, show the impact of the reforms on student performance; consider to what degree the city's system of school choice provides a variety of distinct options for families; and take a careful look at the city's unique centralized enrollment systNew Orleans) at Tulane University, directed by professor of economics, Douglas Harris, show the impact of the reforms on student performance; consider to what degree the city's system of school choice provides a variety of distinct options for families; and take a careful look at the city's unique centralized enrollment system.

The equal - opportunity, granddaddy longlegs of all curmudgeons, Myron Lieberman, manages in one volume to savage teachers unions, education schools, the Education Writers Association, the New York Times, the Washington Post, education research, egalitarian school - choice proponents, and conservatives Diane Ravitch, Terry Moe, -LSB-...]

There are proposals for new approaches to public governance, research findings on the efficacy of decentralized systems, comparisons of cities that are expanding choice, ideas for accountability and school supply, and disagreements about who should have ultimate authority.

They should continue to support funding for the replication and expansion of high - quality charter schools, and they should make new investments in research and support for parent information, equitable funding and facilities, and innovative, low - regulation approaches to equity and effectiveness in schools of choice.

However, new research shows that Louisiana's school choice program improves racial integration.

However, new research from two PhD students at the University of Arkansas shows that Louisiana's school choice program improves racial integration, further undermining the DOJ's claims to the contrary.

The equal - opportunity, granddaddy longlegs of all curmudgeons, Myron Lieberman, manages in one volume to savage teachers unions, education schools, the Education Writers Association, the New York Times, the Washington Post, education research, egalitarian school - choice proponents, and conservatives Diane Ravitch, Terry Moe, Frederick Hess, and Chester E. Finn Jr..

«This test mania has gotten completely out of control,» says Diane Ravitch, research professor of education at New York University and author of the 2010 book, The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education.

While New Orleans schools have improved considerably since pre-Katrina (see «Good News for New Orleans,» features, Fall 2015) and families seem to have a variety of schooling options (see «Many Options in New Orleans Choice System,» research, Fall 2015), only 22 of the 90 schools in the 2015 — 16 OneApp received a letter grade of A or B under the state's accountability system.

Prior research by William Howell and Paul Peterson suggested that the reason low - income inner - city African Americans benefit most from private - school choice is that moving to the new school represents a more dramatic improvement in the school environment for them than for less - disadvantaged white and Hispanic students.

New research by the Social Mobility Commission has uncovered a progression gap between choices made by children on free school meals and their more affluent peers which can not be explained by their results at school or where they live.

«What the privatizers are doing is they keep selling the same snake oil, school choice, as the answer to the problem,» said Ravitch, research professor at New York University's Steinhardt Sschool choice, as the answer to the problem,» said Ravitch, research professor at New York University's Steinhardt SchoolSchool.

Ravitch also falsely claims that there is «no new evidence to support» school choice despite a large and growing body of high - quality research that says otherwise.

Dr Becky Allen, Director of Education Datalab, said: «There are many benefits to giving parents a choice over where their child is educated, but our new research shows that that there is not equity in access to many primary schools, either because higher - income families are advantaged in their ability to exercise choice or because their admissions criteria favour certain pupils.»

We also find that New Orleans families diverge in their schooling preferences, so having this degree of differentiation in schooling options is likely to help match what families want with what schools offer (see «The New Orleans OneApp,» features, and «Many Options in New Orleans Choice System,» research, Fall 2015).

With U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos at the helm of a federal initiative to spread private school choice even further, a new forum for Education Next brings together experts to assess the research on these programs — a tax - credit - funded scholarship in Florida and voucher programs in Indiana, Louisiana, and Ohio — and the implications for whether and how states should design and oversee statewide choice programs.

The New Schools Network, which promotes free schools, has published research showing how the configuration of local schools can also affect parental Schools Network, which promotes free schools, has published research showing how the configuration of local schools can also affect parental schools, has published research showing how the configuration of local schools can also affect parental schools can also affect parental choice.

This new research aims to help policymakers and the public better understand military families» perspectives on school choice policies, the military profession and more.

Today, researchers from the School Choice Demonstration Project at the University of Arkansas and the Education Research Alliance for New Orleans at Tulane University will release findings from their study of the third year of results from the Louisiana Scholarship Program at the Urban Institute in Washington.

Based on our research and our own understanding as New York City public school parents, we encourage the DOE to shift its focus away from highly competitive, market - based school choice policies, such as charter schools, which consistently lead to greater racial segregation and a winner - take - all mentality.

Rather, it squares with previous research exploring the relationship between choice schools and civic values, including work spearheaded by Dr. Greene, which found that private school attendance was associated with increased tolerance among public school adults and our colleague Patrick Wolf, who observed the same relationship in New York City.

Naressa Cofield is the director of excellence in programming for Choice Foundation where she is responsible for overseeing the foundation's strategic and tactical data initiatives and researching, reviewing, evaluating, and making recommendations on system enhancements to drive continuous instructional and organizational improvements across the charter management organization's three open - enrollment charter schools in New Orleans.

School voucher programs — including the Wisconsin Parental Choice Program (WPCP)-- divert much - needed funding away from public schools when they are expanded, according to a new policy memo by the National Education Policy Center (NEPC) with funding from the Great Lakes Center for Education Research and Practice.

Within this context, it stretches the imagination to believe that improving the wellbeing of poor children (the professed beneficiaries of choice programs) is the Administration's motive for seeking a $ 158 million increase in charter school grants, a new $ 250 million program to research private school vouchers, and a $ 1 billion public school choice program under Title I.

Within this context, it stretches the imagination to believe that improving the well - being of poor children (the professed beneficiaries of choice programs) is the administration's motive for seeking a $ 158 million increase in charter school grants, a new $ 250 million program to research private school vouchers, and a $ 1 billion public school choice program under Title I.

Chalkbeat School choice supporters downplay new voucher research, saying schools are more than a test score

Fellow commentator and public school Advocate Wendy Lecker's latest column in the Stamford Advocate examines CT Voices for Children's new research report which is entitled,» Choice Watch: Diversity and Access in Connecticut's School Choice Programs.&school Advocate Wendy Lecker's latest column in the Stamford Advocate examines CT Voices for Children's new research report which is entitled,» Choice Watch: Diversity and Access in Connecticut's School Choice Programs.&School Choice Programs.»

Yesterday, the School Choice Demonstration Project at the University of Arkansas and the Education Research Alliance for New Orleans at Tulane University released findings from their study of the third year of results from the Louisiana Scholarship Program.

Director of the Center for Public Education Patte Barth will discuss research based findings related to the latest developments in education, including implications of ESSA, and will feature two of their newest reports on student outcomes and school choice.

Education Research Alliance for New Orleans: New Report Released: «The Ultimate Choice: How Charter Authorizers Approve and Renew Schools in Post-Katrina New Orleans» http://bit.ly/2cEvz0z

Combatants on both sides of that fight could claim a measure of validation from the new research: Advocates of school choice who argue that it isn't fair to judge voucher programs based on test results from a student's first year in private school, given that it takes children time to adjust to a new environment, and critics who say vouchers drain funds from public schools without improving student achievement.

Diane Ravitch, a research professor of education at New York University, is the author of «The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education.»

Research shows New York's small schools of choice have reduced dropout and increased graduation rates while encouraging more students to meet higher standards.

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In defense of Arizona's new school choice programs, Dick's research (described on page 4 of this newsletter) directly undercut our opponents» assertion that the new choice programs were both unprecedented and dangerous.

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Good Morning Yesterday, the School Choice Demonstration Project at the University of Arkansas and the Education Research Alliance for New Orleans at Tulane University released findings from their study of the third year of results from the Louisiana Scholarship Program.

The Atlantic Why the Long Arc of School - Choice Research May Bend Toward Vouchers A new study from Louisiana shows test - score improvement among voucher recipients.

The latest finding comes from a data analysis of New York City's school choice program conducted by The Research -LSB-...]

The Daily Advertiser's editorial board is encouraged by results from the recent study by the School Choice Demonstration Project at the University of Arkansas and the Education Research Alliance for New Orleans at Tulane University:

Good Morning There's groundbreaking new research out this morning from the Urban Institute that shows very good results on long - term outcomes for students who utilized the largest private school choice program in the country.

There's groundbreaking new research out this morning from the Urban Institute that shows very good results on long - term outcomes for students who utilized the largest private school choice program in the country.

Seven out of 10 Americans support the idea of school choice when the concept is explained to them, according to a new poll from Democratic polling firm Beck Research.

With the recent creation of many new, themed high schools and the continuing growth of the charter school movement, students in Philadelphia have more public high school options than ever.But more options haven't meant that most students are getting into the schools they prefer, or that the available choices meet students» needs.In fact, about 58 percent of District high school students are enrolled in schools that they did not choose, according to an analysis of School District data by Research for Aschool movement, students in Philadelphia have more public high school options than ever.But more options haven't meant that most students are getting into the schools they prefer, or that the available choices meet students» needs.In fact, about 58 percent of District high school students are enrolled in schools that they did not choose, according to an analysis of School District data by Research for Aschool options than ever.But more options haven't meant that most students are getting into the schools they prefer, or that the available choices meet students» needs.In fact, about 58 percent of District high school students are enrolled in schools that they did not choose, according to an analysis of School District data by Research for Aschool students are enrolled in schools that they did not choose, according to an analysis of School District data by Research for ASchool District data by Research for Action.

In the case of New York City, this basket is the June 2010 «research» report by MDRC entitled «Transforming the High School Experience: How New York City's New Small Schools Are Boosting Student Achievement and Graduation Rates» and the January 2012 follow up report «Sustained Positive Effects on Graduation Rates Produced by New York City's Small Public High Schools of Choice.»

While the research presented here investigated the school choice process, great consideration must also be given to the quality of the special education services that New Orleans» public schools provide and how these conditions may perpetuate further inequities.