White teachers are less likely to expect academic success from black students, especially black boys, according to a new Johns Hopkins University study. Published in the journal Economics of Education ...

How do expectations, particularly teacher expectations, affect students in the U.S.? Are standards high enough? Does Common Core, which has been adapted by some states, set the bar too high? These are ...

As another school year begins many wonder how much learning was lost last year without consistent in-person instruction and how to help students to “catch up.” While some might attribute academic ...

EdSource · From a juvenile facility to a college dorm room More often than not, people perform up to what’s expected of them. It’s why goal setting is such an effective way to self-motivate as well as ...

In my Morning Edition story today, I look at expectations — specifically, how teacher expectations can affect the performance of the children they teach. The first psychologist to systematically study ...

When evaluating the same black student, white teachers expect significantly less academic success than black teachers, a new study concludes. This is especially true for black boys. When a black ...

Psychological research on learning is sometimes overemphasized in the classroom, but that doesn’t mean some concepts shouldn’t play an important role in teachers’ approaches. A report released last ...

Teachers interact differently with students expected to succeed. But they can be trained to change those classroom behaviors. In my Morning Edition story today, I look at expectations — specifically, ...