MIT News - District 91心頭istration District 91心頭istration Media Tue, 04 Nov 2025 14:37:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Helping K12 schools navigate the complex world of AI /helping-k12-navigate-ai/ Tue, 04 Nov 2025 14:06:06 +0000 /?p=179218 With the rapid advancement of generative artificial intelligence, teachers and school leaders are looking for answers to complicated questions about successfully integrating technology into lessons, while also ensuring students actually learn what theyre trying to teach.

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]]> With the rapid advancement of generative artificial intelligence, teachers and school leaders are looking for answers to complicated questions about successfully integrating technology into lessons, while also ensuring students actually learn what theyre trying to teach.

Justin Reich, an associate professor in MITs Comparative Media Studies/Writing program, hopes a new guidebook published by the MIT Teaching Systems Lab can support K12 educators as they determine what AI policies or guidelines to craft.

Throughout my career, Ive tried to be a person who researches education and technology and translates findings for people who work in the field, says Reich. When tricky things come along I try to jump in and be helpful.

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]]> Is it the school, or the students? /is-it-the-school-or-the-students/ Mon, 21 Jul 2025 13:51:17 +0000 /?p=176325 A study co-authored by MIT scholars concludes that widely disseminated school quality ratings reflect the preparation and family background of their students as much or more than a schools contribution to learning gains.

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]]> Are schools that feature strong test scores highly effective, or do they mostly enroll students who are already well-prepared for success? A study co-authored by MIT scholars concludes that widely disseminated school quality ratings reflect the preparation and family background of their students as much or more than a schools contribution to learning gains.

Indeed, the study finds that many schools that receive relatively low ratings perform better than these ratings would imply. Conventional ratings, the research makes clear, are highly correlated with race. Specifically, many published school ratings are highly positively correlated with the share of the student body that is white.

A schools average outcomes reflect, to some extent, the demographic mix of the population it serves, says MIT economist Josh Angrist, a Nobel Prize winner who has long analyzed education outcomes. Angrist is co-author of a newly published paper detailing the studys results.

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]]> High test scores: Is it the school, or the students? /article/is-it-the-school-or-the-students/ Fri, 29 Mar 2024 12:41:45 +0000 /?p=160799 New research by MIT economists shows school quality ratings significantly reflect the preparation of a schools students, not just the schools contribution to learning gains.

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]]> Are schools that feature strong test scores highly effective, or do they mostly enroll students who are already well-prepared for success? A study co-authored by MIT scholars concludes that widely disseminated school quality ratings reflect the preparation and family background of their students as much or more than a schools contribution to learning gains.

Indeed, the study finds that many schools that receive relatively low ratings perform better than these ratings would imply. Conventional ratings, the research makes clear, are highly correlated with race. Specifically, many published school ratings are highly positively correlated with the share of the student body that is white.

A schools average outcomes reflect, to some extent, the demographic mix of the population it serves, says MIT economist Josh Angrist, a Nobel Prize winner who has long analyzed education outcomes. Angrist is co-author of a newly published paper detailing the studys results.

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