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BHEF conducts research to create solutions that address our nation's most significant education challenges.  To amplify its impact, BHEF partners with others, where appropriate. 

Other Research

In addition to conducting its own research, BHEF understands the importance of tracking education research and news. In this section, you'll find information about recent studies and research relating to the issues central to BHEF's work.

Research Relating to BHEF's STEM Initiative

  • The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation recently awarded a $12 million grant supporting an Ohio STEM initiative . . . (April 2008)
  • Find out who thinks math and science curricula in the U.S. are "fine as they are . . ." (September 2007)
  • The National Science Board has released to the public a draft action plan to address the country's critical needs in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education system, focused on greater coordination of STEM education (among states and through grade levels) and recruiting more qualified K-12 STEM teachers. To read the action plan, click here. (August 2007)

Research Relating to BHEF's College Readiness Initiative

Comparative and General Education Research

  • A new study sponsored by the National Science Foundation and Michigan State University, called "Mathematics Teaching in the 21st Century (MT21)," shows that middle school mathematics teachers in the U.S. are less prepared to teach this subject than many of their counterparts in five other countries. To read more, click here. (December 2007)
  • The Data Quality Campaign (DQC), a national group working to encourage and support the collection, availability, and use of education data, has released a progress report outlining states' successes in employing longitudinal data systems. A BHEF partner, DQC has, over the past two years, emphasized the importance of developing and applying such systems in improving student achievement. To see the "10 Essential Elements" and read the Data Quality Campaign's press release, click here. (November 2007)
  • Learn about the U.S.'s lagging degree completion rate in a new OECD report. (September 2007)
  • Find out where the U.S. falls in education among the "Group of Eight." (August 2007)
  • The Nation's lastest report card has been released. Find out how we're doing in math and reading. (August 2007)
  • New stats for a new school year: See educational statistics on everything from the first language of students to high school completion rates. (August 2007)

Other Research of Interest

  • Philanthropy News digest reports that although 87 percent of parents of middle school children expect their kids to go to college, almost half have not started planning for it and almost two-thirds have not started saving. Read more here. (December 2007)
  • The Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP) has published its “Giving in Numbers, 2007 Edition,” an analysis of 2006 corporate giving data from 136 leading companies. Overall, companies reported higher giving in 2006 than in 2005. Information technology (IT) companies lead giving within the category of education. These organizations dedicated an average of 42 percent of overall philanthropic budgets to K- 12 and Higher Education combined. This includes contributions to K-12 institutions, higher education institutions, education-related organizations, scholarship and fellowship funds, and other education centers, foundations, and partnerships. View the full report at CECP's Web site. (2007 report)