However, there is some research at schools in cities like Cambridge, Mass., that indicates that some immigrant students in dual- language programs outperform those in traditional bilingual programs on standardized tests.
Nur Berlian conducted the research at schools in Salatiga, Central Java, and Singkawang, West Kalimantan between July and September of 2016.
The first author, a European American female from a middle-class background, lives near the school and had conducted research at the school several years prior as part of a prior study on stress and mental health.
"She is quietly, but supremely, confident," said Andrew Mackenzie, director of research at the school of physics and astronomy.
While the focus for the new director will be the development of learning, teaching and research at the school, I did find it interesting that the first purpose of these activities is to "ensure the continued relevance of our educational provision to society".
For example, Griffith (2010) finds that persistence of STEM majors varies inversely with the importance of research at the school.
The same occurs at Sudbury Valley, and in addition, research at the school suggests that the simple presence of young children has a pacifying effect on older children (Gray and Feldman 2004).
Then I present evidence, from research at a school designed for self-education, that the same instincts that worked so well to promote hunter-gatherers' education can still work effectively today, in our culture, given appropriate conditions.
As a top technology research institution, the university holds more than 500 patents and boasts 500 products that originated from research at the school are currently on the market.
And last week the Stony Brook University announced that former White House Science Advisor Jack Marburger has taken an interim position as vice president for research at the school, which he formerly led as president.
