Inside School Research
The Inside School Research blog covered education research behind big policy debates and daily classroom concerns. This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: research, teaching research, and leadership research.
School & District Management
Three Better Ways to Use Global Tests
International benchmarking tests always make headlines, but reading between the lines would help education researchers and policymakers better use the tests to improve schools.
School & District Management
Q&A
Q&A: Aimee Guidera Looks Back on Research, Privacy, and the Future of Education Data
Aimee Guidera, the founding president of the Data Quality Campaign, will step down after 13 years at the helm of one of the most active organizational voices for education data in the field.
School & District Management
Can You Write These Common Letters? (It's Harder Than You Think.)
The way we learn to write letters by hand can affect how we mentally read them later on, a new study finds.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Attending a Less-Challenging College May Hurt, Not Help, High School Transition
A new study suggests that students who have lower-achieving classmates in college than they had in high school show more symptoms of depression.
School & District Management
Grades Suffer When Class Time Doesn't Match Students' Biological Clocks
A new study comes as more high schools nationwide experiment with an array of school schedules, from late starts to four-day weeks and alternating block classes.
Special Education
Immunizations and the Impacts of Virtual Reality: Two New Findings on Autism
New studies on autism offer insight into the parts of the brain associated with social challenges for students on the autism spectrum and how pervasive myths about the causes of autism could put children and their families at greater physical risk.
Student Well-Being & Movement
For Teenagers, Praising 'Effort' May Not Promote a Growth Mindset
New research suggests adolescents can take the opposite message from adults praising their effort: that students just aren't "talented."
School & District Management
From Our Research Center
Principals: More of Your Students Might Be Abused or Neglected Than You Think
Principals and teachers often don't know when a student is being abused or neglected, but a new study suggests the effects can significantly hurt reading and math achievement in elementary school.
School & District Management
Mark Schneider Confirmed as Nation's Education Research Director
After nearly four years, the U.S. Education Department's research agency is at last on the verge of getting a new permanent director.
School & District Management
Education Research Gets a Boost in Omnibus Spending Bill
While education research programs across several agencies have faced cuts and consolidations this year, Congress is expected to approve an omnibus spending bill that rejects cuts in favor of some modest increases to federal education research and data.
Student Well-Being & Movement
In Washington, Trauma Feeds the School-To-Prison Pipeline, Particularly for Girls
While rates of juvenile arrests and incarceration are declining across the country, arrests have been rising for girls in Washington, D.C. A new study suggests policies that criminalize children's response to trauma are a cause, both in the District and nationwide.
Science
Want More Girls in Science Fields? Check the Images on Your Classroom Walls
Boys and girls are more likely to depict women as scientists today than 50 years ago, a new study finds. But as students progress through grades, their views of scientists mirror common stereotypes.
School & District Management
A Look at How Principals Really Drive School Improvement
"It's a shift in perspective from a focus on the curriculum and individual teachers to focusing on the collective work of the school," says an author of a new longitudinal research analysis.
Student Well-Being & Movement
This Map Shows How Much Is Stacked Against Students in Your State
New data from ChildTrends shows some children shoulder greater challenges that may affect their school performance.