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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: research, teaching research, and leadership research.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
Senate Education Committee Approves Schneider Nomination to Head Education Research Agency
The full Senate still must approve the nomination for the agency, which hasn't had a permanent director since 2014.
School & District Management
When Older Americans Outnumber Students (Which Is Soon), How Will Schools Connect?
After decades of sinking birth rates and improving longevity, the U.S. Census Bureau projects that by 2035, older Americans will outnumber children for the first time. That will leave more and more school districts financially dependent on communities with little or no direct connection to their students.
School & District Management
Ways for Districts to Meet ESSA's Research Requirements on Deadline
For teachers, administrators, and policymakers trying to figure out how to improve student learning under the Every Student Succeeds Act, understanding the good-enough evidence can be more important that finding the best silver bullet.
Early Childhood
Pre-K, Plus a Little Extra, Can Help Close Math Gaps for Children in Poverty
The effects of even high-quality preschool programs tend to fade over time, but extracurricular programs in early grades may help boost the benefits of early education after students start school, according to a new longitudinal study by the research firm MDRC.
School & District Management
A British Invasion for Education Research?
The Society for Research in Educational Effectiveness' annual conference here last week highlighted new ways the United States is learning from the United Kingdom both in research development and use in education.
Student Well-Being & Movement
50 Years After Kerner Commission, Education Still Seen as a Lever
Poverty, class and racial animus that sparked devastating riots in the 1960s still echo today, and efforts to provide better educational opportunities and holistic supports for children and their families remain a crucial lever to prevent their return, according to a new report.
School & District Management
The Tricky Dance of Researchers and Educators Gets Even More Complex
Research experts debate how researchers can navigate data access with districts and states.
School & District Management
Ed. Dept. Budget Could Combine Three Significant Research, Policy Programs
Advocates with knowledge of the plan say the Trump administration will propose consolidating the state longitudinal data system program, the Regional Educational Laboratory Program, and the Comprehensive Centers that help out states.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Does a Montessori Model Work in Public Schools? Ask South Carolina
South Carolina's push to bring the century-old Montessori model to public classrooms may be paying off in both student performance and creativity, according to a new longitudinal evaluation.
School & District Management
Where Is the Federal Civil Rights Data? Here's a Work-Around.
The federal Civil Rights Data Collection is a massive, often messy, trove of critical equity information from every public school in the country. This month it's also gotten harder to access.
Student Well-Being & Movement
To Grandmother's Cam We Go: Do Video Chats Encourage Early Attention?
Even young children can show key attention skills during video calls, a new study finds.
School & District Management
How Other Countries Would Fare on the Nation's Report Card
As U.S. educators and policymakers turn more attention to international tests to analyze American students' progress, a new report suggests the Nation's Report Card should be overhauled to look more like those global tests.
School Choice & Charters
What Kinds of Charter Schools Are Linked to Student Gains in New Orleans?
New Orleans charter schools that enrolled students in the earliest grades showed faster student growth than other charters, a new analysis finds.
School & District Management
Feds Close 'Evidence Based' National Registry for Mental Health Programs
A national registry of evidence-based mental health programs has been shuttered.