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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: research, teaching research, and leadership research.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
How Do Training Needs Change as Schools Learn to Improve?
Training support for a new school improvement program often dries up after teachers get the basics down, but one program is studying how to keep teachers involved after the novelty wears off.
School & District Management
House Oversight Committee Moves Bill to Promote Evidence-Based Policymaking
The House committee on government oversight voted Thursday to move forward with a bill to promote better use of federal data, research, and evaluations in making policy, following on recommendations from the bipartisan Commission for Evidence-Based Policymaking.
School & District Management
How Segregation Impedes Graduation: New Research to Know
And as segregation intensifies, efforts to raise graduation rates and achievement may stall, new studies suggest.
School & District Management
Researchers Push Congress for Better Data Sharing in Education Partnerships
Researchers organized by the Data Quality Campaign converged on Capitol Hill this week for two days of lobbying.
School & District Management
Principal-Training Secrets Shared by the World's Top School Systems
The school systems that perform the best on international tests have something in common: they take a systemic approach to recruiting, training, and deploying school leaders, according to a new report.
School & District Management
Students' Confidence, Not Grades, Take a Hit in Schools with Short Grade Span, Study Suggests
The move to middle school can be a rougher adjustment for students who were high achievers at their elementary schools, finds a new study.
School & District Management
Closures, Charters Drove Newark School Improvements in Reading
Seven years after a massive infusion of cash to reform Newark, N.J., schools, students have grown in reading achievement. But much of that growth came from shifting student enrollment, not improving schools overall, a new study suggests.
Student Well-Being & Movement
MacArthur 'Genius' Betsy Paluck Seeks to Boost Power of Positive Peer Pressure
2017 MacArthur Fellow explores how students' social relationships can boost or undermine schools' efforts to stop bullying.
School & District Management
Are Educators Less Racist Than the Rest of Us?
Teachers are less likely than noneducators to believe the achievement gap between black and white students is caused by black students' "lack of motivation," but they may still think of Asian students as "model minorities."
School & District Management
Can Preschool Really Narrow Achievement Gaps?
A new study raises questions about preschool's ability to narrow the achievement gap.
School & District Management
National Institutes of Health Awards $100 Million for Autism Research
How early should young children be screened for autism? How do girls with autism spectrum disorders differ from boys? New research projects are digging deeper into how we identify and support children with autism spectrum disorders.
Families & the Community
There's a Disconnect Between Parent Expectations and Student Realities
A first look at new federal data on parent involvement suggests a disconnect between parents' expectations and school outcomes.
School & District Management
Student Research Looks at Sleep Habits After Technology Roll-Out
National Science Teachers Association project shows the potential to teach through engaging students in research.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Carol Dweck Wins $4 Million Prize for Research on 'Growth Mindsets'
The researcher plans to use the prize money to perfect curriculum materials for teachers.