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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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: research, teaching research, and leadership research.

Student Achievement Study: Can Mobile Phone Bans Boost Test Scores?
All those teachers who collect mobile phones at the beginning of class may be onto something.
Sarah D. Sparks, May 18, 2015
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Assessment Cheating Scandal Drove Enrollment in Atlanta Charters, Study Finds
A cheating scandal in the Atlanta district disproportionately hurt black students and drove enrollment in charter schools, a new study finds.
Corey Mitchell, May 8, 2015
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Student Achievement AERA: Illinois High School Expands Access to High-Level Academics
An initiative aimed at opening up honors classes to a wider range of students is beginning to show some signs of success, according to an evaluation presented at this month's AERA conference.
Debra Viadero, April 27, 2015
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School & District Management Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy Joins Arnold Foundation
The Foundation is expected to continue the coalition's support of research on the effectiveness of education policy.
Sarah D. Sparks, April 27, 2015
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Federal Child Mental Health Affects World 'Happiness' Ratings
Americans are pretty happy, in comparison with the rest of the world, but a new international report suggests the United States needs to do more to support child mental health.
Sarah D. Sparks, April 24, 2015
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Budget & Finance High Tax Rates Blunt Efforts to Use Marijuana Revenue for Schools
Recreational marijuana tax revenues have failed to generate as much revenue as promised for Colorado schools, a new analysis finds.
Holly Kurtz, April 20, 2015
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Reading & Literacy AERA: Which Words Do Students Need Most to Succeed?
A new research initiative aims to find the most critical vocabulary needed for reading, mathematics, science, and social studies.
Sarah D. Sparks, April 20, 2015
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School & District Management AERA: For Young Children, It's Not Just What You Teach, but Who You Are
A teacher's ethnicity may affect how well students learn self-control from her, finds a new study.
Sarah D. Sparks, April 17, 2015
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School & District Management AERA: National Research Council to Probe What's Changed About How People Learn
The National Research Council announced plans to update a landmark study of learning science.
Sarah D. Sparks, April 16, 2015
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School & District Management A Little Background Reading Before AERA 2015
Nearly 15,000 education research addicts are en route to Chicago this week for the annual American Educational Research Association conference.
Sarah D. Sparks, April 15, 2015
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School & District Management New Grant Foundation Scholars to Study Education Access, Immigration
The William T. Grant Foundation's 2015 scholars launch new studies on issues related to education, family, and immigration.
Sarah D. Sparks, April 10, 2015
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School & District Management Is It Safe? Young Teens Look to Older Kids, Not Adults, for Advice on Risky Situations
For young adolescents, peers' views on the risk of an activity can be more important than their own, a new study suggests.
Sarah D. Sparks, April 6, 2015
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Science Loading Homework Shows Diminishing Returns in Math and Science, Study Says
Homework improves students' math and science performance, up to a point. But many students may go over that point, a new study finds.
Liana Loewus, March 30, 2015
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School & District Management Body Posture May Help Learning, Study Finds
An unusual series of experiments with robots and toddlers suggests our posture can play a role in memory.
Sarah D. Sparks, March 27, 2015
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