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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: research, teaching research, and leadership research.

Science Teacher Bias Can Hinder Girls' Later STEM Success
Teachers who showed bias against girls in early grades could affect the girls' later interest in science and math fields.
Jordan Moeny, March 4, 2015
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Standards & Accountability The Battle Over Common Core, 140 Characters at a Time
A new report argues that the common core is the first great national education policy debate of the social media age, and Twitter is changing the public discussion of education.
Sarah D. Sparks, February 24, 2015
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4 min read
School & District Management Students in Struggling Schools More Likely to Attend, But Misbehave, Study Finds
Forget narrowing the academic curriculum; could accountability narrow schools' focus on student behaviors?
Sarah D. Sparks, February 23, 2015
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Science Girls Edging Out Boys in STEM Course-Taking, But Not Test Performance
The gender gap in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics may be starting to turn, according to new 2009 data from the National Center for Education Statistics.
Sarah D. Sparks, February 12, 2015
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1 min read
Science Is Leaving Home for Boarding School Better for At-Risk Students? Yes and No.
Study suggests high-achieving, low-income students get a boost from boarding school but others, not so much.
Sarah D. Sparks, February 9, 2015
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School & District Management Voices and Research for and Against Differentiation
The debate over differentiating instruction just keeps going.
Sarah D. Sparks, February 9, 2015
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1 min read
Student Achievement Role-Model Program Offers Boys of Color Support, Study Says
The Oakland, Calif., school district's effort to boost the grades and graduation rates of black male students offers a model for school districts around the country, the first independent analysis of the program concludes.
Corey Mitchell, February 3, 2015
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School & District Management President's Budget Proposal Would Raise Federal Ed Research Spending
The White House's fiscal 2016 budget proposal wuld be good news for education research across several agencies.
Sarah D. Sparks, February 2, 2015
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School & District Management Education Research Bill Passes Senate Education Committee
A long-delayed federal education research bill has started chugging again in the Senate.
Sarah D. Sparks, January 28, 2015
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School & District Management Education Research Reauthorization to Be Revived
The Senate will take another look at education research next week.
Sarah D. Sparks, January 23, 2015
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Federal Broader Picture of International Education Progress Unveiled in Study
A new study suggests economic and social factors are "below the waterline" affecting higher-profile measures of student achievement internationally.
Sarah D. Sparks, January 20, 2015
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School & District Management Students With Down Syndrome Grow a Community for Research
A federal registry aims to connect students with Down syndrome to each other and to researchers.
Sarah D. Sparks, January 16, 2015
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Curriculum Schools Help Close Racial Gaps in Arts Education, Study Suggests
New studies by the National Endowment for the Arts suggest schools play a critical role in giving students of color access to music, drama and other arts classes, but there's a long way to go to close gaps in participation.
Sarah D. Sparks, January 16, 2015
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Federal Alexander's ESEA Draft Would Require Research Justification to Deny Ed. Plans
Is the burden of education research proof shifting from those putting forward education plans to those who would reject them?
Sarah D. Sparks, January 14, 2015
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