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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: research, teaching research, and leadership research.
College & Workforce Readiness
What Sort of Degrees Do College Incentives Encourage?
A study of Washington state's college performance-funding system found a boost for short-term certificates, but not more valuable degrees.
School & District Management
Washington-Based Scholars to Join Federal Education Research Board
The National Board for Education Sciences will meet with new members on Feb. 6.
Reading & Literacy
Update: Middle School Readers Need More Precise RTI Screenings, Study Finds
Assessment for reading interventions in response-to-intervention models may be too narrow to identify students struggling in different aspects of reading.
Early Childhood
Year in Review: Early Childhood and Other Research Interests From 2014
The most widely read research blogs of 2014 include focus on early childhood.
Education
Happy Holidays! Five Education Research Reasons to Be Merry Today
It's tempting to get gloomy about the state of our schools and our children. Here are five reasons to be optimistic.
Education
Feds to Study New Mexico Teacher Feedback System
The U.S. Education Department is exploring whether a new tool in New Mexico can help principals provide more useful feedback to teachers after observations.
School & District Management
Report Questions Sustainability of Longitudinal Student-Data Systems
Challenges in matching student education data to workforce data could hamper long-term usefulness of state longitudinal data systems, finds a U.S. Government Accountability Office report.
School & District Management
Project for Quick-Turnaround Experimental Studies Expands
The Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy is expanding its initiative to promote faster, less-expensive experimental studies to drive spending decisions.
School & District Management
E-Story Before Bed May Make It Harder to Sleep, Study Finds
A new study suggests those reading at night using an electronic device had poorer sleep than those reading print.
Federal
More than 1 in 4 Counties Still Have More Kids in Poverty Now Than Pre-Recession
The U.S. Census releases in-depth longitudinal data on county and school district poverty rates for preschoolers and school-age children.
Science
First Summer Learning Project Study Shows Promise for Inner-City Students in Math
The first report from the RAND Corporation's experimental evaluation of summer programs suggests urban students benefited in mathematics, but not reading or social skills.
Education
Nationwide Grade-Retention Rates Have Dropped, New Study Finds
A new study found that nationwide, the rate of students repeating a grade due to a lack of academic progress has declined from 2005 to 2010.
School & District Management
Research Group SEDL to Join American Institutes for Research
SEDL, the group founded as the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory, will be the latest to merge with the burgeoning education behemot American Institutes for Research.
Student Achievement
Census: Young Americans More Educated, Not Necessarily Better Off Than Parents
Education, employment, and other life experiences for young adults have changed since 1980, but in very different ways in different parts of the country, new Census data show.