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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: research, teaching research, and leadership research.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
Remembering Education Research Pioneer John I. Goodlad
Education researcher and reformer John I. Goodlad died Nov. 29.
College & Workforce Readiness
Feds Hope to Reconnect Dropouts Via 'Performance Partnership Pilots'
Federal agencies request proposals for partnerships to help disconnected youth.
College & Workforce Readiness
Emotionally Disturbed Students at Greatest Risk of Dropping Out, Study Finds
Among different special education categories, emotionally disturbed students are at highest risk of dropping out, according to a study of 41,000 Utah students.
Education
Half (Day) Measures Produce Fewer Preschool Benefits, Study Finds
By Christina Samuels. Cross-posted from Early Years.
School & District Management
What a Monkey's Grandma Can Teach Us About Helping At-Risk Kids
A monkey's uncle, or at least an adopted grandparent, can help counter the effects of early trauma, study shows.
School & District Management
Site to Help Researchers and Practitioners Build Partnerships
New site hopes to provide a "one stop shop" of best practices for educators and researchers hoping to build a longterm partnership.
School & District Management
Grade-School Bullying Takes a Toll on the Adolescent Brain, Study Finds
Brain areas associated with emotional processing and behavior regulation are different in young teenagers who have experienced childhood bullying.
School & District Management
Learning the Parent-Teacher-Conference Dance: Study Finds Steps to Avoid Conflict
Teachers and parents trade the lead in praise and criticism in conferences, finds a new study.
Student Achievement
Kindergartners Benefit From Tools of the Mind, Study Finds
A new study takes a second look at the Tools of the Mind early-childhood curriculum, finding benefits for older students.
College & Workforce Readiness
Census Considers Ditching Question About College Majors
Should the Census ask Americans about their college major?
School & District Management
New Journal to Link Brain Research to Policy
A new academic journal aims to make brain and behavioral research more directly usable for policymakers and practitioners.
School & District Management
National Research Groups Call for Focus on Transition to Adulthood
A new national study finds young adults at the end of their K-12 academic careers face just as critical a developmental window as young children starting school.
Teaching
Education Research: Ed. Dept. Asks What's Left to Learn
The U.S. Department of Education wants advice on what to evaluate next.
School & District Management
AERA Lecturer Anderson: Voting Inequity, Education Gaps Go Hand in Hand
James D. Anderson, a top education-policy historian at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, calls for education and voting equity in the 2014 Brown v. Board of Education lecture in education research, sponsored by the American Educational Research Association.