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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: research, teaching research, and leadership research.

School & District Management School Improvement Means What Works Clearinghouse Is About to Get a Lot Busier
How many potential "whole school" reforms under the new federal school improvement grant rules will meet the What Works Clearinghouse's high standards for evidence?
Sarah D. Sparks, September 9, 2014
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Curriculum Students Marked Speech Sounds Faster After Music Training, Study Says
After two years of instruction in a community music program, students showed improvement in brain scans tracking how they distinguished among speech sounds.
Liana Loewus, September 3, 2014
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Student Well-Being & Movement Want Students to Ask for Help? Talk to Parents.
Parents' school experiences can shape students' ways and willingness to ask for help.
Sarah D. Sparks, September 2, 2014
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Teaching Laptop Note-Taking: External Brain-Booster or Memory Drain?
Students write less but remember more concepts when they take notes by hand, a new study finds.
Sarah D. Sparks, August 27, 2014
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School & District Management Philadelphia Launches New Ed. Research Consortium
A new research group will study Philadelphia's schools in a time of flux.
Sarah D. Sparks, August 21, 2014
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School & District Management Brain Study Gives a Peek at Move From Problem-Solving to Fact-Finding in Math
Brain activity moves from the center of executive function to a region associated with memory as children become math proficient, finds a new study.
Sarah D. Sparks, August 21, 2014
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English Learners Language Skills Can Shape Children's Impulse Control, Research Says
Can limited vocabulary silence the better angels of students' nature? New research suggests poor speech skills may cause later behavior problems.
Sarah D. Sparks, August 20, 2014
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School & District Management National Groups Release New Standards for Educational Research Testing
National research groups have released new standards for education research testing.
Sarah D. Sparks, August 18, 2014
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School Climate & Safety Can Schools Respect Individuality Without Cultivating Narcissism in Students?
A researcher in narcissism argues self-esteem boosting efforts in schools may have increased tolerance but reduced empathy in students.
Sarah D. Sparks, August 10, 2014
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Education Parent-Student Education Needed for Homeless Families, Studies Say
Schools could fill in gaps of homeless shelter supports for families.
Sarah D. Sparks, August 10, 2014
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Special Education How Can Teachers Build on Gifted, Hyperactive Students' Strengths?
New studies provide insight into ways to help students with attention deficits succeed academically.
Sarah D. Sparks, August 7, 2014
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School & District Management Illinois Task Force Studies Chicago Absenteeism
A state task force studies potential solutions for Chicago's chronic truancy issues.
Denisa R. Superville, August 4, 2014
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School & District Management District Research Reveals Ways to Help At-Risk Students Graduate
District-level research in Washington D.C. and Maryland shows how to keep at-risk students on track to graduation and college.
Sarah D. Sparks, August 1, 2014
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School & District Management States Consider Incorporating Data-Use Skills in Teacher Certification
Thirteen states are developing standards for training teachers and administrators in how to use education data.
Sarah D. Sparks, July 31, 2014
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