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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: research, teaching research, and leadership research.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
Education Researchers to Advise White House Officials on Better, Cheaper Studies
Researchers meet with White House officials this morning to discuss ways to make high-quality, experimental research less expensive and quicker to turn around to educators in the field.
Federal
Can States Make Student Data Useful for Schools?
State leaders sitting on mountains of student data are merging on Washington D.C. next week to share ways to make it more useful to educators.
School & District Management
Some Nuance in the Image of the School-Hopping Turnaround Principal
Are successful principals school-hopping, or staying put?
Science
After 20-Year Hiatus, U.S. to Rejoin International Math and Science Test
American 12th graders didn't do so well back in 1995, but they'll get another shot next spring to prove their mastery of advanced physics and math.
School & District Management
What's the 'Opportunity Cost' of Doubling Down on Math?
Studies of the effects of "double dose" classes rarely take into account students' lost opportunity for electives.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Is Your School Looking Out for Students After Trauma? How Long After?
Parent death can lead to higher risk of their children struggling or even dying into young adulthood, but longterm support for students in schools can be spotty.
Early Childhood
In 25 Years, U.S. Children Make Fragile Progress, Kids Count Analysis Finds
Economic instability and racial disparities threaten American children's educational and health progress, according to a new study.
School & District Management
What Happens to the Kids Who Ruled Middle School?
Middle school popularity wanes, but the early drug use and criminal behavior stick around.
Science
Exit Exams Need Overhaul, Report Says
A report critiquing high school exit exams continues a series of recent studies looking at the unintended consequences of boosting graduation requirements.
Education
Tougher High School Exit Criteria May Not Boost College Prospects, Study Says
State efforts to toughen science and mathematics requirements for graduation may mean fewer students make it through high school and to college, according to a new study in the journal Education Researcher.
Teaching
Grants Awarded for Three Low-Cost Randomized Trials
The White House and the Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy in Washington are doubling down on the use of experimental studies to find what works in policy and practice, with a pilot competition funding three low-cost randomized trials in education, health, and workplace safety and a White House summit on how to use them.
Science
Education Department Launches $3 Million Evaluation of Khan Academy
The U.S. Department of Education has launched a $3 million randomized control trial to gauge the effectiveness of Khan Academy, the now-ubiquitous online-learning site that popularized the "flipped classroom" model.
Science
Happy Atoms and Math Games: New Ed Businesses Win Federal Seed Money
The U.S. Department of Education's research agency will help 15 new education entrepreneurs conduct research and development for interventions in science, language and other areas.
School & District Management
Want More Kids to Graduate? Report Suggests Starting with Mom and Dad
A new report suggests "dual generation" anti-poverty programs could boost the achievement and prosperity of parents and children alike.