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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: research, teaching research, and leadership research.
Reading & Literacy
New Research Points to Success of Reading Partners Program
A new study by the MDRC research group shows that Reading Partners, a one-on-one tutoring program for struggling readers in elementary schools across the country, has a "positive and statistically significant impact" on reading proficiency.
School & District Management
NCLB Not So Negative for Teachers, Study Says
A new study finds that NCLB has had a limited influence on teachers' perceptions of their jobs.
School Choice & Charters
Study Sheds Light on Nation's Most Common School Choice Policy
A large-scale analysis of multiple years of Colorado data finds that low-income students are less likely to transfer between school districts and more likely to return to their home districts if they do transfer.
Curriculum
High School Music, NCLB Mainly Exist in Harmony, Study Finds
Average high school music enrollment rates have remained flat for about three decades but have declined for Hispanics, special education students, and English-learners since NCLB became law, a new study finds.
Special Education
Study Highlights Promising Reading Intervention for Children with Low IQs
After up to four years of intervention, students with mild or moderate intellectual disabilities were able to read 1st-grade-level text, new research finds.
School & District Management
Departing Director Reflects on Years at IES
As he prepares to depart for the Chicago-based Spencer Foundation, John Q. Easton reflects on his time at the Institute of Education Sciences and also on the future of federal educational research.
Science
Studies of STEM-Focused Schools Yield Mixed Results
Findings of three new studies suggest that some students may benefit from STEM-focused schools, but that, overall, they're not necessarily more effective.
Federal
Latest 'Condition of Education' Report Finds Rising Poverty, Pre-K Enrollment
The 2014 edition of the annual report also notes that individuals with a bachelor's degree earned more than twice as much as high school dropouts.
Early Childhood
New Center Will Help Study and Design Preschool Programs
The University of North Carolina's Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute has launched a new center that will help design, implement, and evaluate preschool programs.
School & District Management
IES Director John Q. Easton Expected to Announce Departure for Spencer Foundation
Institute of Education Sciences Director John Q. Easton is expected to announce later today that he will step down to take a job at the Chicago-based Spencer Foundation.
Student Achievement
Shrinking the Achievement Gap One Word at a Time
In Madison, Wis., researchers have found that simple writing exercises helped reduce the achievement gaps in the middle schools where they were most problematic.
Families & the Community
Analysis Offers Insights Into Tapping Parent Power to Increase Achievement
A new study finds that certain types of parent involvement may make more of a difference than others when it comes to schools' efforts to make Adequate Yearly Progress toward improving their test scores under No Child Left Behind.
Mathematics
Research Reveals 'Rich Get Richer' Scenario in Kindergarten Math
A new study finds that all kindergartners learn more math if their classmates are highly engaged but that some benefit more than others.
School & District Management
'Mischievous Responders' May Skew Survey-Based Studies of Teens
Some teenagers think it's funny to lie on surveys but their deception can dramatically skew research results.