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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: research, teaching research, and leadership research.
Student Achievement
Group Finds Research Lacking for Asian/Pacific Islander Students
A forthcoming report suggests research on Asian and Pacific Islander students often does not reflect demographic differences within the group.
Student Achievement
Closing the Data Gaps to Close Achievement Gaps
A new report on Hispanic achievement gaps also highlights variation in how English language learners are included in the "nation's report card."
Education
Stanford Dean Takes Aim at Culture of Competition
Writing in "Science" today, Stanford education school dean Deborah Stipek says the race to land a spot in top colleges is "damaging many otherwise promising lives."
Education
Deadline Ticks Down for Next Regional Labs
There's little more than a week left for applications for the next round of regional education labs, and there have been five updates to the competition In the last week.
Federal
International Study Finds Less U.S. Academic Resiliency
The United States ranks uncomfortably below the OECD average in the percentage of poor children who are resilient to their situation, raising questions about the promise of the American dream.
Teaching
Your Twitter Source in Fake Education Research News
What Works Clearinghouse has its own "official fake Twitter feed," but no official real Twitter feed yet.
School & District Management
Arguing for a Nuanced Approach to Studying Video Games
A new study highlights nuances in how video games affect students.
School & District Management
Data Quality Event to Probe States' Longitudinal Systems
The Data Quality Campaign plans a free online seminar on ways to use data from state longitudinal databases.
Teaching
Gifted Ed Advocates Hope for More Research in Next Federal Law
With the decades-old Jacob K. Javits grants for research on gifted and talented education killed in the fiscal 2011 budget agreement, gifted education advocates are pinning their hopes on providing more research in the next authorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
School & District Management
Education Business Competition Looks at Data Use
The third annual national Education Business Plan Competition, held here last week by the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education and the Milken Family Foundation, offered some interesting insights into how the next generation of education entrepreneurs are thinking about research and data in education.
School Climate & Safety
Study: Frequent Nurse Visits Can Identify Bullies, Victims
Study finds bullies and victims alike end up in the nurse's office more often, suggesting a new way to identify underlying harassment.
School & District Management
Jack Jennings Named to National Academy of Education
Jack Jennings, president and CEO of the Washington-based Center on Education Policy, has been elected to the National Academy of Education.
School & District Management
UPDATE: Can a Class of 7th Graders Give Teachers Stress?
A $1.6 million study to be launched this fall by the Institute of Education Sciences aims to gauge the effect of significant job stress on middle school teachers' performance and interaction with students.
College & Workforce Readiness
'Condition of Education' Looks at College Transition
The federal 2011 "Condition of Education" report shows socioeconomic gaps widening in how smoothly students make the transition from high school to higher education.