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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: research, teaching research, and leadership research.
Federal
Census Bureau: Schools Spending $10,499 Per Pupil
New Census Bureau data show that on average American public schools spent $10,499 per student in 2009, up 2.3 percent from 2008.
School & District Management
Study Analyzes Education Research Coverage
In a new study, Holly Yettick of AcademeOnline dissects how national newspapers cover academic, governmental and think tank research.
Student Achievement
Report Points to Widening Gap In Boys' Educational Attainment
A new report finds American boys' college and workplace readiness is sinking.
School & District Management
Report, Book Probe a Districtwide Scale-Up Effort
Research from the American Institutes of Research and the HOPE Foundation suggest schools can adapt to changing student demographics by rapidly identifying and expanding successes in individual schools and classrooms.
Teaching
Study Finds Interactive Approach Improves Physics Teaching
A new study suggests that interactive teaching can improve students' engagement and learning even in very large classes.
Teaching
Is There Room for Innovation in Class Size, School Time?
Leadership panel in Chicago will seek real innovation in class size and school time research.
School & District Management
Regional Labs Competition Opens At Last
The Education Department has released its final request for proposals for the next iteration of the regional educational laboratories.
School & District Management
Civil Rights Papers Provide Research Opportunity
A new collection from civil rights attorney William L. Taylor at George Washington University highlights the connection between education research and education advocacy.
School Choice & Charters
KIPP Finds One-Third of Its First Students Earned 4-Year Degree
A third of students who graduated from the 8th grade at two of KIPP's middle schools 10 or more years ago earned a four-year college degree, according to a report released by the Knowledge is Power Program, or KIPP, network of charter schools today.
College & Workforce Readiness
Census: More Adults Earn a Diploma, More Women Earn a Degree
The U.S. Census Bureau has released the most detailed information to date about how far Americans get in the education system.
Education
Stephen Colbert To Award Research Competition Prize
Comedian Stephen Colbert and a panel of education celebrity judges will honor researchers who come up with the best data-mining or education application based on a new database.
School & District Management
IES Workshops Aim to Beef Up Research Design
The Education Department's research agency and national research organizations will hold workshops to help researchers boost their study rigor then they don't have the money or capacity for a fully randomized experiment.
School & District Management
Study: Teachers Like Neuroscience, But Confusion Abounds
Incoming teachers believe neuroscience has the potential to improve their practice, according to new research, but there remain a lot of misconceptions about what science of the brain really proves about learning.
School & District Management
NCES Commissioner To Address NAEP, State Data Systems
Jack Buckley, the new commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics is determined to keep state longitudinal data systems evolving amid state budget and staff constraints, he told participants at the American Educational Research Association convention in New Orleans.