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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: research, teaching research, and leadership research.
Special Education
Q&A
Q&A: Jill Adelson Looks to a 'Better Route' to Improve Gifted Education
Jill Adelson, editor of the journal Gifted Child Quarterly, talks about the best evidence in gifted education, and areas where research is thin on the ground.
School & District Management
The Splintering of Wealthy Areas From School Districts Is Speeding Up
The school funding group EdBuild finds neighborhood attempts to secede popping up in more school districts, with racial and economic isolation increasing in their wake.
School & District Management
How Do You Get Academia to Value Education Research-Practitioner Partnerships? Make a Tenure Track
Two major education philanthropies are supporting the first professor position to study and train researchers to develop lasting partnerships with school districts.
School & District Management
Achievement Gap Between Rich and Poor Is Unchanged After 50 Years, Study Says
A study finds that the achievement gap between the most and least wealthy students barely budged and scholars met last week to hash out some reasons why.
School & District Management
Two Ways to Add 'Computational Thinking' to Middle School Science
The Next Generation Science Standards call for more "computational thinking" in middle school science. Two pilot projects at the American Educational Research Association meeting look at why that's difficult, and ways to do it.
Early Childhood
Algebra for 3rd Graders?
When it comes to algebra, new research at the American Educational Research Association suggests you can't start too early.
Student Well-Being & Movement
'If You Miss the Bus, You're Walking Four Hours': Challenges of Rural Absenteeism
District busing policies can significantly affect chronic absenteeism among rural students, finds a new study at the American Educational Research Association.
Student Well-Being & Movement
School Changes Can Help Keep Students in Class, Out of Foster System
Schools need to address more than physical mobility to improve attendance among foster students, finds new research at the American Educational Research Association meeting.
School & District Management
Education Researchers Consider 'Post Truth' Evidence at International Conference
The American Educational Research Association opens its annual conference Friday in Toronto.
Mathematics
Brain Science Backs Up Role of 'Mindset' in Motivating Students for Math
Neuroscientists find early biological evidence that having a growth mindset in math can change how students mentally approach problems.
Science
Genetics Lessons Can Spark Racism in Students. This Change Can Prevent It
A more nuanced approach to teaching genetics might do more than boost students' science know-how, new studies show; it could reduce racism.
School & District Management
Education Research Agency Looks to Leverage Big Data, Reduce Costs
The Institute of Education Sciences has proposed new research priorities.
School & District Management
Building a 'Culture of Evidence in Education': A Q&A With Larry Hedges
Yidan Prize winner Larry Hedges wants to make complex statistical analyses more transparent for educators and policymakers.
School & District Management
How Economist Alan Krueger Renewed the Does-Money-Matter Debate in Schooling
Alan Krueger, a groundbreaking Princeton University economist, died earlier this week at age 58. While perhaps best known for his study of minimum wages, Krueger also provided critical empirical research on fundamental and often hotly-debated questions about class sizes, school choice, educational attainment, and resources in schools.