Urban Education Reform: Bridging Research and Practice
Paula Arce-Trigatti from Rice University’s Kinder Institute and Tulane University’s Douglas Harris brought together voices from education research and practice to discuss school reforms and the implications for urban schooling nationally. This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: education reform and urban education.
School & District Management
Opinion
When Getting to School Is a Challenge
A New Orleans community leader proposes ways to address school transportation problems and the related broader questions of equity and access.
School & District Management
Opinion
How Does School Choice Affect Student Commutes in New Orleans?
Research examines how much time students spend on school buses and how early students' commutes to school begin in New Orleans, where students are not assigned to a school based on their home address and over 90 percent of students attend a charter school.
Student Well-Being
Opinion
Understanding Surprising Research Findings on School Attendance
Research findings on absences in the early grades take one school district by surprise — and help a research-practice partnership reconsider its role in sensemaking.
School & District Management
Opinion
How Much Does Missing School Matter for Young Children?
Research findings suggest that student absences in the early grades are more of a signal of other challenges students may face than a cause of inequalities in academic achievement.
Teaching Profession
Opinion
Research-Practice Partnership Effectiveness: Which Strategies Matter for Impact?
A call for more defined and specific measures of RPP effectiveness.
Teaching Profession
Opinion
Measuring the Impact of Research-Practice Partnerships in Education
A conversation about the impact of research-practice partnerships — and how we can define and assess it.
Curriculum
Opinion
How Teachers' Insights Inform State Policy in Tennessee
Teachers in Tennessee have an important voice in shaping state initiatives and policies.
Standards
Opinion
What Teachers Tell Us About the Connections Between Standards, Curriculum, and Professional Learning
A statewide survey of educators in Tennessee provides critical insights into connections that exist between standards, curriculum, professional development, and ultimately student success.
Teaching
Opinion
Reaching all Students Through Culturally Responsive Teaching
How one district is implementing culturally relevant pedagogy throughout its schools.
Teaching
Opinion
Three Principles for Culturally Relevant Teaching
Research examines what teachers can do to implement culturally relevant pedagogy in their classrooms.
College & Workforce Readiness
Opinion
Addressing Postsecondary Issues by First Getting the Problems Right
A district policy advisor's thoughts on the value of developing a collective knowledge base on postsecondary issues — by first defining what the problems really are.
College & Workforce Readiness
Opinion
How Can We Identify the Most Pressing Problems in Postsecondary Readiness and Success?
A convening on postsecondary readiness and success brings together researchers and educators from across the country to identify the most pressing postsecondary issues.
College & Workforce Readiness
Opinion
Helping Principals Support English Learners
A district leader outlines how upcoming research will help principals support English learners' postsecondary readiness and success.
College & Workforce Readiness
Opinion
What Does Postsecondary Success Look Like For English Learners?
Research will examine patterns of English learners' postsecondary readiness and success.