Education research

hard choices

National

June 11, 2019

Critics of charter schools say they’re hurting school districts. Are they right?

Charter schools really do divert money from school districts. Those districts can make up for that by cutting costs over time. But the process of doing is often fraught.

nudge to nowhere

National

May 31, 2019

The College Board tried a simple, cheap, research-backed way to push low-income kids into better colleges. It didn’t work.

“Our interventions led to no change in the likelihood or sector of college enrollment,” the new paper, largely written by in-house researchers at the College Board, says.

virtually learning

National

Updated May 21, 2019

This school district outsourced many of its high school courses to an online program. But it’s not clear students are learning.

New research finds the approach does help students graduate — but raises big questions about whether it actually helps them learn.

voucher verdict

National

May 15, 2019

D.C. voucher students don’t see test score gains, but are less likely to be frequently absent, latest research shows

The results are a mixed bag, but offer good news compared to earlier studies of D.C.’s program.

ripple effect

Colorado

May 14, 2019

Preschool has enduring benefits for disadvantaged children — and their children, new research finds

It’s not just at-risk children who reap long-term educational and earnings benefits from high-quality preschool. It’s also their siblings and their eventual offspring.

peer pressure

National

April 17, 2019

Can pre-K help students, even if they don’t attend?

“Having students come into the classroom better prepared, that in and of itself is going to help all students,” said researcher Breyon Williams.

charters and college

National

April 2, 2019

Federal study finds charter middle schools didn’t help students earn college degrees

The results are a disappointing data point for charter advocates who hoped the publicly funded, privately run schools would improve students’ college prospects.

inequity in the classroom

National

March 20, 2019

New teachers often get the students who are furthest behind — and that’s a problem for both

Being a new teacher is notoriously difficult — and schools often make it even tougher.

Bullying in schools

National

January 9, 2019

New research finds link between districts that voted Trump and racist bullying post-election

The study offers some hard evidence that the post-election months were a more fraught time in many schools.

tar heel trivia

National

August 20, 2018

New education research? A good chance it’s from North Carolina.

A disproportionate amount of what we know about how certain education policies work comes out of the Tar Heel State. Here's why that matters.

cause and effect

New York

July 10, 2018

Do suspensions lead to higher dropout rates and other academic problems? In New York City, the answer could be yes

The study's findings add new evidence to a heated debate playing out in New York and across the country.

study says...

New York

June 1, 2018

What the F? Here are the surprising ways failing grades helped New York City schools

The results provide new evidence that the now defunct A–F grading scale sparked improvements at underperforming schools.

First Person

National

November 22, 2016

Polls convinced me Hillary Clinton wouldn’t lose. As an education researcher, the result was a wake-up call

We must talk to humans, really talk to them, to get an accurate understanding of situations — from school segregation to voting patterns.

team of rivals

New York

April 30, 2015

Seven ed research heavyweights to head to Albany to help direct evaluation overhaul

Harvard economist Thomas Kane is one of seven experts who accepted an invitation to weigh in on the debate, according to a department memo.

Teaching & Classroom

Tennessee

March 16, 2015

For principals, value-added takes back seat in decisions about teachers, study says

Even as policymakers are putting more emphasis on test score growth, a new study suggests it's becoming less important to principals.

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