From the Field

What Happens When Tutoring and EdTech Vendors’ Pay Depends on Student Results?

School purchasing can seem like an administrative backwater, far removed from the heart of teaching and learning. But the way schools buy products and services…

Research Notes: Local Teacher Hires Stay Longer, Are Less Effective, Study Finds

“Grow-Your-Own” (GYO) teacher recruitment programs, such as residency programs and aide-to-teacher pipelines, have increased in recent years, in part on the…

Research Notes: As States Challenge Plyler, Study Details its Historic Enrollment Gains

In 1982, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Plyler v. Doe that all school-age children, regardless of immigration status, were entitled to a free public education.

Proposed Federal Grant Rules Could Increase Political Oversight of Education Research

The research behind the influential “science of reading” movement was built over decades through federally supported research spanning cognitive science…

When Teachers Rely on AI, Student Engagement Drops, Study Finds

Artificial intelligence is often promoted as a way to make teachers more effective by helping them write lesson plans, generate classroom materials and provide…

Research Notes: Advanced Math Propels Latino Middle Schoolers

Many school districts offer students the opportunity to take advanced courses in middle school. A new study by Carrie Miller and Meredith Phillips at the…

Q&A: Chris Agnew on AI and the Future of Schooling

Chris Agnew is the managing director of Stanford University’s AI Hub for Education, a part of the SCALE Initiative that translates research on AI in teaching…

Math Students May Learn Less Using AI

When ChatGPT arrived in late 2022, educators quickly asked whether students would use artificial intelligence to cheat, learn or simply get through homework…