Giana Loretta

Giana Loretta was a master’s student at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and a research associate at FutureEd. She previously taught high school in Sofia, Bulgaria, as a Fulbright Scholar and worked at the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea. A summa cum laude graduate of West Virginia University, she conducted research on charter schools and adolescent opioid use and contributed to the West Virginia Innocence Project. She is a native of West Virginia.

School Nutrition Is Back on the National Agenda. West Virginia Offers Lessons.

Shortly after being named America’s unhealthiest city in 2009, Huntington, West Virginia, gained national attention when British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver…

Research Notes: Dallas Policy for Advanced Courses Increases Algebra I Enrollment Before High School

The Dallas Independent School District (DISD) was among the first Texas school systems to automatically enroll eligible students in grades 5 through 8 in…

Research Notes: Black Elementary Schoolers Report Worse Perceptions of School Climate in Georgia

School climate is a broad term encompassing how students, teachers, and parents feel about a school’s culture and character. A new study by Jerome Graham and…

Legislative Tracker: 2026 School Nutrition Bills in the States

Updated 7/13/2026 Student nutrition and school meals have emerged as a growing focus for governors and state lawmakers in 2026. Across the country…

Research Notes: Automatic Eligibility Notifications Increase Student Interest in Advanced Courses

Many high school students who qualify for advanced coursework never take it because they aren’t aware they’re eligible. A new study by Megan Austin and…

Research Notes: Teachers Assigned to High-Achieving, Well-Behaved Classrooms Receive Better Performance Ratings

Classroom observations are often a significant component of teacher evaluations. But a new study by William Delgado of the University of Chicago and Lauren…

Research Notes: Affirmative Action Ban Reduces Minority Student Enrollment at Top Universities

In 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard (SFFA) ended the longstanding practice of considering race in college…

Research Notes: How Changes to K-12 Teacher Pay Structures Affect Education Graduate Programs

A new study by Taylor Odle of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Patrick Lavallee Delgado of the University of Pennsylvania finds that eliminating higher…