From the Field

Q&A: Jenny Anderson on Student Disengagement and What to Do About It

“The Disengaged Teen: Helping Kids Learn Better, Feel Better, and Live Better” by Jenny Anderson and Rebecca Winthrop examines why many students are disengaged…

Research Notes: Standardized Tests Results Hold Valuable Information that Schools Waste

Student achievement is typically reported as an aggregate test score, obscuring how students perform across individual concepts and skills. A new study by Jesse…

Research Notes: Helping Teachers Help Students, Inexpensively

Research Notes: Helping Teachers Help Students, Inexpensively A new study led by behavior psychologist David Yeager at the University of Texas at Austin…

Why the Language of Math is Important to Student Learning

Students, parents and school principals all instinctively know that some teachers are better than others. Education researchers have spent decades trying — with…

Research Notes: Teacher Application Trends in District and Charter Schools

New research from the Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER) yields insights into the supply side of the teacher labor market…

Research Notes: The Impact of Universal School Choice Programs on Private School Enrollment and Tuition

Since 2021, 17 states have adopted universal school choice programs that provide public funds to cover the cost of private schooling for most students.

Research Notes: Maximizing Students’ Top Choices in Public School Choice Systems

Many school districts offer families the opportunity to select from different schools through one of three enrollment systems: common application, decentralized…

A Summary of the Trump Administration’s Impact on Education Research

Inauguration Day was a time of hope for the MAGA faithful who watched President Donald Trump take his second oath of office in the Capitol rotunda.