The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation has released the first comprehensive review of existing quantitative research and qualitative feedback on federal K-12 education policies from No Child Left Behind (NCLB) to the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The report, "Looking Back to Look Forward: Quantitative and Qualitative Reviews of the ...
A quality rating and improvement system (QRIS) is a voluntary state assessment system that uses multidimensional data on early childhood education programs to rate program quality, support quality improvement efforts, and provide information to families about the quality of available early childhood education programs. This report describes three versions of ...
A new study of turnaround schools in California has found that successful schools tend to use instructional strategies focused on student subgroups, emphasizing teacher collaboration, and having strong leadership as part of their key strategies to improve performance.
Washington is taking a close look at Title II, Part A (Title IIA) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) as Congress debates reauthorization. A new Title IIA would make certain that state, district, and school leaders have the capacity required to manage professional development activities and resources more ...
Conducted as part of an impact evaluation of a scaled-up version of the MyTeachingPartner-Secondary instructional coaching program, this cost study found that the MTP-S program cost approximately $13,648 per teacher over a two year intervention, resulting in an estimated cost of $55 per student.
In 2022, AIR, with support from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, initiated a three-year study to explore how 21st CCLC programs are working with other school- and community-based programs to help create more integrated service delivery systems for students and families that experience poverty.
This spotlight takes a look at the history of Title I, how the program has changed over time, and how it affects children, schools, families and education policy. Experts weigh in on the program's past and future in interviews, briefs, and blogs.