Research /research Research en-US 2021 (c) 91Ö±²¥ Thu, 27 Feb 2025 17:00:00 GMT Key Insights to Elevate and Inspire Today’s Teachers /events/key-insights-to-elevate-and-inspire-todays-teachers Join this free half day virtual event to energize your teaching and cultivate a positive learning experience for students. Thu, 27 Feb 2025 17:00:00 GMT /events/key-insights-to-elevate-and-inspire-todays-teachers Learning Recovery Has Stalled. What Should Schools Do Next? /leadership/learning-recovery-has-stalled-what-should-schools-do-next/2025/01 Students are still not fully caught up, educators said in a new survey. Tue, 28 Jan 2025 20:19:06 GMT /leadership/learning-recovery-has-stalled-what-should-schools-do-next/2025/01 A Divided Electorate Agrees on One Thing: Education Didn’t Get Enough Airtime /policy-politics/a-divided-electorate-agrees-on-one-thing-education-didnt-get-enough-airtime/2025/01 A newly released poll finds voters wanted to hear more. Fri, 24 Jan 2025 20:52:16 GMT /policy-politics/a-divided-electorate-agrees-on-one-thing-education-didnt-get-enough-airtime/2025/01 Parents Think Their Kids Are Learning a Lot at School. What Do Students Say? /leadership/parents-think-their-kids-are-learning-a-lot-at-school-what-do-students-say/2025/01 The perception gap between parents and their kids widens as students get older. Does it matter? Fri, 24 Jan 2025 19:43:57 GMT /leadership/parents-think-their-kids-are-learning-a-lot-at-school-what-do-students-say/2025/01 Quiz: What Educators Really Think About SEL in Classrooms /leadership/quiz-what-educators-really-think-about-sel-in-classrooms/2025/01 What do K-12 educators think about the SEL in schools? Take our quiz to test your knowledge. Thu, 23 Jan 2025 20:10:04 GMT /leadership/quiz-what-educators-really-think-about-sel-in-classrooms/2025/01 Want Novices to Keep Teaching? Focus on Their Classroom-Management Skills /teaching-learning/want-novices-to-keep-teaching-focus-on-their-classroom-management-skills/2025/01 Some skills matter more than others for educator at the start of their careers. Wed, 22 Jan 2025 22:25:46 GMT /teaching-learning/want-novices-to-keep-teaching-focus-on-their-classroom-management-skills/2025/01 Most Voters Reject Trump’s Push to Cut U.S. Education Department, Poll Finds /policy-politics/most-voters-reject-trumps-push-to-cut-u-s-education-department-poll-finds/2025/01 Career-connected learning has broad support from voters across the political spectrum, according to the survey. Wed, 22 Jan 2025 20:26:17 GMT /policy-politics/most-voters-reject-trumps-push-to-cut-u-s-education-department-poll-finds/2025/01 This Is How ‘Woke’ Schools Really Are—According to Students /teaching-learning/this-is-how-woke-schools-really-are-according-to-students/2025/01 Students don't report evidence of systemic political bias, but do say teachers discuss controversial issues. Wed, 22 Jan 2025 05:01:00 GMT /teaching-learning/this-is-how-woke-schools-really-are-according-to-students/2025/01 Researchers Created a Phonics Program With ‘Dramatic’ Results. How It Works /teaching-learning/researchers-created-a-phonics-program-with-dramatic-results-how-it-works/2025/01 Consistent implementation of the 30-minute-a-day program fueled the results. Fri, 17 Jan 2025 19:51:31 GMT /teaching-learning/researchers-created-a-phonics-program-with-dramatic-results-how-it-works/2025/01 Public Trust in Elementary School Teachers Declines—But Still Tops Most Other Professions /teaching-learning/public-trust-in-elementary-school-teachers-declines-but-still-tops-most-other-professions/2025/01 Elementary school teachers second only to nurses in a poll of most-trusted professions. Fri, 17 Jan 2025 18:26:04 GMT /teaching-learning/public-trust-in-elementary-school-teachers-declines-but-still-tops-most-other-professions/2025/01 LEGO Education’s Latest Offering: The Building Blocks of Science Lessons? /teaching-learning/legos-latest-offering-the-building-blocks-of-science-lessons/2025/01 The toymaker plans to release units that inch closer to a core curriculum. Tue, 14 Jan 2025 11:00:00 GMT /teaching-learning/legos-latest-offering-the-building-blocks-of-science-lessons/2025/01 What 4 New Studies Say About How Districts Can Attract—and Retain—Teachers /leadership/what-4-new-studies-say-about-how-districts-can-attract-and-retain-teachers/2025/01 New insights on teachers' starting salaries, working conditions, and contract work can help leaders better hire and retain teachers. Fri, 10 Jan 2025 14:21:00 GMT /leadership/what-4-new-studies-say-about-how-districts-can-attract-and-retain-teachers/2025/01 'Conversation Over. Case Closed': Groupthink Is Hobbling Education Scholarship (Opinion) /policy-politics/opinion-conversation-over-case-closed-groupthink-is-hobbling-education-scholarship/2025/01 Research isn't giving educators what they want, but a reset that encourages greater intellectual diversity is possible. Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:02:24 GMT /policy-politics/opinion-conversation-over-case-closed-groupthink-is-hobbling-education-scholarship/2025/01 2025 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence: Top 10 Lists (Opinion) /policy-politics/opinion-2025-rhsu-edu-scholar-public-influence-top-10-lists/2025/01 Where scholars rank within their discipline may be more telling than where they are in the overall rankings. Thu, 09 Jan 2025 11:00:00 GMT /policy-politics/opinion-2025-rhsu-edu-scholar-public-influence-top-10-lists/2025/01 Is Student Behavior Getting Any Better? What a New Survey Says /leadership/is-student-behavior-getting-any-better-what-a-new-survey-says/2025/01 Student misbehavior has routinely topped teachers' lists of concerns and most pressing challenges in recent years. Wed, 08 Jan 2025 19:12:44 GMT /leadership/is-student-behavior-getting-any-better-what-a-new-survey-says/2025/01 The 2025 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings Unveiled (Opinion) /policy-politics/opinion-the-2025-rhsu-edu-scholar-public-influence-rankings-unveiled/2025/01 The rankings recognize the university-based scholars in the United States whose influence shaped educational practice and policy. Wed, 08 Jan 2025 11:00:00 GMT /policy-politics/opinion-the-2025-rhsu-edu-scholar-public-influence-rankings-unveiled/2025/01 What Parents Say They Want Their Kids to Get Out of High School /teaching-learning/what-parents-say-they-want-their-kids-to-get-out-of-high-school/2025/01 A new poll finds that parents strongly support more options for their kids that might reshape the high school experience. Tue, 07 Jan 2025 22:11:39 GMT /teaching-learning/what-parents-say-they-want-their-kids-to-get-out-of-high-school/2025/01 The 2025 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Scoring Formula (Opinion) /policy-politics/opinion-the-2025-rhsu-edu-scholar-public-influence-scoring-formula/2025/01 Rick Hess will unveil the 2025 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings tomorrow. Here is the methodology used to generate those rankings. Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:00:00 GMT /policy-politics/opinion-the-2025-rhsu-edu-scholar-public-influence-scoring-formula/2025/01 What It Takes to Be an Effective Education Scholar (Opinion) /policy-politics/opinion-what-it-takes-to-be-an-effective-education-scholar/2025/01 The 2025 RHSU Scholar Rankings will be released soon. How do the top scholars come by their influence? Mon, 06 Jan 2025 11:00:00 GMT /policy-politics/opinion-what-it-takes-to-be-an-effective-education-scholar/2025/01 The STEM Stereotypes That Hold Students Back Aren't What You Think /teaching-learning/the-stem-stereotypes-that-hold-students-back-arent-what-you-think/2024/12 Girls may not underrate their math performance compared to boys, after all. But math-oriented sciences are a different matter. Thu, 19 Dec 2024 22:14:47 GMT /teaching-learning/the-stem-stereotypes-that-hold-students-back-arent-what-you-think/2024/12 Can AI Improve Literacy Outcomes for English Learners? /technology/can-ai-improve-literacy-outcomes-for-english-learners/2024/12 The federal government is funding a project that will explore AI's potential to improve English learners' early literacy skills. Wed, 18 Dec 2024 20:43:08 GMT /technology/can-ai-improve-literacy-outcomes-for-english-learners/2024/12 What Does Watching All Those Videos Do to Kids’ Brains? /technology/what-does-watching-all-those-videos-do-to-kids-brains/2024/12 Video content is ubiquitous inside and outside classrooms. Educators should know how it affects students. Tue, 17 Dec 2024 22:28:41 GMT /technology/what-does-watching-all-those-videos-do-to-kids-brains/2024/12 The Best and Worst Education News of 2024 (Opinion) /policy-politics/opinion-the-best-and-worst-education-news-of-2024/2024/12 There was plenty to celebrate in public education this year, but not all was rosy. Mon, 16 Dec 2024 08:58:00 GMT /policy-politics/opinion-the-best-and-worst-education-news-of-2024/2024/12 3 Ways to Be an Instructional Leader: A Guide for Principals /leadership/3-ways-to-be-an-instructional-leader-a-guide-for-principals/2024/12 Instructional leadership can mean different things to different administrators. A new report gives three common models. Fri, 13 Dec 2024 21:31:48 GMT /leadership/3-ways-to-be-an-instructional-leader-a-guide-for-principals/2024/12 Schools Lag in IDing Kids Who Need Special Education. Are They Catching Up? /teaching-learning/schools-lag-in-iding-kids-who-need-special-education-are-they-catching-up/2024/12 Schools in one state are making progress addressing a pandemic-fueled backlog of special education identifications. Wed, 11 Dec 2024 22:33:10 GMT /teaching-learning/schools-lag-in-iding-kids-who-need-special-education-are-they-catching-up/2024/12 Here's What Happens Next on the Calkins, Fountas & Pinnell Curriculum Lawsuit /teaching-learning/heres-what-happens-next-on-the-calkins-fountas-pinnell-curriculum-lawsuit/2024/12 The reading series were deceptively marketed as backed by research, despite omitting key instructional elements, the lawsuit claims. Fri, 06 Dec 2024 22:50:17 GMT /teaching-learning/heres-what-happens-next-on-the-calkins-fountas-pinnell-curriculum-lawsuit/2024/12 What’s in the ‘Secret Sauce’ That Made This Virtual Reading Tutoring Work? /teaching-learning/whats-in-the-secret-sauce-that-made-this-virtual-reading-tutoring-work/2024/12 High attendance, well-trained tutors, and trusting relationships helped close learning gaps. Thu, 05 Dec 2024 22:06:42 GMT /teaching-learning/whats-in-the-secret-sauce-that-made-this-virtual-reading-tutoring-work/2024/12 The More Students Miss Class, the Worse Teachers Feel About Their Jobs /teaching-learning/the-more-students-miss-class-the-worse-teachers-feel-about-their-jobs/2024/11 Missing kids take a toll on teachers' morale, new research says. Here's how educators can cope with absenteeism. Thu, 14 Nov 2024 22:29:42 GMT /teaching-learning/the-more-students-miss-class-the-worse-teachers-feel-about-their-jobs/2024/11 How Strict Are School Cellphone Policies? /technology/how-strict-are-school-cellphone-policies/2024/11 New survey data show that schools are trying a variety of approaches to curb students’ cellphone use. Wed, 13 Nov 2024 20:24:35 GMT /technology/how-strict-are-school-cellphone-policies/2024/11 What Happens When an AI Assistant Helps the Tutor, Instead of the Student /technology/what-happens-when-an-ai-assistant-helps-the-tutor-instead-of-the-student/2024/10 A randomized controlled trial from Stanford University examines the efficacy of an AI-powered tutoring assistant. Thu, 31 Oct 2024 18:58:53 GMT /technology/what-happens-when-an-ai-assistant-helps-the-tutor-instead-of-the-student/2024/10