Teaching quality
We have led more than a dozen rigorous, large-scale, randomized controlled trials of teacher coaching and professional development programs. Our work focuses on teacher preparation, educator professional development and human capital management systems.
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Evaluation of the Pathway to Academic Success Project
SRI studied the effectiveness of a promising program focused on secondary students’ academic English skills.
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Podcast: Re-imagining instructional quality and coaching
SRI’s Krystal Thomas discusses efforts to create supportive, equitable, and effective tools for educators.
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Developing and Validating a Practitioner Toolkit to Scale and Sustain Collaborative Data Inquiry
This is the first impact study of Data Wise, which supports educators in using collaborative data inquiry to drive continuous improvement of teaching and learning.
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Evaluation of the National Center for Teacher Residencies’ Centering Equity Project
SRI is evaluating how the National Center for Teacher Residencies’ Centering Equity project is developing and scaling teacher residencies through a Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED) grant.
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A More Human Approach to Educational Improvement
Meaningful educational improvement is driven by people: the teachers, administrators, families, students, communities, and other stakeholders who share a desire for better, more equitable outcomes.
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Mathematics, 3D Printing, and Computational Thinking Through Work-Based Learning (MPACT): An Education Innovation and Research (EIR) Grant Evaluation
SRI conducted a program evaluation of the MPACT program as implemented in the 2021-22 school year in four U.S. states.
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Early Childhood Classroom Observation (ECCO) Study
SRI Education is conducting a study to better understand how video recordings can support measurement of high-quality instruction in preschool classrooms.
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Evaluation of the UC Irvine Writing Project’s Pathway to Academic Success Program
SRI evaluation shows the UC Irvine Writing Project’s Pathway to Academic Success project improves academic writing for secondary students through teacher professional development.
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New Generation of Educators Initiative
This study investigates a multiyear effort to ensure that the California State University teacher preparation programs are producing the teachers California K–12 school districts will need as they complete their transition to CCSS and NGSS standards.
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Virginia Preschool Initiative-Plus (VPI+)
SRI Education designed and launched a 4-year comprehensive evaluation of the implementation and impact of Virginia’s state preschool program called the Virginia Preschool Initiative Plus.
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Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) — Appalachia
REL Appalachia partners with educators and leaders to engage in change-oriented research and provides support for regional decisions about education policies, programs and practices.
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Community College Partnership’s Instructional Impacts
SRI Education and partners conducted a 6-year study of community college-employer collaboration to improve the design and delivery of workforce education programming.