Education & learning publications
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Comparing Parent Report and Telemetry Measures of Child Media Use
Accurate measurement of children’s media use is critical for understanding media effects on child outcomes.
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Sustaining a 1:1 Program – Insights From Research
This paper shares insights on sustaining 1:1 technology programs in economically challenged K–12 settings, based on a large research study of an iPad program.
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Life After College: Employment, Social, and Community Outcomes for Young Deaf Adults
The present study examined a broader set of outcomes for young deaf adults after postsecondary education.
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Growth in narrative retelling and inference abilities and relations with reading comprehension in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder
This study investigated the development of two key skills, narrative and inference abilities, that support higher level text comprehension and their relation to lexical-semantic knowledge, ASD symptomatology, and age.
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Continuous Improvement in Education: A Toolkit for Schools and Districts
Toolkit designed to help school- and district-based practitioners engage in a continuous improvement effort.
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Improving Implementation of Programs and Practices for Children with Disabilities
This report synthesizes findings of the Model Demonstration Coordination Center, funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs from 2005 to 2015.
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Shining a Light on Algebra I Access and Success: Embracing Equity at All Levels
This REL Appalachia blog summarizes a recent IES report, examining Algebra I course taking pathways and outcomes based on students’ performance on Virginia’s grade 5 statewide math test.
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Using Arkansas’ Administrative Data to Inform Suspension & Expulsion Prevention Policy Implementation
This report summarizes the existing administrative data infrastructure and recommendations for the Arkansas Suspension and Expulsion Work Group with the next steps to support better use of administrative data.
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Study of the Engage New England Initiative Cross-Site Learning Brief 3: Improving Instructional Systems
This brief examines the efforts of schools participating in the Barr Foundation’s Engage New England Initiative to improve the instructional systems for students who are off track to graduate high…
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Early Childhood Integrated Data Analytic Self-Assessment Rubric
The ECIDS toolkit has seven components and is useful as a self-assessment tool and roadmap for improving ECIDS.
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Dropout prevention in the time of COVID-19
As school closures due to COVID-19 separate students from structured routines and educational supports, the number of disengaged students may continue to grow.
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Racial Differences in Special Education Identification and Placement: Evidence Across Three States
In this article, Todd Grindal, Laura Schifter, Gabriel Schwartz, and Thomas Hehir examine race/ethnicity differences in students’ special education identification and subsequent placement in segregated educational settings.