Amid widespread funding struggles and a changing national workforce, education officials and stakeholders are seeking out reforms and radical new approaches to teacher retirement benefits.
Can Students Evaluate Online Sources?
In a world of “fake news,” “advertorials,” “sponsored posts,” and other potentially misleading content, the ability to properly vet social and political information online has become a vital skill. But are we properly teaching it to students?
How Will the Midterms Impact Education?
On a special edition of Research Minutes, Drew University researcher and renowned education policy expert Patrick McGuinn speaks with CPRE Director Jonathan Supovitz about the 2018 midterm elections, and what they could mean for public education.
Is Free and Reduced-Price Lunch a Valid Measure of Disadvantage?
For decades, researchers and education officials have used the National School Lunch Program as a key indicator of economic disadvantage. Now, new research suggests this indicator may not be as valid as it seems.
Performance Assessment for Principal Licensure
For many years, new candidates for principal licensure have typically been assessed on their professional experience, education, and their performance on a written or online leadership exam. Recently, however, some states have begun exploring performance assessments for principal licensure.
Analyzing The Gates Foundation’s ‘Intensive Partnerships’ Initiative
The initiative sought to build new, comprehensive systems of teacher evaluation and connect low-income minority students with quality educators, as part of a wider effort to improve student outcomes. Despite years of effort and considerable resources, however, it ultimately fell short.
What Research Do State Education Agencies Need?
Carrie Conaway, chief research and strategy officer for the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, discusses her article on state-level research needs and provides tips for both researchers and policy makers hoping for more effective collaboration.
Predicting and Preventing Principal Turnover
While research suggests that principal turnover can have a negative effect on schools, students, and faculty, few studies have sought to identify how – and why – school leaders ultimately walk away.
Rethinking the Research-Practice Connection
The University of Delaware’s Elizabeth Farley-Ripple discusses a new conceptual framework for researchers and practitioners, and its potential to inform new, more collaborative approaches to evidence gathering and classroom implementation.
The Effect of School Suspensions on Life Outcomes
Janet Rosenbaum, assistant professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at SUNY Downstate School of Public Health, joins CPRE senior researcher Abigail Gray to discuss the short- and long-term impacts of school suspensions.