Research and evaluation

A Portrait of an Evidence-Based Education Ecosystem

Authors : Keith Heumiller

Two new LEARN Network resources offer a clear and actionable vision for how leaders, educators, and communities can better use research and evidence to support student success, both now and in the future.

Building What Works into What’s Scaling: The Handle With Care Story

Authors : Keith Heumiller

Handle With Care (HWC) is a school–community partnership model, created by the West Virginia Center for Children’s Justice, to help mitigate the impact of potentially traumatic events on students.

The LEARN Procurement Data Dashboard: A Window into K–12 Procurement Practices

Authors : Keith Heumiller

The new LEARN Procurement Data Dashboard illuminates how K–12 school leaders across the United States make decisions about educational products — and how they use research and evidence in those decisions.

Scaling Literacy Recovery with PALS-RD

Authors : Keith Heumiller

Alida Hudson joins Adrienne Woods on The SRI Homeroom podcast to discuss PALS-RD, an evidence-based literacy program designed to accelerate recovery in reading in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Envisioning an Evidence-Based Education Ecosystem: Part 4

Authors : Keith Heumiller

Join renowned researcher, policymaker, and thought leader Susan Patrick to discuss how AI could act as a catalyst for building smarter systems for student learning.

Envisioning an Evidence-Based Education Ecosystem: Part 3

Authors : Keith Heumiller

On August 5, the LEARN Network continued a summer conversation series with education leaders to discuss a vision for an evidence-based education ecosystem. As part of this visioning, team members, partners, and experts from across the country considered the entire ecosystem of actors, organizations, processes, and resources that work together to shape education, sharing important … Continue reading Envisioning an Evidence-Based Education Ecosystem: Part 3

Envisioning an Evidence-Based Education System: Part 2

Authors : Keith Heumiller

In this conversation, Linda Darling Hammond and Vivian Tseng will discuss the role of researchers in the educational ecosystem and in translating evidence into actionable policy and practice changes to improve teaching and learning.

Envisioning an Evidence-Based Education Ecosystem: Part 1

Authors : Keith Heumiller

In this conversation, current and former state education leaders will discuss the critical steps towards inspiring large-scale change to create an education ecosystem that prioritizes proven student-focused solutions.

Designing and Scaling for Educational Impact in Rural Communities: Five Takeaways for Researchers and Developers

Authors : Jennifer Medeiros

The LEARN network recently hosted a panel discussion with scholars and practitioners who understand the unique considerations required to design, research, and scale evidence-based products in and across rural communities.

Supporting Struggling Adolescent Readers: A Conversation with the STARI Team

Authors : Jennifer Medeiros

In the latest edition of the SRI Homeroom podcast, host Kori Hamilton Biagas sat down with Margaret Troyer and Kala Jones from the Strategic Education Research Partnership (SERP Institute) to discuss their work and strategies to improve reading and reading comprehension for secondary students across the nation.