Education
From Kindergarten Through Third Grade: Children's Beginning School Experiences
National Center for Education Statistics
This 85-page U.S. report highlights children's gains in reading and mathematics over their first four years of school, starting with kindergarten
EducationPosted: 2004-07-30
From Schooling Access to Learning Outcomes: An Unfinished Agenda
World Bank
A 152-page evaluation of World Bank support for primary education in developing countries
EducationPosted: 2006-08-28
From the Capital to the Classroom
Center on Education Policy
This 253-page report on the second year of the U.S. No Child Left Behind Act finds that some of the Act's provisions are having negative consequences for schools, where the requirements are over-stringent or unworkable, or funding inadequate
EducationPosted: 2004-02-08
From the Snapshot to the Full Picture
AEI
This 7-page US essay argues for value-added measures of school performance
EducationPosted: 2009-08-02
From Whole School to Whole System Reform
National Clearinghouse for Comprehensive School Reform et al.
This 48-page U.S. report contains a multi-tiered set of policy recommendations for the U.S. whole school reform movement
EducationPosted: 2004-10-08
Full-day and Half-day Kindergarten in the United States: Findings from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99
National Center for Education Statistics
A 154-page report describing kindergarten in the U.S., concluding with an analysis of cognitive gains made by children attending public kindergartens
EducationPosted: 2004-06-08
Fully on-the-job training: Experiences and Steps Ahead
National Centre for Vocational Education Research
A 27-page Australian report on the benefits of fully on-the-job training
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , EducationPosted: 2004-11-01
Fundamental Determinants of School Efficiency and Equity: German States as a Microcosm of OECD Countries
IZA
This 42-page working paper compares cross-state variations in school efficiency and equity within Germany with those in other OECD countries
EducationPosted: 2007-07-09
Future Schools: Blending Face-to-Face and Online Learning
Hoover Institution
A US report on how schools implementing blended, or “hybrid,” instructional methods — which integrate traditional face-to-face teaching with greater use of online instruction — are pointing the way toward more effective and efficient school models
Education, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-03-15
Gangs and Group Offending Guidance for Schools
DCSF
A 47-page UK guide for schools offering advice on tackling gang issues
EducationPosted: 2008-05-28
Gender Differences in Education
IZA
A 40-page discussion paper surveying the trends in gender gaps in education, their causes and potential policy implications
EducationPosted: 2012-03-20
Gender Differences in Participation and Completion of Undergraduate Education and How They Have Changed Over Time
National Center for Education Statistics
This 89-page report provides a detailed account of gender differences in undergraduate education in the U.S.
EducationPosted: 2005-03-02
Gender Gaps in Reading Gains During Elementary and High School by Race and Ethnicity
Urban Institute
A 31-page US report examining gender differences in academic achievement in schools
EducationPosted: 2007-03-11
General Education, Vocational Education, and Labor-Market Outcomes Over the Life-Cycle
CESifo
This working paper investigates whether gains in youth employment from vocational education may be offset by less adaptability and thus diminished employment later in life
Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-11-02
Getting Ahead by Staying Behind
Hoover Institution
This 65-page U.S. study compares the academic performance of students held back as part of a programme to end social promotion with the performance of comparable students who were not held back
EducationPosted: 2006-02-03
Getting Good Teachers into Challenging Schools
"Curriculum Leadership"
An Australian article on the problem of encouraging the best teachers to work in the most challenging schools
EducationPosted: 2008-05-15
Getting Past Go
ECS
An 11-page US brief detailing a 50-state policy scan of accountability and continuous improvement policies for remedial and developmental education. The paper also presents four case studies, which show how states have confronted college readiness challenges
EducationPosted: 2011-02-01
Getting Past Go: Remedial and Developmental Education Policy at a Crossroads
University of Massachusetts
A 42-page US paper considering the nation's remedial and developmental education policy
EducationPosted: 2010-11-17
Getting Performance Pay Right
ACER
An Australian article reviewing current teachers' pay structures in Australia and internationally, the impact of existing performance pay structures and the possibilities for performance pay
EducationPosted: 2007-06-23
Getting There and Staying There: Low-income Students and Post-secondary Education
Canadian Policy Research Networks
A 61-page Canadian research report reviewing the research on the determinants of access to post-secondary education (single page with link to complete report)
EducationPosted: 2005-03-29
Getting to Grips with Learning Styles
National Centre for Vocational Education Research
A 27-page Australian booklet providing teachers and trainers in vocational education and training with information on learning styles
EducationPosted: 2005-09-01
Gifted and Talented Education: Guidance on Preventing Underachievement
DCSF UK
A 30-page UK guidance paper highlighting the main issues to be discussed and addressed in preventing the underachievement of pupils with exceptional ability
EducationPosted: 2008-02-29
Giving Knowledge for Free: The Emergence of Open Educational Resources
OECD
A 149-page report providing a comprehensive overview of the rapidly changing phenomenon of open educational resources
EducationPosted: 2007-06-03
Giving Voice to the Impacts of Values Education
Education Services Australia
The 141-page report of an Australian educational project designed to further develop the evidence base for informing improved school policy and practice in values education
EducationPosted: 2011-01-05
Global Education Digest 2008
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
This 297-page digest compares education statistics for more than 200 countries and territories
EducationPosted: 2009-02-20
Going Exponential: Growing the Charter School Sector’s Best
Progressive Policy Institute
This 44-page US report proposes ways to grow the best charter schools and charter management organizations. Specific advice is provided for charter sector leaders, policymakers and philanthropists
EducationPosted: 2011-03-09
Going to Scale with High-Quality Early Education: Choices and Consequences in Universal Pre-Kindergarten Efforts
Rand Corporation
A 101-page report describing the challenges facing U.S. efforts to create statewide public systems of pre-kindergarten services
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2005-08-31
Good Data, Bad News, Good Policy Making
Australian Council for Educational Research
An 8-page Australian paper reporting on the trial of a project aiming to improve educational outcomes through practical changes to curriculum, teaching and assessment
EducationPosted: 2005-11-21
Good Practice in Re-engaging Disaffected and Reluctant Students in Secondary Schools
Ofsted
This 22-page UK report identifies good practice in re-engaging disaffected and reluctant students in their learning
EducationPosted: 2008-10-20
Governing the School of the Future
U.K. Department of Education and Skills
A 32-page U.K. document examining the role of the school governing body and looking to the challenges and opportunities for the future
EducationPosted: 2005-02-09
Graduating America: Meeting the Challenge of Low Graduation-Rate High Schools
JFF
In the US, high schools with low graduation rates country are concentrated in a subset of 17 states that produce approximately 70 percent of the nation’s dropouts. Data from these states are used to develop new analytic tools for examining the characteristics of schools, districts, and states that make certain approaches more likely to succeed in certain places (52-page report)
EducationPosted: 2009-07-23
Growing Community Schools: The Role of Cross-Boundary Leadership
Coalition for Community Schools
A 56-page US report illustrating how cross-boundary leadership helps community schools move from pilot projects to large-scale, community-wide education reform strategies
EducationPosted: 2006-06-14
Growing Pains: The School Consolidation Movement and Student Outcomes
Harris School
A 55-page US working paper estimates the effects of changing school and school district size on student outcomes
EducationPosted: 2007-02-01
Growth in Literacy and Numeracy in the First Three Years of School
ACER
A 130-page report of an investigation into the nature of literacy and numeracy development among Australian children
EducationPosted: 2006-09-12
Hands Up for School Choice! Lessons From School Voucher Schemes At Home and Abroad
Policy Exchange
A 32-page U.K. report examining the experience of school voucher schemes in Sweden, the Netherlands and the U.S.
EducationPosted: 2004-05-26
Has Higher Education Among Young Women Substantially Reduced the Gender Gap in Employment and Earnings?
Statistics Canada
A 26-page Canadian report examining the effect of higher education among women on the gender gap in employment and earnings
EducationPosted: 2007-06-19
Have School Vocational Education and Training Programmes Been Successful?
National Centre for Vocational Education Research
This 77-page Australian study reviews the outcomes of school-based vocational education and training programmes in Australia
EducationPosted: 2006-03-15
Head Start Impact Study Final Report: Executive Summary
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
This 35-page executive summary of a US report into the Head Start programme finds that most gains in cognitive development fade out by first grade
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2010-01-20
Healthy Minds: Promoting Emotional Health and Well-Being in Schools
Office for Standards in Education - U.K.
A 20-page U.K. report examining the role played by schools in promoting the emotional well-being of their pupils
Heterogeneous Class Size Effects: New Evidence from a Panel of University Students
IZA
This 41-page discussion paper presents evidence on the effects of class size on students’ test scores
EducationPosted: 2009-11-10
High School Types, Academic Performance and Early Labour Market Outcomes
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 31-page discussion paper studies the relationship of type of high school attended in Italy and indications of subsequent performance
EducationPosted: 2004-03-10
Higher Education and Regions: Globally Competitive, Locally Engaged
OECD
The 8-page executive summary of a report highlighting the benefits of regional engagement by universities
Education, Economic PolicyPosted: 2007-10-24
Higher Education Reform and the Renewed Lisbon Strategy
CESifo
A 34-page paper offering proposals for the reform of higher education in Europe
Education, European UnionPosted: 2007-03-19
Higher Education, the Bane of Fertility?
Centre for Economic Policy Research
A 55-page Australian discussion paper analysing the determinants of fertility, focusing on education
Social Policy, EducationPosted: 2006-01-18
Hitting Home: Quality, Cost and Access Challenges Confronting Higher Education Today
Making Opportunity Affordable
A 9-page US document offering recommendations for a more cost-effective higher education system
EducationPosted: 2007-05-30
Home Schooling Goes Mainstream
Hoover Institution
A 10-page article reporting on the increasing popularity of home schooling in the US
EducationPosted: 2008-11-21
Home-to-school Transitions for Financially Disadvantaged Children
AIFS, The Smith Family
This 76-page Australian report focuses on children's readiness for school, considering the role of families, schools and communities as facilitators and inhibitors
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2008-12-11
Home-to-school Transitions for Financially Disadvantaged Children
AIFS, The Smith Family
This 76-page Australian report describes a preventive approach to build the capacity of financially disadvantaged parents in providing quality early childhood environments and experiences for their children before their key transition from home to school
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-12-31
Homeschooling in the United States 2003
National Center for Education Statistics
A 54-page report estimating the proportion of homeschooled students in the U.S., describing the characteristics of those students and their families and the parents' motivations for choosing homeschooling
EducationPosted: 2006-02-06
Horizon Report 2008
New Media Consortium
A 36-page US report describing six emerging educational technologies or practices likely to enter mainstream use in the US over the next 5 years
EducationPosted: 2008-03-08
How and Why Has Teacher Quality Changed in Australia?
Centre for Economic Policy Research
This 48-page Australian study examines how the quality of the Australian teaching profession has changed over two decades, and the causes of this change
EducationPosted: 2006-08-29
How Different are Immigrants? A Cross-Country and Cross-Survey Analysis of Educational Achievement
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 47-page discussion paper examining the differences in educational achievement between immigrants and natives in 10 countries with a high proportion of immigrant pupils
Education, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2004-11-16
How Do We Transform Our Schools?
Hoover Institution
A US article considering how computer technology can be harnessed to improve education.
EducationPosted: 2008-05-15
How Equal Are Educational Opportunities? Family Background and Student Achievement in Europe and the United States
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 38-page discussion paper investigating the effects of family background on student characteristics in the U.S. and 17 Western European school systems
EducationPosted: 2004-09-13
How Immigrant Children Affect the Academic Achievement of Native Dutch Children
IZA
This 35-page discussion paper analyzes how the share of immigrant children in the classroom affects the educational attainment of native Dutch children
Education, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2012-01-09
How Large an Effect Can We Expect From School Reform?
IZA
This 44-page discussion paper proposes an interpretative context for judging the significance of school reform effects
EducationPosted: 2006-10-19
How Leadership Influences Student Learning
Wallace Foundation
A 17-page executive summary of a U.S. report investigating how education leadership matters, its effects on student learning, and what the essential ingredients of successful leadership are
EducationPosted: 2004-09-27
How Maternal, Family and Cumulative Risk Affect Absenteeism in Early Schooling
NCCP
A 4-page US factsheet showing the impact of maternal and family risks on chronic absenteeism in early schooling
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2008-02-22
How Maternal, Family and Cumulative Risks Affect Absenteeism in Early Schooling
NCCP
A 4-page US factsheet quantifying how maternal and family risk factors affect absenteeism in early childhood
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2008-03-18
How Much Do Educational Outcomes Matter in OECD Countries?
CESifo
A 56-page working paper reporting that school improvements falling within currently observed performance levels yield very large gains in growth performance
Education, Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-11-17
How Much Do Educational Outcomes Matter in OECD Countries?
IZA
This 68-page working paper examines the effect of educational outcomes on long-run growth performance across OECD countries
Economic Policy, EducationPosted: 2011-01-11
How Much of the Variation in Literacy and Numeracy can be Explained by School Performance?
Treasury - Australia
This 16-page Australian article examines the impact of school performance on student reseults
EducationPosted: 2008-10-06
How the Best-Performing School Systems Come Out on Top
McKinsey and Co.
This 56-page report examines the world's top-performing school systems and studies the causes of success and failure in education reform
EducationPosted: 2008-02-28
How to Evaluate Educational Voucher Programs
National Center for the Study of Privatization in Education
This 4-page paper describes a comprehensive framework for evaluating school voucher programmes
EducationPosted: 2004-06-23
How We Pay Professors and Why It Matters
C.D. Howe Institute
A 32-page Canadian commentary demonstrating that universities that pay professors based on merit outperform other universities
EducationPosted: 2005-11-11
ICT and Transformative Education Policy
DERN
A 9-page Australian paper on the effects of ICT on education policy
Education, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-06-02
Identifying and Teaching Children and Young People with Dyslexia and Literacy Difficulties
DCSF
This 217-page UK report focuses on the identification of dyslexia among students and the possible intervention approaches that can be made by teachers and parents
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2009-07-24
Identifying Effective Teachers Using Performance on the Job
Brookings Institution
This 40-page US paper proposes measuring the effectiveness of teachers, and fixing their remuneration, based primarily on their impact on student achievement
EducationPosted: 2006-04-11
Identifying the Factors Affecting the Chance of Passing Vocational Education and Training Subjects
National Centre for Vocational Education Training
This 29-page Australian report identifies the demographic and life-style factors influencing successful completion of VET subjects
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , EducationPosted: 2004-04-15
Impacts of a Summer Learning Program
Urban Institute
This 77-page US report assesses BELL, a summer programme designed to improve academic skills, parental involvement and social behaviour among low-inclome children and families
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2006-08-11
Improving Education and Employment for Disadvantaged Young Men: Proven and Promising Strategies
Urban Institute
This US report reviews strategies to improve educational attainment and employment among disadvantaged youth, particularly young men
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2010-05-13
Improving Mathematics and Science Education
Rand Corporation
This 116-page book presents the findings of a longitudinal study of the effectiveness of reform-oriented science and mathematics instruction in the US
EducationPosted: 2006-11-29
Improving Mathematics and Science Education
Rand Corporation
This 116-page US report analyses the relationship between reform-oriented instruction ansd student achievement
EducationPosted: 2006-11-01
Improving Practice in Mathematics Teaching at Primary Level
Ofsted
A 16-page UK booklet designed to assist teachers to develop mathematical understanding among primary school pupils
EducationPosted: 2009-03-13
Improving Practice in Mathematics Teaching at Secondary Level
Ofsted
This UK guidance aims to help secondary school teachers improve pupils’ understanding of mathematics and give them confidence in using the subject in everyday life. It illustrates through practical examples how teachers can make teaching more engaging and develop pupils’ skills whatever their ability
EducationPosted: 2009-03-13
Improving Reading Skills by Encouraging Children to Read: A Randomized Evaluation of the Sa Aklat Sisikat Reading Program in the Philippines
IIZA
This discussion paper evaluates a programme that aims to improve children's reading skills by providing classes with age-appropriate reading material and incentivizing children to read through a 31 day read-a-thon
EducationPosted: 2011-07-06
Improving School Leadership
Rand Corporation
This 180-page US study documents actions taken to create more-cohesive policies and initiatives to improve instructional leadership in schools; describes how states and districts have worked together to forge such policies and initiatives; and examines the hypothesis that cohesive systems improve school leadership
EducationPosted: 2010-01-19
Improving School Leadership: The Promise of Cohesive Leadership Systems
Rand Corporation, Wallace Foundation
This 178-page US report evaluates an initiative to coordinate state and school district policy so principals have what they need to improve teaching and learning
EducationPosted: 2010-03-05
In Defence of Non-Government Schools
CIS
This 14-page Australian issue analysis reiterates the reasons for public funding of non-government schools, with a rational and ethical defence of non-government schools and their contribution to the public good and society
EducationPosted: 2009-07-05
In Low-Income Schools, Parents Want Teachers Who Teach
Hoover Institution
A 7-page US article analyzing the types of teachers requested for their elementary schoolchildren where school chioice exists
EducationPosted: 2007-05-30
In Teachers' Hands: Effective Literacy Teaching Practices
Edith Cowan University
The report of an Australian project investigating the link between childrens' growth in English literacy in early schooling and their teachers' classroom teaching practices
EducationPosted: 2006-09-06
INCA Comparative Tables
QCA
A 54-page overview of key educational issues in countries contributing to the tables
EducationPosted: 2008-09-16
Incentives and Services for College Achievement: Evidence from a Randomized Trial
IZA
This 49-page discussion paper reports on a randomized field experiment involving two strategies designed to improve academic performance among university undergraduates
EducationPosted: 2007-11-06
Incidence and Persistence of Early Literacy Problems
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
A 50-page Canadian report analyzing the factors associated with early literacy problems, and the persistence of those problems
EducationPosted: 2006-05-31
Income-Contingent Loans for Higher Education: International Reform
Centre for Economic Policy Research
An 89-page Australian discussion paper studying lessons to be drawn from Australian and international experience of using income-contingent loans to fund higher education
EducationPosted: 2005-08-10
Independent Review of the Primary Curriculum (England)
DCSF
This 210-page review has tried to capture the distinctiveness of the primary phase. The curriculum that primary children are offered must enable them to enjoy this unique stage of childhood, inspire learning and develop the knowledge, skills and understanding which are the building blocks for secondary education and later life
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2009-05-13
Independent Review of the Teaching of Early Reading
Department for Education and Skills - UK
This 105-page UK review suggests ways forward and pinpoints areas where change is called for to raise standards of reading
EducationPosted: 2006-03-20
Independent/State School Partnerships
Office for Standards in Education - U.K.
This 22-page U.K. report provides the findings of an assessment of the Independent/State School Partnership Programme, established to provide a structure and funding for co-operation between the two sectors
EducationPosted: 2005-03-16
Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2006
NCES
An annual report on school crime and safety in the US
EducationPosted: 2006-12-05
Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2008
NCES
A 169-page US report examining crime occurring in school as well as on the way to and from school
Crime, Law & Order, EducationPosted: 2009-04-20
Indicators of School Crime and Safety:2004
National Center for Education Statistics
This 189-page U.S. report presents statistical information on crime and drugtaking in school and on the way to and from school
Crime, Law & Order, EducationPosted: 2004-12-01
Indigenous Disadvantage: Key Indicators 2009
Productivity Commission - Australia
A 791-page Australian report designed to track the extent to which government policies and programs are making a difference to Indigenous people
EducationPosted: 2009-07-06
Indigenous Languages Programs in Australian Schools - A Way Forward
ACER
This 250-page Australian report looks at practices which would strengthen the quality of Indigenous language programs in schools.
Indigenous Affairs, EducationPosted: 2008-12-11
Individual Policy Preferences for Vocational versus Academic Education
MPIfG
This 35-page German discussion paper uses an original dataset from a survey conducted in Switzerland in 2007 to explore the dynamics of education policy preferences
EducationPosted: 2010-11-04
Individual Teacher Incentives, Student Achievement and Grade Inflation
IZA
This 37-page discussion paper examines the effects of the recent introduction of teacher performance-related pay and tournaments in Portugal's public schools
EducationPosted: 2009-03-25
Inequality of Learning in Induustrialised Countries
IZA
A 23-page discussion paper investigating aspects of inequality in educational outcomes in 21 industrialised countries
EducationPosted: 2006-12-28
Innovations in Education: Alternative Routes to Teacher Certification
U.S. Depatment of Education
This 70-page U.S. publication provides concrete examples of innovations in providing alternative routes to teacher certification
EducationPosted: 2004-12-23
Inside IMPACT: D.C. Model Teacher Evaluation System.
Education Sector
This 18-page US report describes a rigid, numerically based teacher evaluation system that rates teachers on the basis of classroom observations and student performance data
EducationPosted: 2011-06-30
Inside Madrassas: Understanding and Engaging with British-Muslim Faith Supplementary Schools
IPPR
A 74-page UK report presenting research that has been undertaken by IPPR to generate a stronger evidence base on the operation and impact of madrassas in the UK
Education, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2011-12-07
Intergenerational Education Mobility among the Children of Canadian Immigrants
Statistics Canada
A 38-page Canadian paper analyzing the intergenerational educational mobility of Canadian men and women born to immigrants
Immigration & Refugees, EducationPosted: 2008-10-06