Education
Passing Muster: Evaluating Teacher Evaluation Systems
Brookings
A 37-page US report on new tools for evaluating teacher performance
EducationPosted: 2011-05-05
Skills for Prosperity: A Roadmap for Vocational Education and Training
Skills Australia
This 176-page report puts forward comprehensive reforms for the way the Australian vocational education and training sector is developed, organised and financed
Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-05-10
Evaluation Report on the Student Aptitude Test for Tertiary Admission (SATTA) Pilot Program
ACER
A 76-page Australian report on the case for using aptitude testing for university admission
EducationPosted: 2011-05-19
First Interim Report of NAB Schools First Awards
ACER
This 34-page evaluation of the Australian NAB Schools First Awards provides evidence and examples of how school-community partnerships can nurture, improve and sustain the learning capacities and personal development of children
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-05-22
Evaluating Teacher Effectiveness
"Education Next"
This 8-page US article considers how best to evaluuate teacher effectiveness
EducationPosted: 2011-05-27
Crime, Violence, Discipline, and Safety in U.S. Public Schools: Findings From the School Survey on Crime and Safety: 2009–10
NCES
This 85-page US report provides statistical data on crime, violence, discipline, and safety in U.S. public schools
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-05-31
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
Reading Revolutions: Online Digital Text and Implications for Reading in Academe
First Monday
This Australian essay examines literature from a variety of disciplines on the technological, social, behavioural, and neuroscientific impacts that the Internet is having on the practice of reading
Education, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-06-08
A Global Compact on Learning; Taking Action on Education in Developing Countries
Brookings
This 79-page US report highlights the importance of education in reducing poverty in developing countries
International Development, EducationPosted: 2011-06-13
Making Summer Count: How Summer Programs Can Boost Children's Learning,
The Wallace Foundation
This 118-page US study investigates ways of preventing low-income students from suffering large learning setbacks during summer vacations
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-06-14
Teaching the Teachers: Preparing Educators to Engage Families for Student Achievement
HFRP
This 16-page US brief describes five core elements necessary for a system of teacher training and professional development in support of family engagement, distilled from the case studies of existing teacher preparation programs. The brief also addresses the policies needed to support this type of teacher preparation system
EducationPosted: 2011-06-14
Year-Round Learning: Linking School, Afterschool, and Summer Learning to Support Student Success
HFRP
This US brief examines one approach to expanded learning, year-round learning, which consists of intentional, community-based efforts to connect school, afterschool, and summer learning to support positive youth outcomes, develop continuous learning pathways, and provide equitable opportunities for both students and families
EducationPosted: 2011-06-28
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
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
Leading the Higher Education IT Organization: Six Building Blocks of Success
EDUCAUSE Review
This article highlights several core technology issues and challenges that need to be addressed by IT leaders in higher education
Education, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-07-13
Unlocking the Secrets of High-Performing Charters
Education Next
A US article identifying practices that produce success in charter schools
EducationPosted: 2011-07-14
Services for Academic Libraries in the New Era
D-Lib Magazine
This paper documents the integration of Web 2.0 services into the working framework of advanced academic libraries worldwide
Education, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-07-20
A Big Apple for Educators
Rand Corporation
A 312-page monograph reporting on the Schoolwide Performance Bonus Program, whose broad objective was to improve student performance in New York City through school-based financial incentives
EducationPosted: 2011-07-28
The Power of Expectation
ACER
An Australian essay arguing that setting high expectations is an important element to improving student educational outcomes
EducationPosted: 2011-07-28
Teaching Mathematics: Using Research-informed Strategies
ACER
This 80-page Australian review of research into aspects of mathematics teaching focuses on issues relevant to mathematics teachers, to those who support them, and also to those who make policy decisions about mathematics teaching
EducationPosted: 2011-08-05
Long-Term Effects of Class Size
IZA
This 31-page discussion paper evaluates the long-term effects of class size in primary schools
EducationPosted: 2011-08-10
The 2010-2011 Maryland School Readiness Report
Maryland State Board of Education
A 60-page US report of marked increases in kindergarten readiness over the past decade
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-08-16
Teaching Reading in Europe: Contexts, Policies and Practices
EURYDICE
This 224-page European study is primarily based on the academic research, much advanced over the last decades, into the key elements which contribute to the success of reading instruction
Education, European UnionPosted: 2011-08-16
Perspectives on Education and Training: Social Inclusion
Australian Bureau of Statistics
This Australian article assesses barriers to social participation for each 'at risk' group on two levels: self-assessed barriers to access/participation in education (potential exclusion from education); and the prospect that the participation of these groups in wider society would be inhibited by poor educational outcomes
Social Policy, EducationPosted: 2011-08-16
Key Factors Influencing Educational Outcomes for Indigenous Students and their Implications for Planning and Practice
ACER
A4-page Australian presentation considering the intrinsic link between health and education and the benefits of collaborative research for improving the education and life outcomes of Indigenous children
Indigenous Affairs, EducationPosted: 2011-08-23
On Educational Performance Measures
IZA
This 32-page discussion paper outlines the rationale for the use of quantitative school performance measures in education, reviews the literature relating to several important problems associated with their use, and argues that they nonetheless have a positive role to play in improving educational quality
EducationPosted: 2011-08-23
AfterZone: Outcomes for Youth Participating in Providence’s Citywide After-School System
Wallace Foundation
A 109-page report on a US city's after-school initiative that produced educational benefits for participating students including improved school attendance and attitudes
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-08-24
Educating All Children - Without Exception
SIIA
A Singaporean commentary making the case for providing adequate educational facilities for children with physical and other disabilities
Disability, EducationPosted: 2011-08-26
Evaluation of SHINE on Saturdays
NFER
This 63-page UK report evaluates a programme aimed at underachieving children from disadvantaged backgrounds
EducationPosted: 2011-09-09
Understanding Life Satisfaction and the Education Puzzle
NATSEM
This 31-page Australian paper estimates the partial effect of educational achievement on different life satisfactions in Australia and how this differs by age group
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-09-12
Mothers Do Matter: New Evidence on the Effect of Parents' Schooling on Children's Schooling Using Swedish Twin Data
IZA
This 26-page discussion paper examines aspects of the intergenerational effects on children's schooling
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-09-16
Do High Flyers Maintain Their Altitude?
Thomas B. Fordham Institute
This 27-page US study examines the performance of America's highest-achieving children over time and finds that many high-achieving students struggle to maintain their elite performance over the years and often fail to improve their reading ability at the same rate as their average and below-average classmates
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-09-27
Measuring Teacher Effectiveness: Credentials Unrelated to Student Achievement
Manhattan Institute
This 5-page US brief finds that little to no relationship exists between teacher credentials and the gains that students make on standardized math and reading exams
EducationPosted: 2011-10-08
School Performance in Linguistically Divided Educational Systems: A Study of the Russian-speaking Minority in Estonia and Latvia
MZES
This 30-page German working paper investigates educational performance in linguistically divided educational systems
EducationPosted: 2011-10-08
The Head Start Parent, Family, and Community Engagement Framework: Promoting Family Engagement and School Readiness from Prenatal to Age 8
Office of Head Start
This 22-page US framework document highlights a set of desired outcomes in early childhood learning and examples of strategies to achieve them
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2011-10-10
PreK-Grade 3 Reading and Literacy Practices That Matter
ECS
A 5-page US snapshot of five recent research studies addressing reading and literacy in the early grades
EducationPosted: 2011-10-11
Rethinking the Teacher Quality Challenge
AEI
A 2-page US policy brief on improving teacher quality
EducationPosted: 2011-10-12
Poor Results for High Achievers: New Evidence on the Impact of Gifted and Talented Programs”
"Education Next"
Studies of two middle-school programs for high-achieving students — known as gifted and talented (G&T) programs — show that being placed in programmes with academically strong peers does not boost students’ achievement over and above what is learned in a regular classroom from the start of 6th grade to mid-way through 7th grade
EducationPosted: 2011-10-18
Beyond Home Ec: Vocational Programs Are a Good Investment
"National Review"
This US article highlights the benefits of occupational education
Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-10-19
Trends and Early Lessons on Teacher Evaluation and Effectiveness Policies
National Council on Teacher Quality
A 66-page US study providing an in-depth analysis of states with some of the most ambitious teacher effectiveness policies and a set of early observations on the development and implementation of performance-based teacher evaluations
EducationPosted: 2011-11-01
More Schooling, More Children: Compulsory Schooling Reforms and Fertility in Europe
IZA
This 43-page discussion paper studies the relationship between education and fertility
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-11-01
Studying Teacher Moves
A US article providing a “practitioner’s take” on what is blocking the research teachers need and what kinds of useful, empirical studies might help to fill this gap
EducationPosted: 2011-11-02
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
Exploring Young People's Views on Science Education
Wellcome Trust, NFER
This 68-page UK report aims to provide a deeper understanding of young people’s attitudes to science education, particularly regarding the value young people place on science education (for themselves as individuals and for society in general), as well as the key factors determining their continued engagement with formal and informal science education
Education, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-11-03
Benefits to the Private Sector of Open Access to Higher Education and Scholarly Research
JISC
This 52-page UK report examines how ‘Open Access’ publication may provide greater potential to stimulate impacts from higher education research and scholarly study and in particular for innovation and upstream technology transfer
Science & Technology, EducationPosted: 2011-11-10
Promoting Positive Education and Care Transitions for Children
AIFS
This Australian resource sheet is a review of research regarding children’s transition from home, to early childhood education and care services and then to school, with a specific focus upon both children and parents’ experiences of those transitions.
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2011-11-10
The University as an Agent of Change for Sustainability
Policy Horizons Canada
This 6-page Canadian paper explores how a university is applying its intellectual, financial and physical resources to be an agent of positive change, both within its own organization and in the various communities of which it is part
Climate Change & Environment, EducationPosted: 2011-11-11
Education for Citizenship in the Arab World: Key to the Future
CEIP
This 34-page US paper argues that education needs to be reformed in the Arab world to empower its citizens and create sustainable political and economic development
Every Child Matters? An Evaluation of “Special Educational Needs” Programmes in England
IZA
This 45-page paper evaluates programmes for children with moderate levels of ‘special educational needs’ in England
EducationPosted: 2011-11-14
The Hidden Costs of Community Colleges
AIR
A 22-page US study into the hidden costs of student attrition in community colleges
EducationPosted: 2011-11-15
Why Did Abolishing Fees Not Increase Public School Enrollment in Kenya?
CGD
This 28-page US working paper examines why demand for private schooling went up when the price of government schooling went down in Kenya
Education, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-11-15
Starting Out Right: Pre-k and Kindergarten: Full Report
Center for Public Education
This US report looks at the effect of various combinations of pre-k and kindergarten on third grade reading skills
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-11-15
Rethinking Teacher Evaluation in Chicago
c c s r
A 68-page US research report reporting on teacher evaluation lessons Llearned from classroom observations, principal-teacher conferences, and district implementation
EducationPosted: 2011-11-26
Distance Education Courses for Public Elementary and Secondary School Students: 2009–10
IES
A 66-page US report providing national data about enrollment in distance education courses, how districts monitor these courses, the motivations for providing distance education, and the technologies used for delivering distance education
EducationPosted: 2011-11-30
Striving for Student Success: A Model of Shared Accountability
Education Sector
This 15-page US report provides an in-depth look at where shared accountability works to improve education, and on how other communities can use this approach to help all students succeed
EducationPosted: 2011-11-30
Designing for Learning: Online Social Networks as a Classroom Environment
The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning
This 26-page paper deploys notions of emergence, connections, and designs for learning to conceptualize high school students’ interactions when using online social media as a learning environment
EducationPosted: 2011-12-02
The End of Isolation
Journal of Online Learning and Teaching
This US research study provides new insight into how teachers use social networking sites, such as Twitter, as professional learning networks
Education, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-12-02
Designing for Learning: Online Social Networks as a Classroom Environment
The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning
A 26-page Australian article investigating the use of online social media as a learning environment
Education, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-12-02
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
Parental Ethnic Identity and Educational Attainment of Second-Generation Immigrants
IZA
This 31-page discussion paper is a first attempt to explore whether immigrant parents' ethnic identity affects the next generation's human capital accumulation in the host country
Immigration & Refugees, EducationPosted: 2011-12-16
The School Principal as Leader
Wallace Foundation
This 20-page US report describes five key practices of principals who focus on improving teaching and learning
EducationPosted: 2012-01-06
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
The Long Term Impacts of Teachers
Harvard University
A 92-page US working paper studying the long-term impacts of teachers on their students
EducationPosted: 2012-01-18
The Role of Language in Shaping International Migration
IZA
This 41-page discussion paper uses a novel dataset on immigration flows and stocks of foreigners in 30 OECD destination countries from 223 source countries for the years 1980–2009 and a wide range of linguistic indicators to study the role of language in shaping international migration
Immigration & Refugees, EducationPosted: 2012-02-20
State Pre-K Assessment Policies: Issues and Status
ETS
A 28-page US “primer” on state pre-K assessment policies
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2012-02-22
A Golden Opportunity: Advancing California's Early Care and Education Workforce Professional Development System
Rand Corporation
A 172-page US study of the education, training, and ongoing professional development of early care and education (ECE) caregivers, teachers, and administrators who work with infants, toddlers, and preschool-age children from birth to kindergarten entry in California
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2012-03-01
The Short-Term Effectiveness of a Remedial Mathematics Course: Evidence from a UK University
IZA
This 34-page discussion paper estimates the effect of a remedial mathematics course on student outcomes
EducationPosted: 2012-03-05
Neither Broad Nor Bold: A Narrow-minded Approach to School Reform
"Education Next"
A US critique of the theory that family income itself determines whether or not a child learns
EducationPosted: 2012-03-08
The Role of Education in Technology Use and Adoption: Evidence from the Canadian Workplace and Employee Survey
IZA
This 34-page study assesses the causal effects of education on technology use and adoption by using instrumental variables for schooling
Education, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2012-03-09
Early Intervention: Informing Local Practice
National Foundation for Educational Research in England and Wales
This 30-page UK report reviewed published literature exploring the impact of early intervention on outcomes for children, young people and families
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2012-03-20
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
Primary Sources: America’s Teachers on the Teaching Profession,
Scholastic, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
A 38-page US research report into teachers' views about their schools and classrooms, about student and teacher performance and about the ways it should be evaluated, supported and rewarded
EducationPosted: 2012-03-20
Aboriginal Women: Education and Major Fields of Study
Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development - Canada
A 4-page brief reporting on the educational attainment of aboriginal women in Canada
Indigenous Affairs, EducationPosted: 2012-03-21
The High Return to Private Schooling in a Low-Income Country
CGDEV
This 12-page working paper finds a large effect of private schooling in Kenya on test scores, equivalent to one full standard deviation. The effect dwarfs the impact of any rigorously tested intervention to raise performance within public schools
Education, International DevelopmentPosted: 2012-03-21
Preparing 21st Century Learners: The Case for School-Community Collaborations
ACER
A4-page Australian essay explaining how support from those beyond the school gates is an essential part of preparing learners for the twenty-first century
EducationPosted: 2012-03-23
Starting School at a Disadvantage: The School Readiness of Poor Children
Brookings
This 22-page US study examines the reasons why poor children are less ready for school and evaluates three interventions for improving their school readiness
Education, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2012-03-27
Preparing Teachers and Developing School Leaders for the 21st Century
OECD
This 108-page publication evaluates education systems around the world, identifies the best ways to improve the quality of teaching, provides available research about what can make educational reforms effective, and highlights examples of reforms that have produced specific results, show promise, or illustrate imaginative ways of implementing change
EducationPosted: 2012-04-04
Approaches to Supporting Young People Not in Education, Employment or Training
National Foundation for Educational Research in England and Wales
This 51-page UK review is one of a suite identifying strategies for assisting young people at risk of becoming NEET (not in education, employment or training) to make effective transitions into learning or employment post-16
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2012-04-05
Developing Skills for Life and Work: Accelerating Social and Emotional Learning across South Australia
Foundation for Young Australians
This 48-page Australian paper explores the evidence for the importance of a greater emphasis on social and emotional learning, as part of a holistic view of young people’s education
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2012-04-13
The Benefits of Florida's Test-Based Promotion System
Manhattan Institute
This 20-page US report describes a successful test-based promotion policy that reveals low-performing students who were held back in the third grade did better in the long run than those who were promoted
EducationPosted: 2012-04-13
Mental Health and Education Decisions
IZA
This 69-page discussion paper examines the link between poor mental health and poor educational outcomes
Non-Native Speakers of English in the Classroom: What Are the Effects on Pupil Performance?
IZA
A 43-page discussion paper investigating whether an increase in the number of non-native English speakers has an impact on the educational outcomes of native English speakers at the end of primary school
Education, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2012-04-23
Peer Effects: Evidence from Secondary School Transition in England
IZA
This 41-page discussion paper studies the effects of peers on school achievement, with detailed data on children making the same primary to secondary school transition in consecutive years in England
EducationPosted: 2012-04-24
Families and Expanded Learning Opportunities: Working Together to Support Children's Learning
HFRP
A 4-page US brief exploring the ways that families and ELOs (expanded learning opportunities)must work as equal partners in order to ensure ELOs are contributing to children's learning in meaningful ways
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2012-04-30
The Negative Consequences of Overambitious Curricula in Developing Countries
CGD
This 57-page US working paper argues that many education systems in developing countries are attempting to push children through curricular material faster than their teachers can teach it and their students can learn it
International Development, EducationPosted: 2012-05-02
Using State Policies to Ensure Effective Assessment and Placement in Remedial Education
ECS
A 13-page US policy brief proposing systems that could increase the success of underprepared students through more effective policies and practices
EducationPosted: 2012-05-08
Teacher Induction: Improving State Systems for Supporting New Teachers
NASBE
A 20-page US discussion guide that examines the role teacher induction programs can play in developing effective teachers and reducing teacher turnover
EducationPosted: 2012-05-08
Families Make All the Difference: Helping Kids to Grow and Learn
Institute of Family Studies
This 8-page Australian fact sheet provides a range of information on ways in which families nurture and support children's physical, learning and social emotional development
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2012-05-17
Online K-12 Schooling in the U.S.: Uncertain Private Ventures in Need of Public Regulation
NEPC
This 24-page US report traces how online learning at the K-12 level has grown from a novelty to a movement in the US, yet little or no research is yet available on the outcomes of such full-time virtual schooling,
Education, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2012-05-17