Episodes
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Leading from the Middle in Times of Crisis
Nicole Simon (Harvard University) and Maya Kaul (University of Pennsylvania) join Research Minutes host Luc Siguad to highlight findings from their paper, "Leading from the Middle: How Principals Rely on District Guidance and Organizational Conditions in Times of Crisis." The paper focuses on...
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Redesigning the “Debt” Paradigm
The Student Debt Series is limited episode run on covering the solutions to the crisis. Ranging from from debt cancellation to income based repayment, the series strives to build a pathway to a universal and free higher educational system.
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Disparities by Geography: The Rural Urban Divide of Student Debt
The Student Debt Series is limited episode run on covering the solutions to the crisis. Ranging from from debt cancellation to income based repayment, the series strives to build a pathway to a universal and free higher educational system.
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The Black Student Debt Crisis
The Student Debt Series is limited episode run on covering the solutions to the crisis. Ranging from from debt cancellation to income based repayment, the series strives to build a pathway to a universal and free higher educational system.
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The Problem with Student Debt
The Student Debt Series is limited episode run on covering the solutions to the crisis. Ranging from from debt cancellation to income based repayment, the series strives to build a pathway to a universal and free higher educational system.
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Student Debt is a Civil Rights Issue
The Student Debt Series is limited episode run on covering the solutions to the crisis. Ranging from from debt cancellation to income based repayment, the series strives to build a pathway to a universal and free higher educational system.
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The Student Debt Crisis Center
The Student Debt Series is limited episode run on covering the solutions to the crisis. Ranging from from debt cancellation to income based repayment, the series strives to build a pathway to a universal and free higher educational system.
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What Does ‘Evidence-Based’ Really Mean?
The American Rescue Plan authorized $120 billion in education relief funding to help states and students recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, reserving a portion of the aid for evidence-based interventions targeting learning loss. Despite its long-standing presence in America’s educational…
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Race, Absenteeism, and Juvenile Court Involvement
School absenteeism policies may be a key driver of racial disparities in students' juvenile court involvement, according to a new study. The study, coauthored by the University of Tennessee's Clea McNeely, examined absenteeism policies in nearly 100 districts across the U.S., finding that…
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The Growth of Teacher-Powered Schools
Over the last two decades, more than 150 schools in at least 20 states have adopted a “teacher-powered” model, offering educators greater autonomy and influence in areas including curriculum, budgeting and personnel. In a special episode, we look at the research behind teacher-powered schools,...
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School Closure Timing and COVID-19 Spread
Widespread school closures last spring caused significant frustration and disruption for students and families. But were they worth it? A new study coauthored by Brown University's Emily Rauscher and Ailish Burns examines the relationship between school closure timing and COVID-19 impacts…
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COVID-19 and Early Childhood Education: Evidence from Boston
The COVID-19 pandemic caused widespread operational challenges and unprecedented disruption in America's early childhood education sector. But can it serve as a learning opportunity? A new policy brief from researchers and partners at the University of Michigan, the Harvard Graduate School Of...
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The Educational Legacy of Redlining
In the wake of the Great Depression, neighborhoods across the U.S. were assigned "mortgage security" grades, which lenders would use to provide or deny home loans to residents. Those grades, which disproportionately harmed communities of color, may still be impacting schools and students nearly a...
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Why Do Black Math Teachers Consider Leaving the Profession?
Many factors may lead teachers to leave the field. But why, under certain circumstances, are teachers of color more likely to leave the profession that their white colleagues? In a new study coauthored by George Mason University's Toya Jones Frank and Marvin Powell, a team of researchers surveyed...
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Teacher Stress and Burnout in the Wake of COVID-19
Anxiety relating to COVID-19, teaching, and parental communication were among the most significant predictors of teacher stress and burnout this fall, according to new research by Christopher Newport University's Timothy Pressley. In one of the first studies of its kind, Pressley surveyed…
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Student Interrupted: Research-Backed Recommendations for Post-COVID Support
From pre-K to high school to college, the COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on nearly all aspects of American education. One field of research, however, may offer some insight into its potential impacts on students. In a new article, University of Virginia researcher Chris...
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Study Finds 'Breakfast After the Bell' Can Improve Attendance
Between 2013 and 2015, Colorado and Nevada enacted legislation mandating that qualifying schools implement a "breakfast after the bell" program for students. In a new study, researchers Jacob Kirksey (Texas Tech University) and Michael Gottfried (University of Pennsylvania) examined the impacts…
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Crowdfunding Education
The crowdfunding platform DonorsChoose plays a surprisingly large role in American education, directing nearly $1 billion in donations to teachers at more than 80 percent of all U.S. public schools over the last two decades. A new study coauthored by the University of Oklahoma's Deven Carlson...
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Identifying and Producing Effective Teachers
Effective teachers can be one of the most powerful drivers of student success. Yet, across the country, districts and schools often struggle to identify, retain and develop them. In a new working paper, American University researcher Seth Gershenson examines years of research into teacher...
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Does Special Education Improve Student Outcomes?
Approximately 14 percent of American public school students receive special education services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Relatively few studies, however, have examined the academic impacts of special education...
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Educational Leadership in Challenging Times
Following the widespread upheaval of 2020, educational leaders are now tasked with leading their districts, schools and teams through the frustration - and uncertainty - of 2021. A recent guide and companion video, created in partnership with experienced school leaders, offer a research-backed...
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What Explains the Race Gap in Teacher Performance Ratings?
Many U.S. school districts report a significant and persistent gap in teacher evaluation ratings between Black and white educators. In a new study of Chicago Public Schools data, researchers Matthew Steinberg (George Mason University) and Lauren Sartain (UNC Chapel Hill) set out to understand the...
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Remote Learning and Parental Mental Health
When millions of students shifted to remote learning in the wake of COVID-19, millions of parents abruptly became "proxy educators." And when their children struggled, they struggled as well, according to a new research brief. A team of researchers including Cassandra Davis (UNC Chapel Hill) and...
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How Are Students Performing in the Wake of COVID-19?
Following months of turbulence and widespread school closures in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, how did students fare academically this fall? NWEA researchers examined the test scores of more than four million students in the fall of 2020, finding cause for both optimism and continued concern...
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Education in Uncertain Times: A Research-Backed Guide
Despite a new year and the promise of vaccines for the novel coronavirus, educators in America are still navigating one of the most uncertain eras in the nation's history. A new guide from the Project for Mental Health and Optimal Development at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of...
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Affordable Housing and School Segregation
Students who reside in federally subsidized housing can face significantly higher levels of racial and economic isolation in school, according to a new study. The study, coauthored by Jennifer Holme (University of Texas at Austin) and Erica Frankenberg (Penn State University), examined attendance...
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Searching: How Families Sought Educational Support in the Wake of COVID-19
Following abrupt school closures in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of families turned to online resources to support their children's remote learning. A new, nationwide study of internet search data, however, finds that households in wealthier areas of the country were significantly...
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The Nation's Troubling Report Card
The latest results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) - often called the nation’s report card - paint a troubling picture of academic stagnation and widening achievement gaps among American students. In a special episode, Harvard University professor and nationally...
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The Potential Cost and Impact of Biden's Free College Plan
New analysis by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) finds that the benefits of a free college plan proposed by President-elect Joe Biden would outweigh its costs within a decade. The report, coauthored by CEW Director Anthony Carnevale, also examines how various...
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New Research Offers Recommendations for Effective SEL Partnerships
How, and under what conditions, can schools and out-of-school time programs partner to effectively foster social emotional learning (SEL) in students? In a new report, part of an ongoing, six-year initiative by The Wallace Foundation, researchers from the RAND Corporation share findings from…
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College Enrollment Declines in the Wake of COVID-19
Colleges and universities across the U.S. have seen significant enrollment declines in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new data released by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Incoming freshmen account for nearly 70 percent of the undergraduate enrollment losses…
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Pedro Noguera: Structural Racism and the Urban Geography of Education
This year's widespread protests for racial justice have brought new attention the persistence and perniciousness of structural racism in America. In a new article in Phi Delta Kappan Magazine, USC Rossier School of Education Dean Pedro Noguera traces the history of structural racism as it relates...
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Robert Sternberg: The Power of 'Adaptive Intelligence'
From global health crises to climate change, today's students and future generations will face a cascade of unprecedented challenges and threats, requiring new modes of thinking and problem-solving. In a new article in Phi Delta Kappan Magazine, renowned psychologist and Cornell University...
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Nudging, Chatbots and Student Outreach in Higher Education
New research led by the University of Pittsburgh's Lindsay Page finds that nudging - through the use of artificially intelligent chatbots - can offer a significant boost to certain college outreach and engagement efforts. In their study of a unique chatbot system used by Georgia State University,...
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The Big Business of School Lunch
School food programs can have a wide range of impacts on students, families and local workers, all of which were thrown into high relief by the COVID-19 pandemic. In a new article in the October 2020 issue of Phi Delta Kappan Magazine, University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher Jennifer Gaddis...
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How Are Governors Spending Their Coronavirus Education Aid?
As the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the country in March, Congress allocated roughly $3 billion in direct education aid to U.S. governors under the the Governor Emergency Education Relief Fund . A new analysis by FutureEd and The Hunt Institute examines how states have allocated those funds…
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Study Links Community College Bachelor's Programs to Declines in For-Profit Enrollment
More than 125 community colleges in over 20 states now offer bachelor's degree programs to local students. In one of the first studies of its kind, Johns Hopkins University's Dennis Kramer II and the University of Florida's Justin Ortagus set out to examine how those programs impacted enrollment…
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Racial Attitudes, Teacher Bias and Student Outcomes
A new national study offers some of the first large-scale evidence on the scope of implicit teacher bias in American classrooms, and the relationship between teacher attitudes and student outcomes like academic performance and discipline. Lead author and Harvard University researcher Mark Chin...
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Pennsylvania Child Care
Plans for reopening schools and businesses in the wake of COVID-19 all hinge, in part, on the availability of safe child care options for millions of American families. A recent impact study in Pennsylvania, however, found that hundreds of child care providers face permanent closure as a result…
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Are Smartphones Hurting College Students' Grades? Findings from an 11-Year Study
Smartphones may be linked to decreased knowledge retention and lower grades in college, according to a recently published study led by Rutgers University psychology Professor Arnold Glass. The study, conducted at Rutgers over 11 years, found that students who used smartphones to complete class...
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Education Research in the Wake of COVID-19
When schools closed their doors this spring, countless educational case studies, clinical trials, surveys and other research came to an abrupt halt. While not as dire as the pandemic's impacts on health and instruction, this widespread disruption could reverberate in the education field for years...
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District and Charter Leaders Share Promising Strategies in the Wake of COVID-19
Early results from a nationwide survey of district and charter school network leaders highlight successful approaches used in schools this spring and a number of common concerns for the fall and beyond. The results, published in a brief by the American Institutes for Research (AIR), include...
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Preschool Student Experiences in the Wake of COVID-19
A new report from the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) examines the supports that preschool students received - or in many instances didn't receive - when classrooms closed their doors this spring. The study, coauthored by NIEER Senior Co-Director W. Steven Barnett, found...
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Research-Backed Strategies to Address Student Learning Loss
Following a chaotic spring semester and extended school closures brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, many students will require additional academic support as instruction resumes this fall. A new policy brief, coauthored by the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research's Elaine...
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The Prospect of Reopening Schools
How - and under what conditions - can schools reopen safely in the wake of a global pandemic? And what resources will school systems need to provide effective instruction in the months ahead? In a special episode, we speak with Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, Vice Dean for Public Health Practice and...
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Study: Some Students Lose Nearly All Academic Gains During Summer
A new study into summer learning loss details the academic costs - and the cumulative impacts - of time spent away from school. The study, led by the University of Colorado Boulder's Allison Atteberry and the RAND Corporation's Andrew McEachin, found that more than half of students experienced...
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Teacher Experiences and Working Conditions in the Wake of COVID-19
Schools with more supportive working conditions were far more successful at helping their teachers maintain a sense of success during COVID-19-related school closures, according to a multi-state survey conducted by researchers Matthew Kraft (Brown University) and Nicole Simon (CUNY). The survey,...
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Many Districts ‘Left Learning to Chance’ During Closures, Study Finds
In the chaotic shift to online education this spring, many districts did not communicate an expectation for teachers to monitor student progress, track attendance or provide live instruction, according to a new study by the Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE). The study, coauthored by...
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School Funding in the Wake of COVID-19
Balancing widespread health, academic and political challenges in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, districts and schools will also face the prospect of reduced budgets as they attempt to resume instruction this fall. Renowned economist and education researcher Eric Hanushek (Stanford…
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School Reopenings: Lessons from Home and Abroad
After facing extended school closures and the cascading socioeconomic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, students will require an unprecedented level of support in their return to school this year. A new report, coauthored by The Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy and Chiefs for Change,...
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