Research

Free and reduced-price meal designations are inaccurate indicators of family income.

A Poor Poverty Measure

To identify children in need, look beyond free lunch data

Gifted and Talented Programs Don’t Cause School Segregation

Uneven enrollments, but minor impacts on racial separation
5th-grade math teachers Brittney Bentley and Nicole Plowman co-teach a multiplication lesson at Lucy Laney Community School in Minneapolis.

Are Two Teachers Better Than One?

The effect of co-teaching on students with and without disabilities
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Estimating the “Effective Teaching Gap”

Students Experience Unequal Outcomes, but Mostly Equal Access to High-Quality Instruction
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A Half Century of Student Progress Nationwide

First comprehensive analysis finds broad gains in test scores, with larger gains for students of color than white students
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The Costs of Canceling Darwin

Fewer scientists, more skepticism of science in states that limit evolution instruction
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Mapping the Global Learning Crisis

Despite record enrollments in school worldwide, learning is limited

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