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Research Notes: Does High School Remediation Improve Postsecondary Outcomes?

Authored byTara Moon

Many school districts offer remediation courses to help students who are behind academically catch up. A study by Umut Özek of the RAND Corporation finds that…

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Research Notes: High-Impact Tutoring Boosts Attendance

Authored byTara Moon

Since the pandemic, school districts have faced persistently high rates of chronic absenteeism. A recent study by Stanford researchers Monica G. Lee…

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Research Notes: Summer School Improves Math Achievement

Authored byTara Moon

Research finds modest but significant math gains among summer school participants

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Research Notes: Study Links Immigration Raids to Rise in Student Absenteeism

Authored byTara Moon

New research on the connection between immigration enforcement and chronic absenteeism

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WEBINAR: How Should We Measure School Performance? A Conversation.

With student achievement declining and many states struggling to effectively support school improvement, it’s time to revisit a fundamental question: What makes…

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Research Notes: Dual Enrollment’s Long-Term Impact on Student Earnings

Authored byTony Tao

Dual-credit programs allow high school students to earn college credits, potentially reducing the time and cost of earning a degree. But evidence on their long…

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To Save Money, DOGE Slashes Evaluations of Federal Education Spending

Authored byJill Barshay

A virtual wrecking ball took aim last Monday at the relatively small, wonky corner of the Department of Education that I write about every week: evaluation…

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Research Notes: The Positive Impact of California’s Early Literacy Support Block Grant

Authored byTony Tao

A new study by Stanford University researchers Sarah Novicoff and Thomas S. Dee examines the impact of California’s Early Literacy Support Block Grant (ELSBG)…