Academic Achievement Gap

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Oct 9, 2023

Educational Attainment and US Drug Overdose Deaths

This paper studies how overdose rates have disproportionately changed for low education populations.
Expert Insights

Oct 5, 2023

The American Mathematics Educator Study: Unraveling the Formula for Equitable and Excellent Mathematics Teaching and Learning

Authors lay out a research agenda for the American Mathematics Educator Study by synthesizing what they know from mathematics education research regarding key factors that shape equitable, high-quality mathematics teaching and learning.
Article

Aug 31, 2023

A Four-Day School Week? Here Are the Costs and Benefits

Hundreds of small school districts across America have cut one day a week from their calendars. A shorter school week helps them compete for teachers and reduce costs. Teachers and parents love it. But is it really in the best interests of students?
Research

Jul 20, 2023

Teaching and Leading: An Evaluation of the Impacts and Professional Trajectories of Teach For America Participants in Indianapolis

The authors quantify the impacts of Teach For America Indianapolis (TFA Indy) on student and school outcomes in the Indianapolis area, by evaluating the effectiveness and retention of TFA Indy teachers in comparison with other teachers.
Research

Jul 13, 2023

Diversity in Schools: Immigrants and the Educational Performance of U.S.-Born Students

We find that the presence of immigrant students has a positive effect on the academic achievement of U.S.-born students, especially for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Research Summary

Apr 17, 2023

Getting Students to and Through Advanced Math: Which Students Have Access and How State and District Leaders Can Help Address Challenges

This research brief summarizes how students’ opportunities to prepare for and take advanced math courses in the United States differ by school context
Research

Apr 4, 2023

Education and Child Welfare System Efforts to Improve Educational Outcomes for Youth in Foster Care: Identifying Opportunities to Enhance Cross-System Collaboration

In this report, the authors examine how fragmentation within and misalignment between the education and child welfare systems influence opportunities for the cross-system collaboration needed to support students in foster care.
Research

Mar 21, 2023

Supporting Equitable Math Instruction in California: Findings from the 2022 Learn Together Survey and the 2022 American Instructional Resources Survey

In 2023, California will implement a new statewide math framework that will drive curriculum decisions for years to come. Researchers leveraged data collected from California math teachers to paint a picture of math instruction throughout the state.
Research

Mar 21, 2023

Getting Students to (and Through) Advanced Math: Where Course Offerings and Content Are Not Adding Up

High schoolers who take advanced math have advantages in college admissions and in securing STEM careers. This report examines how students' opportunities to prepare for and take advanced math courses in the United States differ by school context.
Tool

Jul 27, 2022

How the Effects of Racial Bias Compound

Researchers illustrate the ways in which small effects of racial bias can compound over lifetimes. Users of this tool can adjust the amount of racial bias to see its effects on educational achievement, income growth, and wealth accumulation.
Research

May 11, 2022

One Year into the Pandemic, What Secondary Math Teachers Said About Challenges to Standards-Aligned Instruction and Skipping Content

The authors use 2020 and 2021 Learn Together Survey data to examine challenges to standards-aligned instruction during COVID-19 reported by secondary math teachers and how frequently and why these teachers skipped standards-aligned math content.
Commentary

Apr 15, 2021

Commit Now to Get Summer Programming Right

When summer programs are targeted to needs, intentionally designed, and well attended, they produce positive outcomes in math and reading. But these programs need federal support, and they require early planning.

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What Do We Know About Microschools and Academic Achievement?

Math Teachers' Efforts Can Really Add Up

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Educational Attainment and US Drug Overdose Deaths

The American Mathematics Educator Study: Unraveling the Formula for Equitable and Excellent Mathematics Teaching and Learning

A Four-Day School Week? Here Are the Costs and Benefits

Teaching and Leading: An Evaluation of the Impacts and Professional Trajectories of Teach For America Participants in Indianapolis

Diversity in Schools: Immigrants and the Educational Performance of U.S.-Born Students

Getting Students to and Through Advanced Math: Which Students Have Access and How State and District Leaders Can Help Address Challenges

Education and Child Welfare System Efforts to Improve Educational Outcomes for Youth in Foster Care: Identifying Opportunities to Enhance Cross-System Collaboration

Supporting Equitable Math Instruction in California: Findings from the 2022 Learn Together Survey and the 2022 American Instructional Resources Survey

Getting Students to (and Through) Advanced Math: Where Course Offerings and Content Are Not Adding Up

How the Effects of Racial Bias Compound

One Year into the Pandemic, What Secondary Math Teachers Said About Challenges to Standards-Aligned Instruction and Skipping Content

Commit Now to Get Summer Programming Right

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Academic Achievement Gap

Academic Achievement Gap

What Do We Know About Microschools and Academic Achievement?

Math Teachers' Efforts Can Really Add Up

Explore RAND’s Work on this Topic

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Educational Attainment and US Drug Overdose Deaths

The American Mathematics Educator Study: Unraveling the Formula for Equitable and Excellent Mathematics Teaching and Learning

A Four-Day School Week? Here Are the Costs and Benefits

Teaching and Leading: An Evaluation of the Impacts and Professional Trajectories of Teach For America Participants in Indianapolis

Diversity in Schools: Immigrants and the Educational Performance of U.S.-Born Students

Getting Students to and Through Advanced Math: Which Students Have Access and How State and District Leaders Can Help Address Challenges

Education and Child Welfare System Efforts to Improve Educational Outcomes for Youth in Foster Care: Identifying Opportunities to Enhance Cross-System Collaboration

Supporting Equitable Math Instruction in California: Findings from the 2022 Learn Together Survey and the 2022 American Instructional Resources Survey

Getting Students to (and Through) Advanced Math: Where Course Offerings and Content Are Not Adding Up

How the Effects of Racial Bias Compound

One Year into the Pandemic, What Secondary Math Teachers Said About Challenges to Standards-Aligned Instruction and Skipping Content

Commit Now to Get Summer Programming Right

Oops! An unexpected error has occurred.