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The expansion of Linked Learning, a program that connects classroom education with real-world experiences, was among the promising approaches to high school redesign cited at the recent White House Summit on Next Generation High Schools. The summit highlighted efforts to reinvent America’s high schools, including key redesign elements such as deeper ties to postsecondary education…

Every year since 2011, the UK’s Open University has released a report called “Innovating Pedagogy” on important educational trends for teachers and policymakers. The 2015 edition of this widely followed report was developed through collaboration between researchers at the Institute of Educational Technology in The Open University and the Center for Technology in Learning at SRI Education. Innovating…

Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) accounts for almost half of the energy used in a typical U.S. home and about 13 percent of all energy consumed in the nation. Implications of this energy consumption include negative effects on the environment and climate, wasted money from inefficient heating and cooling of buildings as well as…

Families are critical stakeholders for early childhood and educational services, and they need data literacy and an understanding of how data are being used to inform decisions.

To help teachers address all domains of learning, SRI Education is working on developmentally appropriate, observation-based assessment focused on the whole child.

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a serious problem for the military – it affects at least 30 percent of military service members who have spent time in war zones. Not only does PTSD affect veterans, it also impacts their families and communities. Moreover, about eight percent of the civilian population is likely to develop PTSD at some point in…

This week, SRI Education was honored to participate in the first-ever White House Summit on Next Generation High Schools, which included discussion on how to expand science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) opportunities for groups under-represented in these high-growth fields (African Americans, Hispanics, females and students from low-income families). Previous research shows that many students, especially among those…

Despite recent increases in enrollment, women and minorities remain underrepresented in those attaining computer science (CS) degrees and entering CS careers. The low number of students taking advanced placement CS exams in high school, which is often used as a rough measure of student interest in pursuing CS in college, shows that we have a…

As a medicinal chemist, I hunt for compounds that show promise as potential drugs. I moved my research program to SRI International last year from a pediatric research hospital where I had the unusual experience for a medicinal chemist of working alongside clinicians on the front line of the cancer fight. I witnessed their frustration…

The LCFF is a dramatic shift in the way school districts are funded and provides local communities the opportunity to shape their own educational priorities, as reflected in locally developed Local Control Accountability Plans (LCAPs).

As technologies evolve, they may integrate with other technologies to deliver greater capabilities at the same cost and often in a smaller form factor. The evolution of cell phones from a single-purpose device to today’s multi-function smartphone is an excellent example. We call, message, network, take photos, videoconference, read, and so much more on these…