Education & learning publications
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Toddler naps in child care: Associations with demographics and developmental outcomes
The objectives were to characterize the rate, duration, and factors associated with napping in a large, nationally representative sample of toddlers attending child care.
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Validity of the data from the child outcomes summary process: Findings from the ENHANCE Project
This brief describes findings from the ENHANCE study that sought to answer the question of whether the Child Outcomes Summary (COS) process produces valid ratings for measuring the child outcomes…
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Replacing Teacher Evaluation Systems with Systems of Professional Growth: Lessons from Three California School Districts and Their Teachers’ Unions
This report draws lessons from three California school districts and their teachers’ unions that have charted a different course and determined that the purpose of evaluation should be to improve…
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21st Century Science Assessment: The Future Is Now
SRI Education recruited three education policy experts to contributed concept papers that explore the research and policy implications of the STEM indicators system.
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Measuring the Quantity and Quality of the K-12 STEM Teacher Pipeline
SRI Education recruited three education policy experts to contribute concept papers that explore the research and policy implications of the STEM indicators system.
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21st Century Science Assessment: The Future Is Now – Executive Summary
In this paper, Jim Pellegrino of the University of Illinois at Chicago presents a vision for a balanced and coordinated system of STEM assessments that work together, and with curriculum…
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Measuring the Quantity and Quality of the K-12 STEM Teacher Pipeline – Executive Summary
Together, these papers can guide policymakers, researchers, and educators through the potential implications and implementation of the STEM education indicator system.
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Classroom trials: A study of instruction with writing software
This was a descriptive study on how secondary teachers implementing the Common Core State Standards for literacy used writing software to facilitate their instruction.
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Vocational Education Course Taking and Post-High School Employment of Youth with Emotional Disturbances
Data from the National Longitudinal Transition Study–2 (NLTS2) were used to examine the patterns of career and technical education (CTE) course taking in high school by students receiving special education…
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Using Indicator Data to Drive K–12 STEM Improvements in States and Districts: Implications and Recommendations for Leaders and Policymakers
In this paper, Michael Lach of the University of Chicago details how district and state education leaders might use the indicator system to improve STEM education.
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Using Indicator Data to Drive K–12 STEM Improvements in States and Districts: Implications and Recommendations for Leaders and Policymakers – Executive Summary
In this paper, Michael Lach of the University of Chicago details how district and state education leaders might use the indicator system to improve STEM education.
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Handbook on Personalized Learning for States, Districts, and Schools
Chapters in this new Handbook reflect the personalized learning goals of ESSA and reflect the view of personalized learning as a learning innovation.