Today is a moment of great promise in American education. Pockets of innovation are forming across the country, yet the true breakthroughs are hard to distinguish from the false claims. To recognize the difference, the current exuberance must be matched with an equal focus on evidence. In recent years, taxpayers have invested hundreds of millions on education data systems. However, because public agencies are not positioned (or staffed) to evaluate their own programs, these data are an under-used national resource.
By deploying two of its greatest assets—analytic talent and national credibility—Harvard has an irreplaceable role to play in K–12 education reform. The Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR) is building a network of relationships with school leaders around the country and engaging the best minds in social science to learn what’s working—and what’s not.
By deploying two of its greatest assets—analytic talent and national credibility—Harvard has an irreplaceable role to play in K–12 education reform. The Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR) is building a network of relationships with school leaders around the country and engaging the best minds in social science to learn what’s working—and what’s not.
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| 28.06.2024 | School District of Philadelphia Advances Literacy with Science of Reading Focus | SDP Hosts Summer Institute with Support from Imagine Learning to Equip Educators with Innovative Literacy Training and Resources PHILADELPHIA, June 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The School District of Philadelphia (SDP) recently hosted an innova... |
| 26.06.2024 | New Research Finds Federal Pandemic Relief Aided Academic Recovery During the 2022-23 School Year, Especially Among Low-Income Districts | Yet many districts are likely to remain behind when federal aid expires in September. To complete the recovery, states should target resources on academic interventions, such as tutoring and summer learning, and reducing absenteeism. CAMBRI... |
| 17.03.2024 | 'There is no reason for us to come' | This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. Redeem now A few days before school began last year, my schedule said that my algebra 2 teacher would be... |
| 31.07.2018 | The Rise Fund Investing $130 Million in K-8 Math Education Technology Company DreamBox Learning | SEATTLE AND SAN FRANCISCO —JULY 31, 2018— DreamBox Learning®, the company that pioneered Intelligent Adaptive Learning™ technology, and The Rise Fund, a global impact investing fund managed by TPG Growth, have signed an agreement for a $130... |
| 31.07.2018 | K-8 Math Program DreamBox Raises $130 Million From The Rise Fund, Adds Arne Duncan to Board | “I’ve been spoiled by the likes of Reed Hastings and John Doerr,” acknowledges Jessie Woolley-Wilson, CEO of DreamBox Learning. Those “patient investors,” she says, helped keep the company running when its digital math product was still loo... |
| 06.06.2016 | Harvard Finds That DreamBox Learning Improves Math Test Scores | The Harvard researchers evaluating DreamBox Learning start their study bluntly: "There is little evidence yet that educational software is actually helping students progress more rapidly." Maybe, if we’re looking on the bright sid... |
| 12.05.2016 | How It Takes a Village—and a Summit—to Redress Education Inequality | Gone were the tables where entrepreneurs with their Apple laptops and iPads showed off their edtech apps. In their place were students from east Los Angeles and other parts of the country sporting XQ School Project tee-shirts who spoke fran... |
| 03.08.2015 | Blended Learning Leaders Are Over the Honeymoon—and Rolling Up Their Sleeves | This summer, I spoke to leaders at six public charter school networks who are now wily veterans in the art of blending teacher-led instruction with online learning--also known as “blended learning”. Their titles range from Innovation Manage... |