Research & Evaluation
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California Standards Implementation: What Educators Are Saying
How do educators feel about the process of implementing college- and career-readiness standards? This brief summarizes findings from recent surveys of California teachers and offers lessons learned from ongoing research and technical assistance initiatives.
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Administrators Matter in NGSS Implementation: How School and District Leaders Are Making Science Happen
Learn how site and district administrators in several K–8 school districts in California are making critical contributions to the implementation of NGSS.
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The Synergy of Science and English Language Arts: Means and Mutual Benefits of Integration
Learn how the NGSS Early Implementers Initiative is equipping K–8 teachers to integrate science and English language arts.
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Instructional Materials: Who Makes the Choice? Findings from the Annual Survey on Implementing the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics
What are the key steps to consider, and pitfalls to avoid, when choosing curricula to teach Common Core math standards?
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Three Structures in the Garden Grove Unified School District That Support Implementation of the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics
Why did one California school district drastically outperform nine others in meeting Common Core math standards? Find out in this report.
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CenterView: Teachers Leading the Way – Teacher-to-Teacher Professional Learning
Learn how teacher leaders are enacting teacher leader-led professional learning and what school administrators can do to support and sustain this approach.
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Analyzing Student-Level Disciplinary Data: A Guide for Districts
This guide helps school and district leaders analyze and better use student-level disciplinary data.
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Growth Mindset, Performance Avoidance, and Academic Behaviors in Clark County School District
This study examined student and teacher attitudes and beliefs about growth mindset, performance avoidance, and academic behaviors in one Nevada school district.
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Journey to Personalized Learning - Bright Future: A Race to the Top-District Initiative in Galt Joint Union Elementary School District
How can personalized learning be implemented in small and medium-sized school districts that support ethnically and economically diverse populations of learners? Read the findings.
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Federal Support for Education Innovation Through the Small Business Innovation Research Program
This study is the first-ever extensive analysis of publicly available data on Small Business Innovation Research efforts specific to education.
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How Do Algebra I Course Repetition Rates Vary Among English Learner Students by Length of Time to Reclassification as English Proficient?
This report examines Algebra I repetition rates of English learner students.
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Short-Term Impacts of Student Listening Circles on Student Perceptions of School Climate and of Their Own Competencies
This research study examines whether participation in student listening circles increases students' connectedness to school.
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How Are Middle School Climate and Academic Performance Related Across Schools and Over Time?
This REL West study finds students' math and reading test scores increased and decreased over time according to their own perceptions of their school's climate.
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Move On When Reading: Implementation of a Third Grade Retention Policy in Arizona
Learn about the initial implementation and key findings to date of Arizona's third grade retention policy.
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Early Indicators and Academic Mindsets in the Clark County School District
This study explores two issues related to high school graduation rates: early warning indicators and the relation of academic mindsets (students' beliefs, attitudes, and dispositions) to students' academic progress.
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