Homework and Student Achievement

The Reference Desk looks at how time spent on homework affects students’ achievement in school.

States Pitch for ‘Race to the Top’

Teams from Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode Island this week went to Washington, D.C., to make their case for a piece of the $4.35 billion Race to the Top fund.

Want to Help Students with Learning Disabilities?

The What Works Clearinghouse is now conducting reviews of research on interventions that focus on students who have learning disabilities.

Technology and Foreign-Language Instruction

Browse Reference Desk resources that examine the characteristics of effective foreign-language instructional technology.

Search IES’ Long-Term Studies

The What Works Clearinghouse has unveiled an online database that offers information about ongoing and completed randomized controlled trials (RCTs).

Reference Desk Digest: High-Stakes Testing

This week’s Reference Desk Digest presents research on the effects of standardized testing on student achievement and instructional practices.

MA, NY, and RI Named ‘Race to the Top’ Finalists

These three states are among 16 finalists in Phase 1 of the $4.35 billion Race to the Top education stimulus grant program.