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.

RTI and Math

View a recent Policy Challenges Webinar to learn research-based strategies for implementing response to intervention (RTI) in elementary classrooms.

Report Looks at ELLs and Disabilities in New York

New REL-NEI research describes how three midsize districts in New York State identify learning disabilities among students who are ELLs. Read the press release.

Charter Schools and Student Achievement

The Reference Desk looks at how charter schools impact individual student achievement and traditional public schools.