Research Highlights

A chronological list of research briefs, issue papers, and testimony.

2012

Military Veterans' Experiences in For-Profit Higher Education — 2012

Incorporating Child Assessments into State Early Childhood Quality Improvement Initiatives — 2012

Challenges and Opportunities Facing Principals in the First Year at a School — 2012

Building Blocks for a Strong Preschool to Early Elementary Education System — 2012

2011

Perceptions of Charter and Traditional Schools in New Orleans — 2011

Fulfilling the Promise of an Urban School District: Early Progress of The Pittsburgh Promise® College Scholarship Program — 2011

What New York City's Experiment with Schoolwide Performance Bonuses Tells Us About Pay for Performance — 2011

Summer Counts: Making Summer Programs Part of the Learning Equation — 2011

How Federal Education Policy Under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Can Support States in School Improvement — 2011

Expanding Measures of School Performance Under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act — 2011

Using Student Performance to Evaluate Teachers — 2011

2010

How Military Veterans Are Using the Post-9/11 GI Bill and Adapting to Life in College — 2010

Hours of Opportunity: How Cities Can Use Data to Improve Services in Out-of-School Time Programs — 2010

Hours of Opportunity: How Cities Can Build Systems to Improve Out-of-School-Time Programs — 2010

Are Performance-Based Accountability Systems Effective? Evidence from Five Sectors — 2010

What Teacher Characteristics Affect Student Achievement? Findings from Los Angeles Public Schools — 2010

What Can We Learn from the Implementation of No Child Left Behind? — 2010

2009

Building Cohesive Leadership Systems to Improve School Leadership — 2009

How Taxpayers Benefit When Students Attain Higher Levels of Education — 2009

Ending Social Promotion in New York City Public Schools Without Leaving Children Behind — 2009

Revitalizing Qatar's National University (Arabic version) — 2009

Revitalizing Qatar's National University — 2009

Developing Institutional Standards for Critical Thinking Using the Collegiate Learning Assessment — 2009

Qatar's K-12 Education Reform Has Achieved Success in Its Early Years (Arabic version) — 2009

Qatar's K-12 Education Reform Has Achieved Success in Its Early Years — 2009

Lessons Learned from Developing and Implementing the Qatar Student Assessment System (Arabic version) — 2009

Lessons Learned from Developing and Implementing the Qatar Student Assessment System — 2009

Measuring the Progress of the Math Science Partnership of Southwest Pennsylvania — 2009

Improving Finance for Qatari Education Reform (Arabic version) — 2009

Promoting Effective Preschool Programs — 2009

The Role of Charter Schools in Improving Education — 2009

Improving Accountability in Public Education — 2009

Designing Effective Pay-for-Performance in K-12 Education — 2009

Increasing Participation in No Child Left Behind School Choice — 2009

Are Charter Schools Making a Difference? A Study of Student Outcomes in Eight States — 2009

Improving Finance for Qatari Education Reform — 2009

No Child Left Behind Educational Options: Availability Expands, But Participation Remains Low — 2009

2008

Emerging Trends in State Arts Policy — 2008

Implementing No Child Left Behind in Three States — 2008

Addressing Human Capital Challenges: Assessing the Experiences of Four Countries in the Arab Region (Arabic Version) — 2008

Improving Early Childhood Education in Central and Eastern Europe Step by Step — 2008

Addressing Human Capital Challenges: Assessing the Experiences of Four Countries in the Arab Region — 2008

Child-Care Quality Rating and Improvement Systems: What Can We Learn from Early Adopters? — 2008

Florida's Middle School Reading Coaches: What Do They Do? Are They Effective? — 2008

Assessing Child Care Quality: How Well Does Colorado's Qualistar Quality Rating Improvement System Work? — 2008

Redesigning Qatar's Post-Secondary Scholarship System (Arabic version) — 2008

Redesigning Qatar's Post-Secondary Scholarship System — 2008

How to Cultivate Demand for the Arts — 2008

Achievement and Attainment in Chicago Charter Schools: A Summary — 2008

Title I School Choice and Supplemental Educational Services Under No Child Left Behind: Progress Toward Implementation — 2008

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