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AI Use in Schools Is Quickly Increasing but Guidance Lags Behind

Sep 30, 2025
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Expanding Access to High-Quality Classroom Resources

Jul 31, 2025

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Jun 26, 2026

Aspire to STEM: Evaluation Report

Evaluated the Aspire to STEM programme, which funded bespoke CPD and STEM enrichment in disadvantaged English secondary schools, finding it slightly increased pupil progression to STEM A levels but had no effect on science teacher retention.
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Mar 19, 2026

What Factors Drive the Adoption of High-Quality Math Curricula and Professional Learning? Crosscutting Findings from the American Educator Panels

The adoption of high-quality instructional materials can greatly aid student learning. To better understand this process, the authors of this report explore how districts and schools adopt math curricula and related professional learning.
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Dec 19, 2025

Pre-K Teachers Are Hesitant to Use Artificial Intelligence—Why?

Generative artificial intelligence is quickly spreading through U.S. public schools but pre-kindergarten teachers have been slower to adopt it. Does this matter? Insights from teachers provide some answers.
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Dec 16, 2025

Pre-K Teachers Are Optimistic About Educational Technology, Though Current Use Varies Widely: Findings from the American Public School Pre-K Teacher Survey

This report describes educational technology usage by public school pre-kindergarten (pre-K) teachers. Findings cover the technologies pre-K teachers use, how often they use them, and teachers' attitudes toward educational technology.
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Dec 16, 2025

Professional Learning Opportunities for Public School–Based Pre-K Teachers: Findings from the Spring 2025 American Public School Pre-K Teacher Survey

This report describes professional learning (PL) experiences of pre-kindergarten teachers, such as whether teachers received PL on various topics, the types of additional PL they need, the forms of PL they find useful, and barriers to accessing PL.
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Dec 1, 2025

Building the Teacher Pipeline: An Evaluation of the Propel Teacher Residency Program

This report describes the Propel Teacher Residency Program and summarizes higher early career retention and small gains in student course grades for alumni compared with similar new teachers, providing evidence to inform the program's design.
Oct 1, 2025

Increasing Access to High-Quality Instructional Materials

RAND research highlights the importance of evidence-based instructional materials and teacher training to boost learning, address achievement gaps, and ensure all students have access to rigorous coursework.
Oct 1, 2025

Supporting Teacher Preparation and Retention 

Many districts face teacher shortages and high turnover. RAND studies teacher well-being, preparation, and policies to boost recruitment, retention, and support, with a focus on STEM and underserved communities.
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Sep 30, 2025

AI Use in Schools Is Quickly Increasing but Guidance Lags Behind: Findings from the RAND Survey Panels

The authors provide a first-of-its-kind update on artificial intelligence in education using survey data from nationally representative samples of teachers, school leaders, school district leaders and students, and their parents.
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Jul 31, 2025

Building State Capacity and Strategies to Promote High-Quality Instructional Materials: Implementation and Outcomes of the High-Quality Instructional Materials and Professional Development Network

This report presents how the High-Quality Instructional Materials and Professional Development Network supports its members and whether efforts increase teacher access and use of high-quality instructional materials and professional learning options.
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Jul 17, 2025

For the UK's Early Years Education Workforce, Professional Development Should Be a Priority, Not a Perk

When early years practitioners are equipped with high-quality, evidence-informed professional development, the benefits ripple outwards: to children, to families, and to the sector as a whole. If the UK government is serious about improving early years outcomes, investing in the people who deliver them is vital.
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Jul 2, 2025

Deepening Instruction on the Holocaust and Topics Related to Jewish Life: Findings from Teacher Interviews

The authors draw on interviews with 40 secondary school English language arts and social studies teachers to understand how teachers approach instruction about topics related to the Holocaust, genocide, antisemitism, Israeli history, and Jewish life.

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