The R4S team has decades of combined experience studying the use of data and research evidence by schools and school leaders. Explore their featured work below and in our publication archive. Looking for something shorter? Try our Resource Center.
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The Institute of Education Sciences: A Model for Federal Research Offices
Grover Whitehurst
The Institute of Education Sciences: A Model for Federal Research Offices Research offices of cabinet-level departments in the federal government are crucial in maintaining and …
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The Role of Federal Agencies in Creating and Administering Evidence-Based Policies
Rebecca A. Maynard
The Role of Federal Agencies in Creating and Administering Evidence-Based Policies Federal agencies’ push towards the intentional use of evidence in policy development is cause …
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The Role of Federal Agencies in Creating and Administering Evidence-Based Policies
Rebecca A. Maynard
The Role of Federal Agencies in Creating and Administering Evidence-Based Policies Federal agencies’ push towards the intentional use of evidence in policy development is cause …
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National Center for Research Practice Partnership
Using Research at the Classroom, School, District & State Levels: Results from the Knowledge Utilization R&D Centers From the work of the NCRPP, there is …
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Claude Goldenberg, Ronald Gallimore
Local Knowledge, Research Knowledge, and Educational Change: a Case Study of Early Spanish Reading Improvement Reforming schools depends on the interplay between research and local …
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A Knowledge Base for the Teaching Profession: What Would It Look Like and How Can We Get One?
James Hiebert, Ronald Gallimore, James W. Stigler
A Knowledge Base for the Teaching Profession: What Would it Look Like and How Can We Get One? This study explores the possibilities of building …
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Common Guidelines for Education Research and Development
Janice Earle, Rebecca Maynard, Ruth Curran Neild
Common Guidelines for Education Research and Development This article describes NSF and ED’s shared understanding of the roles of various types of research in generating …
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Robert C. Granger, Rebecca Maynard
Unlocking the Potential of the “What Works” Approach to Policymaking and Practice: Improving Impact Evaluations This paper suggests three ways to make impact evaluations more …
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Program and Policy Evaluations in Practice: Highlights from the Federal Perspective
Rebecca Maynard, Naomi Goldstein, Demetra Smith Nightingale
Program and Policy Evaluations in Practice: Highlights from the Federal Perspective This paper explores ways to improve the value of policy and program evaluations from …
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Estimating the Effects of Interventions That are Deployed in Many Places: Place-Randomized Trials
Robert Boruch, Henry May, Herbert Turner
Estimating the Effects of Interventions that are Deployed in Many Places: Place-Randomized Trials Place-randomized trials have been mounted in a variety of countries to estimate …