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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.

Year One Results from the Multi-Site Randomized Evaluation of the i3 Scale-Up of Reading Recovery

Year One Results from the Multi-Site Randomized Evaluation of the 13 Scale-Up of Reading Recovery
This article presents the year one results of the short-term, one-to one intervention, Reading Recovery (RR), designed to help the lowest-achieving readers in first grade. Continue reading Year One Results from the Multi-Site Randomized Evaluation of the i3 Scale-Up of Reading Recovery

Henry May, Abigail Gray, Philip Sirinides, Heather Goldsworthy, Michael Armijo, Cecile Sam, Jessica N. Gillespie, Namrata Tognatta
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Types of Problems and Decisions Occurring in Schools

Types of Problems and Decisions Occurring in Schools
This Data Point provides insight into the types of problems school-based educators commonly face, and the types of decisions that are made to address those problems.Continue reading Types of Problems and Decisions Occurring in Schools

Kati Tilley
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The Roles Foundations are Playing in the Evidence-Based Policy Movement

The Roles Foundations are Playing in the Evidence-Based Policy Movement
The role of private foundations in the evidence-based policy movement is extensive and significant. Foundations have been shifting their focus from the general government to supporting more state and local levels. Robert C. Granger explores the evolving nature of foundations and provides examples to place the change in context. Continue reading The Roles Foundations are Playing in the Evidence-Based Policy Movement

Robert C. Granger
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Research Use in School District Central Office Decision Making: A Case Study

Research Use in School District Central Office Decision Making: A Case Study
This case study of Hamilton School District and three central office decisions examines the role of research in central office decisions, focusing on how research is used, what research resources are used, and the factors that influence use. Continue reading Research Use in School District Central Office Decision Making: A Case Study

Elizabeth N. Farley-Ripple
Mapping the field: Use of research evidence in policy and practice

Mapping the field: Use of research evidence in policy and practice
This article discusses the map of the URE landscape and networks. A list of funding sources and a bibliography of the field are included.Continue reading Mapping the field: Use of research evidence in policy and practice

Elizabeth N. Farley-Ripple, Annette Boaz, Kathryn Oliver, Robert Borst, Xiaoxue Zhang
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A Knowledge Base for the Teaching Profession: What Would It Look Like and How Can We Get One?

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 a useful knowledge base for teaching by beginning with practitioners’ knowledge and identifies the requirements for this knowledge to be transformed into a professional knowledge base for teaching. Continue reading 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
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Problems & Decisions in School A

Problems & Decisions in School A
In this school-level analysis of organizational decisions and the problems that motivated them, learn what the R4S team found regarding the number of decisions and the perceptions of the problem the decisions addressed.Continue reading Problems & Decisions in School A

Kati Tilley
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Making Statistics More Meaningful for Policy Research and Program Evaluation

Making Statistics More Meaningful for Policy Research and Program Evaluation
This article focuses on the use of statistics in policy and evaluation research and the need to present statistical information in a form that is meaningful to mixed audiences. Continue reading Making Statistics More Meaningful for Policy Research and Program Evaluation

Henry May
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Principals’ Confidence in Critical Interpretation of Research

Principals’ Confidence in Critical Interpretation of Research
This report describes how confident school administrators feel in evaluating various aspects of a research study.Continue reading Principals’ Confidence in Critical Interpretation of Research

Cara Cuccuini-Harmon and Horatio Blackman

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