Touching Only a Part of the Education System: A Fatal Misunderstanding, Dr. Douglas Carnine’s article published in Education Today.

Touching Only a Part of the Education System: A Fatal Misunderstanding, whitepaper by Dr. Douglas Carnine

Historical Antecedent of the Evidence Advocacy Center: The National Center to Improve the Tools of Educators, Dr. Douglas Carnine

Stopping the Pendulum: Making Education a Research- Based Profession. Dr. Douglas Carnine

The Need for an Alliance of Evidence-Based Professional Education Organizations by Dr. Douglas Carnine and Linda Diamond, M.Ed., a new paper outlining the importance of an alliance of evidence-aligned professional education organizations to professionalize education. This is part 1 of a 2-part series. Part 2 is below, “Outside Pressure Needed to Transform Education Into an Evidence-Based Profession.”

Outside Pressure Needed to Transform Education Into an Evidence-Based Profession by Dr. Douglas Carnine and Linda Diamond, M.Ed., part 2 in a 2-part series on the actions needed to make education an evidence-based profession.

Eroding Public Trust in Education, Dr. Douglas Carnine

The Evidence Advocacy Center’s Plan to Transform Education into a Research-Based Profession, Dr. Douglas Carnine

California’s New Screener for Reading Difficulties can be Misunderstood and Even Abused, Linda Diamond, M.Ed.

From Success to Setback: The Rise and Fall of Reading Initiatives in Texas and California, Dr. Douglas Carnine

Solving the Puzzle of Failed Education Reforms, Dr. Douglas Carnine

The Evidence Advocacy Center, a Unique Organization That Calls for Transforming Education Into a True Profession , Dr. Douglas Carnine

A Call to Action: Education Desperately Needs a Knowledge Management System Based on Evidence, Dr. Douglas Carnine and Linda Diamond, M.Ed.

EAC Spotlight, Boon Philanthropy, Inc., VIM Magazine Volume 4

Educator Continuing Education Needs Fixing , Danielle L. Diamond

New Initiative Paper, Dr. Douglas Carnine, explains two fundamental goals of the EAC

 The Role of High-Performing Educators (HPE), Linda Diamond, M.Ed., an explanation of how schools, districts and states that consistently produce strong student achievement must be considered an important contribution to educational research.

The End Game for the US Achievement Crisis, Dr. Douglas Carnine

Envisioning an Ethical and Effective US Education System, Dr. Douglas Carnine and Dr. Reid Lyon

Education Reform: Stop Rearranging the Deck Chairs, Dr. Douglas Carnine

Bringing Evidence to the Forefront in Education: Our Vision in Founding the Evidence Advocacy Center, Linda Diamond, M.Ed.

Assessment Driven Instruction: A Systems Approach, Linda Diamond, M.Ed.

Advanced/Gifted/High Potential Learners Resource Menu, Nancy Young, Ed.D.

Exploring the Link Between ADHD & Gifted Education: Twice Exceptional Learners, Ella F. Burke, Education Theory & Practice

Think Again: Are Education Programs for High Achievers Inherently Inequitable? , This Fordham policy brief authored by Brandon L. Wright considers four frequent arguments that opponents of advanced education programs use to advocate for their elimination and dispels the erroneous claims.

Children Learn Best When They Feel Safe and Valued, Thomas Fordham Institute

Promoting Social and Behavioral Success for Learning in Elementary Schools: Practice Recommendations for Elementary School Educators, School and District Administrators, and Parents, Hiren Nisar, Dallas Elgin, Catherine Bradshaw, Virginia Dolan, Andy Frey, Rob Horner, Julie Owens, Kelly Perales, and Kevin Sutherland

PBIS District Systems Fidelity Inventory (DSFI) Manual, Center on PBIS

Safe Schools, Thriving Students: What We Know About Creating Safe and Supportive Schools, Jennifer DePaoli and Jennifer McCombs

The Impact of the Missouri School-Wide Positive Behavior Support (MO SW-PBS) on Disciplinary Exclusions, Nicholas A. Gage PhD, Timothy J. Lewis PhD, Nanci L. Johnson, PhD, and Gordon T. Way, EdD

How Learning Happens: What Every Educator Should Know from the Science of Learning: This lively on-demand webinar features Evidence Advocacy Center board member Amanda VanDerHeyden, Ph.D. and Nidhi Sachdeva, Ph.D. in conversation about what the Science of Learning is, why it matters, and key insights from research that every educator should know.

Principles of Instruction: This article by Barak Rosenshine continues to explain the important research-based principles of effective instruction.

What Happens When a 48K-Student District Commits to the ‘Science of Learning’: When districts commit to the science of learning, results soar.

A School Leader’s Guide to Implementing How Teaching and Learning Happens: This document by Carl Hendrick provides guidance to educators implementing how teaching and learning happens.

The Science of Learning Is Not the Same as “Back to Basics”: This article clarifies distinctions between the science of learning and so-Called back-to-basics.

The Transient Information Effect: Why Great Explanations Don’t Always Stick: Why information learning is transient and what teachers can do about it.

Explicit Teaching and Cognitive Load Theory Work Hand in Hand:A Blog by Dr. Pamela Snow.

What the Most Successful Teachers Do: This article explains effective instruction based on Barak Rosenshine’s principles of instruction and includes an outstanding explanatory webinar.

Making Retrieval Practice Actually Work: Seven Essential Principles for Teachers to Know, Carl Hendrick

The Science of Early Learning: How Young Children Develop Agency, Numeracy, and Literacy, Deans for Impact

 The Science of Learning, Deans for Impact

Deepening Meaning and Learning, Deans for Impact

Reconciling the Science of Reading and Effective Instruction, Linda Diamond, M.Ed.

Can a Curriculum Support the Science of Reading and Science of Learning?, Linda Diamond, M.Ed.

RetrievalPractice.org

Forgetting to Remember: Three Research-Based Strategies Applied to Language Teaching, André Hedlund and Hall Houston

 Eyes on Reading Program, Dr. Stanislas Dehaene with Emily Hanford

Global Science of Learning Education Network Reports

Cognitive Science Approaches in the Classroom: This webpage from Education Endowment Foundation summarized key findings for cognitive science approaches in education, in particular the 2024 download Beneath the Surface.

Bright Lines: How to Use Interleaving Effectively, Carl Hendrick

Defending the Science of Learning: Effective Instruction Isn’t a Matter of Chance, but of Design, Carl Hendrick

Educator Learning to Enact the Science of Learning and Development, Linda Darling-Hammond, Lisa Flook, Abby Schachner, Steve Wojcikiewicz, and Pamela Cantor David Osher

Why Sufficient, Deliberate Practice Is a Critical Element of Literacy Learning and Retention, Linda Diamond, M.Ed.

From Quicksand to Solid Ground: Building a Foundation to Support Quality Teaching: This whitepaper identifies what is necessary to build a foundation of teaching quality.

Building a Profession: Strengthening Teacher Preparation and Induction: This report from the American Federation of Teachers K–16 Education Task Force provides 10 recommendations for reshaping teacher preparation.

State of the States: Building a Strong Teacher Workforce for Students with Disabilities and English Learners: NCTQ report focused on building a workforce for students with disabilities and English learners.

 National Institute of Teaching: This website from the UK is rich with resources to improve teacher and leader preparation and professional development.

Initial Teacher Education (ITE) Inspection: This information from the UK demonstrates how effectively a country or state could ensure that teacher preparation programs are equipping preservice educators with evidence-based knowledge. In the UK ITEs are regularly inspected.

Pathways that Deliver: Building Affordable, High-Quality Pathways into Teaching: This report from Deans for Impact proposes policy solutions — anchored in four mutually-reinforcing, critical conditions — to guide state and federal policymakers to strengthen all teaching pathways.

The Degree Dilemma: School Districts Spend Millions on Ineffective Master’s Degree Premiums: A new report from Deans for Impact about literacy instruction in teacher preparation.

From Stronger Foundations to Stronger Readers: A new report from Deans for Impact about literacy instruction in teacher preparation.

When Micro goes Macro: A Nationwide Review of States’ Educator Micro-Credential Policies: This New America report of April 2025 provides a detailed analysis of how micro-credentials are incorporated into state educator policies for educator preparation, initial credential attainment, curated professional development, license renewal, acquisition of additional endorsements, and license advancement.

Common Indicators System Network: This report from Deans for Impact Common Indicators System Network focused on evidence use to address challenges in educator preparation.

From Candidate to Classroom: Research-Based Practices for Recruiting and Hiring Highly-Effective Teachers: This brief from EdResearch for Action at the Annenberg Institute at Brown University
highlights evidence-based strategies for recruiting and hiring highly effective teachers, a critical challenge for many districts facing ongoing shortages.

Preliminary Implementation Recommendations for K-12 Educator Apprenticeship Data Infrastructure and Reporting to the U.S. Department of Labor: This report from Deans for Impact Pathway Alliance working group is a preliminary set of recommendations to develop a set of national resources to support the growth of teacher apprenticeship programs nationally

Strengthening Early-Career Teachers: Effective Components of Teacher Induction Programs: This research brief highlights evidence-based practices that make teacher induction programs effective in supporting early-career educators, particularly in high-need schools.

Teacher Supply and Turnover: This report from Association for Education Policy and Finance documents important workforce findings.

Teacher Hiring and Selection: This report from Association for Education Policy and Finance provides key findings fore more effective hiring practices.

 Livehandbook Education Policy and Research on Teacher Licensure: This report offers insight and findings on the impact of licensure and licensure tests on eligibility and impact on student outcomes.

 Livehandbook Policy Brief on School Leaders Pathways, Selection and Hiring: Building a bench of effective leaders ready to be hired into school leadership roles is an especially important policy objective given high annual rates of exit from the principal role. The report includes key findings affecting school leader recruitment and hiring.

 Livehandbook Policy Report on Teacher Preparation: This report looks at content in teacher preparation programs and the impacts of clinical field placement with cooperating teachers.

 Teacher, Recruitment, Retention, and Shortages: This website offers research, resources, and tools to help federal and state policymakers, schools, and districts adopt evidence-based strategies to recruit and retain talented educators.

 A New State Role for Experienced Teacher Improvement: This research identifies steps states can take to enact policies that build a coherent, long-term system of professional learning that spans the entire teaching lifecycle—from early career to veteran educators.

 Guide on Teacher Workforce Credentialing: This comprehensive guide provides an in-depth look at teacher licensure requirements across all 50 states and Washington, DC. It explores various alternative pathways into the teaching profession, including Grow Your Own programs, teacher residency initiatives, and registered apprenticeship programs.

 Think Again: Do the Returns to Teacher Experience Fizzle out?: This brief prepared by Fordham and the Learning Policy Institute found that teachers continue to improve even after years on the job if investments are made to retain them.

NCTQ: Clinical Practice

NCTQ: Defining Types of Clinical Practice

NCTQ: Clinical Practice Framework – Six Focus Areas for Effective Student Teaching

NCTQ: Clinical Practice Action Guide

Ahead of the pack: Which districts are setting strong clinical practice policies?, Hannah Putman

 Livehandbook Policy Report on Teacher Preparation: This report looks at content in teacher preparation programs and the impacts of clinical field placement with cooperating teachers.

NCTQ’s Clinical Practice Framework: Crosswalk with Expectations for Accreditation (CAEP and AAQEP) This crosswalk done by NCTQ shows how the accreditation organizations align to effective clinical practice, CAEP performs better but neither organization is sufficiently rigorous in their standards. This crosswalk done by NCTQ shows how the accreditation organizations align to effective clinical practice, CAEP performs better but neither organization is sufficiently rigorous in their standards.

The Teacher Training Pathway Doesn’t Matter. What Matters is Teachers Stay: 3 key strategies for preparing educators for long-term, committed success in the classroom, Valerie Sakimura

Spark and Sustain: How all the World’s School Systems Can Improve Learning at Scale, McKinsey & Company

Implementation Science and School Improvement, Howard Adelman and Linda Taylor

An Introduction to the District Capacity Assessment (DCA): Supports for Schools and Teachers, Caryn Ward, Dean Fixsen, and Dale Cusumano

Resource Leveraging to Achieve Large-Scale Implementation of Effective Educational Practices, Robert H. Horner, Caryn S. Ward, Dean L. Fixsen, George Sugai, Kent McIntosh, Robert Putnam, and Hannah D. Little

District Capacity Assessment version 7.7, Anna Harms, Kathleen Ryan Jackson, Ellen Nacik, and Christine Russell

State Capacity Assessment, version 26.2, Caryn Ward, Dale Cusumano, Allison Metz, Laura Louison, Audrey Loper, and Tanya Ihlo

Implementation Science 101: A Brief Overview, Michelle A. Duda and Barbara A. Wilson

How Does Fidelity of Implementation Relate to Student Reading Outcomes?, Qian Wang, MEd, PhD, Kate Will, MA 

Literacy Map, This map and website describe how states stand in implementing full model literacy policies and provides descriptions of selected states that are models in designated policy areas.

From Quicksand to Solid Ground: Building a Foundation to Support Quality Teaching: This whitepaper identifies what is necessary to build a foundation of teaching quality.

Educator Continuing Education Needs Fixing , Danielle L. Diamond, This article discusses the current system of continuing education whether for licensure renewal or within school district professional development. It identifies weaknesses in current practices and includes recommendations for improvement.

Report of State Elementary Teacher Certification Licensure and Training in Reading Science, Louise Dechovitz

Research casts doubt on proposed legislation ending teaching performance assessments, Diana Lambert, EdSource

Ratings of Accredited Teacher Programs, 2023–24, NCTQ

Teacher Licensure Pass Rates, NCTQ

How Preparation Predicts Teaching Performance Assessment Results in California, Susan Kemper Patrick

Developing Effective Principals: How Policies Can Make a Difference, Linda Darling-Hammond, Marjorie Wechsler, Stephanie Levin Melanie Leung-Gagné, Steve Tozer

 Clinical Practice Action Guide Accreditation, National Council on Teach Quality did an analysis of how well the two main accreditation organizations, Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) and the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP), align their standards to the NCTQ framework for clinical practice which is part of the accreditation for Educator Preparation Programs.

NCTQ’s Clinical Practice Framework: Crosswalk with Expectations for Accreditation (CAEP and AAQEP) This crosswalk done by NCTQ shows how the accreditation organizations align to effective clinical practice, CAEP performs better but neither organization is sufficiently rigorous in their standards. This crosswalk done by NCTQ shows how the accreditation organizations align to effective clinical practice, CAEP performs better but neither organization is sufficiently rigorous in their standards.

 Livehandbook Education Policy and Research on Teacher Licensure, This report offers insight and findings on the impact of licensure and licensure tests on eligibility and impact on student outcomes.

 There’s Still no Consensus for Accountability for Teacher Prep, This article spotlights accreditation issues.

 Teacher Education Preparation: How National Accreditation Standards Influence Teaching, America First Policy Institute

 Teacher Preparation Programs and Accreditation, America First Policy Institute

 The Evolution of Accreditation as Professional Quality Assurance in Teacher Preparation, Steven K. Wojcikiewicz and Susan Kemper Patrick, Learning Policy Institute

 A New State Role for Experienced Teacher Improvement, This research identifies steps states can take to enact policies that build a coherent, long-term system of professional learning that spans the entire teaching lifecycle—from early career to veteran educators.

 False Assurances from Teacher Licensure Tests for Reading, This report from NCTQ speaks to findings on state licensure tests in relation to preparing teachers to effectively teach reading.

 Assessing the Quality of Math Licensure Tests, This report from NCTQ addresses the issues in current licensure tests to assess adequacy of educator knowledge and preparation.

 State by State Reading Licensure Test Ratings: This table from NCTQ identifies states with strong licensure exams and states with weak reading licensure exams as of 2023-2024.

Clarifying Structured Literacy: Moving the Conversation Forward: Written by Timothy N. Odegard, Ph.D., Megan V. Gierka, Ed.D., and, G. Reid Lyon, Ph.D., this whitepaper aims to clarify what is meant by “Structured Literacy,” to articulate its scope, and to address points of misunderstanding that have emerged as the term has gained widespread use.

Structured Literacy and Typical Literacy Practices: Understanding Differences to Create Instructional Opportunities: Read this amazing document written by Louise Spear-Swerling that clarifies Structured Literacy.

 Launching a Literacy Improvement Program: How a District Responded to a Community’s Needs: Featuring EAC Executive Committee Member Dr. Kim Gibbons and Professional Development Team Lead Dr. Dale Webster.

Effective Reading Instruction in Low- and Middle-Income Countries—What the Evidence Shows: This report from Global Education Evidence Advisory Panel highlights the evidence from across the world, multiple languages and cultures clearly pointing to the most effective practices.

Previewing Vocabulary Before Reading: An informative article from Joan Sedita on building vocabulary.

‘Elbow Room’: How the Reading Brain Informs the Teaching of Reading: A most important explanation of how the reading brain informs the teaching of reading by Maryanne Wolf.

Science of Reading Laws: Let’s Begin with the Facts: This well done blog by Esther Quintero-Corral and Suan Neuman summarizes some of the misunderstandings and similarities of reading laws.

Understanding the Revision of the Definition of Dyslexia from the IDA

From Stronger Foundations to Stronger Readers: A new report from Deans for Impact about literacy instruction in teacher preparation.

Popular Textbook Evaluation Organization Hasn’t Followed the Science, Linda Diamond, M.Ed.

Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding Kindergarten Through Third Grade: This Practice Guide, complete with examples and grade bands, lays out the evidence-based practices essential to develop strong readers in the early grades.

Providing Reading Interventions for Students in Grades 4-9: This evidence-based guide, complete with examples, lays out the skills and content needed to intervene for struggling older students.

Northern Ireland Reviews Controversial Teaching Method After Failings in Wales and Scotland

Teaching Reading IS Rocket Science, 2020: What Expert Teachers of Reading Should Know and Be Able to Do: Authored by Dr. Louisa Moats and published by the American Federation of Teachers, this report reviews the reading research and describes the knowledge base that is essential for teacher candidates and practicing teachers to master if they are to be successful in teaching all children to read well.

The Calkins Legacy

Literacy Glossary

Expanding Evidence-Based Literacy Instruction in Teacher Preparation Programs, TPI-US

Features of Explicit Instruction Course Content: This course includes four modules that can support faculty and professional development providers with instructing pre-service and in-service educators who are learning to implement explicit instruction.

Peter Effect in the Preparation of Reading Teachers, Emily Binks-Cantrel, Erin K. Washburn, R. Malatesha Joshi & Martha Hougen

Do Textbooks Used in University Reading Education Courses Conform to the Instructional Recommendations of the National Reading Panel? R. Malatesha Joshi, Emily Binks, Lori Graham, Emily Ocker-Dean, Dennie L. Smith & Regina Boulware-Gooden

On the Same Page: A Primer on the Science of Reading and Its Future for Policymakers, School Leaders, and Advocates, by Kelly Robson Foster, Tanvi Kodali, Bonnie O’Keefe, Andrew J. Rotherham, and Andy Jacob

The Science of Reading: Defining Guide, The Reading League

Reconciling the Science of Reading and Effective Instruction, Linda Diamond, M.Ed.

The Reading League Responds to CABE Webinar That Attempted to Discredit the Science of Reading, The Reading League

Ohio House Higher Education begins hosting science of reading testimony as rollout begins, Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal

More than words: 7 approaches to monitoring implementation of reading laws, Heather Peske and Michael Sheehy

Louisiana Pilot Program Tests New Kind of Reading Exam That Could Be a Model, Chad Aldeman

Structured Literacy Flipbook and PDF Download, International Dyslexia Association

Differentiating with small groups right from the start, The Measured Mom Podcast featuring Linda Diamond, M.Ed.

Systematic Instruction in Reading for Spanish-Speaking Students, Elva Durán, Ph.D.

 Eyes on Reading Program, Dr. Stanislas Dehaene with Emily Hanford

What’s Next for the K-12 Reading Market? Survey Report, EdWeek Market Brief

A Nation of Readers Report, CCSSO

On the Science of Reading: How Social Justice, Behavior Analysis, and Literacy Instruction Converge, Amanda L. Yurick, Morris Council, Alana Oif Telesman, Ralph Gardner, Gwendolyn Cartledge, and Shobana Musti (behind paywall)

2024 Nashville’s Hidden Literacy Crisis: What Parents Are Doing About It, Nashville P.R.O.P.E.L.

An Introduction to the State Capacity Assessment (SCA), Dale Cusumano, Dean Fixsen, & Caryn Ward

TEACHER VOICE: Everything I learned about how to teach reading turned out to be wrong, Daniel Buck

Study finds limited highlighting boosts reading comprehension, Mayuri Punithan, University of Waterloo

Researchers: Higher Special Education Funding Not Tied to Better Outcomes, Beth Hawkins

Iowa Reading Research Center Research Article of the Month: August 2024, Qian Wang, MEd, PhD., and Kate Will, MA

Is More Screening Better? The Relationship Between Frequent Screening, Accurate Decisions, and Reading Proficiency, Amanda M. VanDerHeyden, Matthew K. Burns, and Wesley Bonifay

Interactive Dynamic Literacy Model: An Integrative Theoretical Framework for Reading-Writing Relations, Young-Suk Grace Kim

Disciplinary Literacy: Integrating Literacy Instruction in All Subjects, Grades 6-12, Joan Sedita

Literacy Map, This map and website describe how states stand in implementing full model literacy policies and provides descriptions of selected states that are models in designated policy areas.

12 Essential Components of Beginning Reading: The Texas Reading Initiative (1997, revised 2002), led by Doug Carnine, was ahead of its time.

Cracking the Code Behind Dismal 8th Grade Reading Scores: Robert Pondiscio shares the compelling evidence that suggests students hit a “decoding threshold” below which reading comprehension grinds to a halt.

Writing in the Age of AI: A Keys to Literacy Publication by Joan Sedita.

The Future of Writing Instruction and Research at the Secondary Level: Recommendations from the WRITE Center Summit.

Proof Points: Controversies Within the Science of Reading: New research shows too much emphasis on auditory only phoneme awareness not as effective as when combined with letters.

Meta-Analysis on Optimal Dosage of Early Phoneme Awareness

Supporting Secondary School Reading: Screening Monitoring, and Intervention: This publication combines the Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO)’s practice guides, practice resources and explainer on delivering reading interventions in a secondary school multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS), with details of the methodology used to create these resources.

Read Charlotte Listening Comprehension Resource Center: This website provides support to help educators develop strong listening comprehension skills during, and beyond, the early elementary grades will support students’ reading comprehension ability.

The Science of Math

Math Glossary

Where Has Elementary Math Instruction and Materials Gone Wrong?: This article focuses on problems in elementary math instruction, especially in current math curriculum materials.

Getting Math Instruction Right: Strategies for Improving Achievement in Canada: Declining math performance is an urgent concern for many nations, including the U.S. and Canada. This brief outlines five recommendations to reverse Canada’s declining math scores.

Does Autonomy Really Improve Learning?: A TIMSS study refuting the value of autonomy especially for younger children learning math.

An Analysis of 4th-grade NAEP Math Scores: This report spotlights 4th grade NAEP improvement in 15 states. However, the causes varied.

The NCTM/CEC Position Statement on Teaching Mathematics to Students with Disabilities: What’s in It and What’s Not: This important paper is a rebuttal to the NCTM/ CEC position statement on teaching mathematics for students with mathematics disabilities.

Myths That Undermine Maths Teaching, In this paper, leading education researchers Sarah Powell, Elizabeth Hughes and Corey Peltier debunk seven commonly-held myths about teaching maths.

Final Report of the National Mathematics Advisory Panel, This report published in 2008 was commissioned by then President Bush. The report brought together cognitive scientists, mathematicians, math educators and practitioners to review and synthesize findings from scientific research. The key findings would significantly improve math learning in the U.S.

A Promising Future for Math Instruction: Preparing Effective Teachers and Tutors, Deans for Impact

Designing mathematics standards in agreement with science, JudithAnn R. Hartman, Sarah Hart, Eric Alan Nelson, and Paul A. Kirschner

Do Timed Tasks Really Worsen Math Anxiety?, Stephen Sawchuk

K-8 Math Policy: ExcelinEd Policy Toolkit 2022

Reading Supports Abound in Schools, But Effective Math Help Much Harder to Find, Holly Korbey

Features of Explicit Instruction Course Content: This course includes four modules that can support faculty and professional development providers with instructing pre-service and in-service educators who are learning to implement explicit instruction.

CCSS Where to Focus Kindergarten Mathematics: Created by Student Achievement Partners, this document shows where students and teachers should spend the large majority of their time in order to meet the expectations of the Standards.

Evidence-Based Practices for Algebra I Access, Placement, and Success From EdResearch for Action What is needed to increase success.

 The Science of Math Instruction: Evidence-Based Practices in the Classroom, featuring EAC’s Dr. Anna Stokke and Dr. Benjamin G. Solomon.

The Archimedes Math Standards: Model PreK–12 State Mathematics Standards , National Association of Scholars

Saga Math Tutoring, A technology solution that went through randomized control studies and resulted in significant math achievement growth for 9th graders.

ASSISTments, An online Math tool that went through randomized control studies and was found to produce strong growth for 7th graders.

Science of Reading Laws: Let’s Begin with the Facts: This well done blog by Esther Quintero-Corral and Suan Neuman summarizes some of the misunderstandings and similarities of reading laws.

How Policy Adoption and Effective Implementation Work Together to Improve Reading Outcomes for Students: ExcelinEd’s Early Literacy Matters Updates: Dr. Kymyona Burk explores how policy and implementation has improved reading outcomes.

Let’s Get Ready! Educating All Americans for Success: The National Governors Association released this roadmap that drives toward two complementary purposes: empowering individuals with the skills, knowledge, and competencies needed to thrive after graduation, and building our states’ and nation’s economic competitiveness.

A Blueprint for the Future of the Federal Role in K-12 Education R&D: This whitepaper from Alliance for Learning Innovation lays out the critical importance of education research and development (ed R&D) in our childrenʼs future and its necessity for our shared prosperity.

Helping State Policymakers Invest in What Works: This resource from Results for America helps state leaders accelerate their use of evidence and data when making budget, policy, and management decisions.

Math Improvement Policy Recommendations From Canada:: This letter informs Canadian ministries of education of what is needed to improve math. The recommendations are applicable in the U.S.

Supports for Multilingual Students Who Are Classified as English Learners: This policy brief updated in 2024 by EdResearch for Action at the Annenberg Institute at Brown highlights the complex barriers ML-ELs encounter, such as communication gaps with non-English-speaking families, inequitable access to advanced coursework, and ineffective instructional practices.

Math Improvement Policy Recommendations From Canada: This letter informs Canadian ministries of education of what is needed to improve math. The recommendations are applicable in the U.S.

ExcelinEd Policy Summaries and ExcelinEd Policy Playbook: These two resources provide guidance for establishing policies in all aspects necessary to transform education.

Seizing the Opportunity for State Education R & D: This brief from Alliance for Learning Innovation, education reimagined, and Transcend provides findings and recommendations for action nd the urgent need for states to prioritize education research and development (R&D).

Partnership for Proven Programs from Coalition for Evidenced-Based Policy: This brief describes a model of collaboration between state or local governments and philanthropic foundations to expand social programs rigorously shown to produce important, lasting improvements in people’s lives.

States with Model Literacy Policies: An Overview, Evidence Advocacy Center

States with Model Literacy Policies: An In-depth Review of Five States, Evidence Advocacy Center

Literacy Map: This map and website describe how states stand in implementing full model literacy policies and provides descriptions of selected states that are models in designated policy areas.

Comprehensive Early Literacy Policy: A state-by-state analysis of fundamental principles done by ExcelinEd.

Coaching — anytime, from anywhere — empowers teachers, Gina Fugnitto and Kelly Stuart

ChatGPT in Education: an Effect in Search of a Cause? , Paul Kirschner

Strategic Surprise and the Future of Educational R&D: This working paper discusses a new way forward for education research and development.

Blueprint for the Future of the Federal Role in K-12 Education R&D: Downloadable resource from the Alliance for Learning Innovation

Australian Education Research Organisation’s Standards of Evidence: This explanation provides clear methods to understand evidence levels

The Power of Proofs (Much) Beyond RCTs, Dirk Van Damme, Distinguished Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Curriculum Redesign

Quality Indicators for Group Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Research in Special Education, Russell Monroe Gersten, Lynn Fuchs, Donald Compton, Michael D. Coyne, Charles R. Greenwood, and Mark S. Innocenti

Red Flags for Education Research, Dr. Ben Solomon

Key Components of a Research Paper, Regional Educational Laboratory Program

Understanding Research Papers: A Guide For Teachers, Carolina Kuepper-Tetzel

Evaluation Policy Guide, Results for America

How Consistent Are Meanings of “Evidence-Based”? A Comparative Review of 12 Clearinghouses that Rate the Effectiveness of Educational Programs, Mansi Wadhwa, Jingwen Zheng, and Thomas D. Cook

Reframing Evidence-Based Policy to Align with the Evidence, Kimberly Dumont

Evidence-Based Policy in the Real World: A Cautionary View, Adam Gamoran

This resource is useful for those seeking to apply for a research of Scholars grant to the William T. Grant Foundation

This website provides information for those seeking to develop a research to practice partnership

No-spin Evidence Review from the Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy, This online publication summarizes recent program evaluations and explains what the evidence really shows rather than relying on abstracts that too often portray programs as effective when the study’s results don’t support such claims.