Urban Education Reform: Bridging Research and Practice
Paula Arce-Trigatti from Rice University’s Kinder Institute and Tulane University’s Douglas Harris brought together voices from education research and practice to discuss school reforms and the implications for urban schooling nationally. This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: education reform and urban education.
Student Well-Being
Opinion
How Schools Can Help Students Who Don't Graduate on Time
One principal's reflections on the role of 'transfer schools' in supporting persisting students and the importance of research to inform this work.
College & Workforce Readiness
Opinion
Persisting Students' Pathways and Experiences Through High School
Research looks at New York City high school students who don't graduate in four years, but remain enrolled.
School & District Management
Opinion
Engaging Community Organizations to Support Student Achievement
How community partners think about actively engaging in education research-practice partnerships.
Families & the Community
Opinion
The Role of Community Organizations in Supporting Student Success
Why education research-practice partnerships should think about actively engaging community organizations in their work.
School & District Management
Opinion
Why Research-Practice Partnerships Need Theories of Action
Three promising practices to guide research-practice partnerships in thinking about theories of action.
School & District Management
Opinion
What's Next for Research-Practice Partnerships?
5 key takeaways emerged at a national convening of education research-practice partnerships.
Education
Opinion
How Chicago Is Supporting Educators in Using Early Warning Indicators
A capacity-building approach to school improvement helps educators and schools in Chicago understand and utilize Early Warning Indicators to improve student outcomes.
College & Workforce Readiness
Opinion
What We Know and What We Need to Know About High School Graduation and College Readiness Indicator Systems
A look at the current state of early warning and college readiness indicator use, important considerations to keep in mind when developing an indicator system, and some key questions to explore.
Recruitment & Retention
Opinion
Solving the Bilingual Teacher Shortage
An alternative licensure program for bilingual teachers helps tackle the bilingual teacher shortage.
Recruitment & Retention
Opinion
How a Bilingual Educator Pipeline Gets Built
To address a shortage of bilingual teachers, one district-university partnership collaborates to create a bilingual teacher pipeline.
School & District Management
Opinion
What's New in Education Research?
A recap of recent research conducted by research-practice partnerships across the country reveals current high priority topics in education.
School & District Management
Opinion
4 Key Characteristics of Research-Practice Partnership Work
Researchers and educators develop new ways of engaging with research and experience important perspective shifts through participating in a research-practice partnership.
School & District Management
Opinion
What Happens When Educators and Researchers Work Together in Partnerships?
New research examines the ways in which educators and researchers shifted their engagement with research through participating in a research-practice partnership.
College & Workforce Readiness
Opinion
How Indiana Supports College Access and Success for All Students
A state leader shares how research helped raise important considerations for increasing college success and completion in Indiana.