Greater Boston is home to a set of charter schools that are among the most successful in the country in improving student academic skills as measured by state tests. These schools are committed to boosting student outcomes and continuously improving through innovation. Greater Boston is also home to research universities that are exploring how…

In this webinar, Ellen Moir, CEO and founder of the New Teacher Center, shared research that shows evidence of the effectiveness of the NTC induction model in raising student achievement and its potential for reducing teacher attrition (Moir, 2009). This Q&A addressed the questions participants had for Ellen Moir following the webinar. The…

TLRP's generic phase (1999-2009) is believed to have been the largest ever UK investment in educational research. This paper describes the critique from which TLRP emerged, its strategic positioning and the roles of successive directors and their teams in its development. The paper offers an early stock take of TLRP's achievements from the…

Launched in 2008, the Strategic Data Project, housed at the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University, seeks to bridge the divide between educational research and practice in order to transform the use of data in education to improve student achievement. Through the project, the authors build robust research partnerships with…

Various approaches to the professional development school (PDS)--each designed for its respective audience, mission, and purpose for engagement--have shaped the professional development school effort during the past 25 years. Central to these approaches is improving teacher quality in the service of student learning. This provides direction for…

Distance education in its many forms had been around for decades, but the Western Governors University (WGU) was arguably the first "virtual university" (VU) in the United States, or at least the first VU that gained widespread attention from the press and public. After the governors in the Western Governors Association announced they would create…

This work has been done as part of the effort to plan the National Institute of Education (NIE). The report, one of a series, describes the alternatives that must be considered in deciding the organization and management of a new Federal agency to conduct and support research and development. The alternatives examined are also germane to the…

Results-based management (RBM) is an approach to programme planning and management that integrates strategy, people, resources, processes and measurements to improve decision-making, transparency and accountability. The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) began the adoption of a RBM model with its 2003-2006 Three-Year Plan. This led to a significantly…

This document includes a summary of the Laboratory's activities for the year ending November 30, 1970; the Laboratory's objectives and plans; and a proposed budget for the year ending November 30, 1971. There are seven major sections: 1) an introduction describing the Laboratory's role, specific target area of the educationally disadvantaged from…

Organized to provide leadership, motivation, and coordination to foster a favorable climate for occupational research and development in vocational education, a research coordinating unit was established on June 1, 1965. The unit director operates under the Assistant Superintendent for Vocational Education and the Dean of the College of Education…

The text of the Director of the National Institute of Education's February 27 address to the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting in New Orleans. (Author/JM)

The committee reports on adult education needs in Ireland and proposes a structure to service them. An initial examination of existing adult education services, published in an interim report with a directory of agencies, stimulated further submissions of information from Ireland and abroad. Basic conclusions on the type of permanent structure…

Describes the structure and functioning of a state-supported system of teacher centers and compares it with others. (Editor)

Considered the contributions of MENC and the needs and desires of music educators being served by MENC. (RK)

This article draws lessons from experience at UNESCO and Eidos pertinent to the issues of developing East-West Partnership in education. For the past 60 years, UNESCO's mission has been to promote international co-operation. It has been very much involved in promoting intellectual co-operation among the professional leaders in education. Eidos is…