Some studies have found that schools can get substantial gains in achievement by changing textbooks. But a new analysis by the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard finds little evidence of differences in achievement gains for schools using different math textbooks.... Read more about The Education Exchange: Do Students Learn More with Better Math Textbooks?

CEPR's new research report on textbook efficacy, Learning by the Book, is featured in the following Chalkbeat news article.... Read more about The Gates Foundation is hoping better curriculum will boost student learning. A new study says, not so fast

The South Florida Sun Sentinel highlights the School District of Palm Beach County’s work with one of CEPR's research-practitioner partnership, Proving Ground to reduce chronic absenteeism with a multimodal messaging campaign.

... Read more about With help from Harvard, Palm Beach County schools lower absentee rate

Proving Ground, one of CEPR's research-practice partnerships with districts, was highlighted as a strategy for states looking to improve evidence-based decisionmaking by local leaders under ESSA in the following case study by the Data Quality Campaign.... Read more about CASE STUDY: State Support Helps Districts Use Evidence Locally to Improve Education