#  The Education Exchange: Do Students Learn More with Better Math Textbooks? 

 





April 11, 2019

 

 

 *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.*

 On this episode of Education Next's Education Exchange podcast, Paul E. Peterson talks with Thomas Kane, of the Harvard Graduate School of Education, about the new study, “[Learning by the Book: Comparing math achievement growth by textbook in six common core states](/file_url/1810).”

 [Listen to the podcast.](https://www.educationnext.org/education-exchange-students-learn-better-math-textbooks/)



 

 

 



 

 See also:- [ School Improvement & Redesign ](/focus-areas/school-improvement-and-redesign)
- [ In the News ](/cepr-in-the-news)
- [ Thomas J. Kane ](/poi/thomas-j-kane)
- [ National Evaluation of Curriculum Effectiveness ](/projects/national-evaluation-curriculum-effectiveness)
- [ 2019 ](/year/2019)
 
 

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