Report: Randomized Controlled Trial of BookNook Virtual ELA Tutoring (SY24–25)
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Discover insights from the Arkansas Tutoring Project's randomized controlled trial of virtual BookNook tutoring.
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Research Brief: Does Virtual BookNook Tutoring Improve Student ELA Achievement?
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This research brief summarizes work from the Arkansas Tutoring Project, evaluating the impact of BookNook virtual tutoring on ELA performance.
From Learning Recession to Learning Recovery: Understanding the Sources of U.S. K-12 Improvement
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In May, the fourth iteration of the Education Scorecard —a collaboration between CEPR, the Educational Opportunity Project at Stanford University, and faculty at Dartmouth College—was released. This year marks a transition. Now that the federal pandemic...
Hiring for Data Talent: An SDP Resource
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This resource outlines how to hire effective education data talent by aligning role expectations upfront and prioritizing not just technical skills but also integrity, problem-solving, and strong communication.
The Response of Rural Districts to the COVID-19 Pandemic
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NCRERN partner districts focused their early pandemic response on (1) meeting students' basic needs, (2) facilitating access to learning, (3) educating students, and (4) building community.
Rural school districts can be creative in solving the internet connectivity gap—but they need support
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While COVID-19-related school closures in spring 2020 challenged every school district, students in rural districts faced especially significant barriers. In particular, lack of consistent internet limited their access to online instruction.
Improving Attendance with Personalized Messages
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Personalized messages—sent via email, text message, robocall, or letters by mail—are a low-effort, low-cost strategy designed to improve attendance by providing families and caregivers with transparent, real-time information about their student’s
Lifting Up Attendance in Rural Districts: A Multi-Site Trial of a Personalized Messaging Campaign
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This national randomized study finds that low-cost personalized attendance messages to caregivers significantly reduced student absences in rural districts and represent a scalable, cost-effective strategy for improving attendance.
Come Back…Be Here: Evaluating Strategies to Improve Student Attendance through a Rural Research Network
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This multi-site randomized study finds that personalized digital attendance messages reduced student absences by 2.4% across rural districts, demonstrating the effectiveness of low-cost informational nudges within a rural research network model.
School's in for Summer: A Scalable and Effective Post-Pandemic Academic Intervention
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Summer school consistently boosted students’ math achievement in 2022 and 2023 but had no impact on reading. The math gains were modest, equivalent to about 2 to 3 weeks of learning during the school year.
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