This grant supported a series of activities designed to initiate public dialogue on what needs to happen in the next five years for evidence-based policymaking to succeed at the state and local levels
This grant will provide an Inaugural Sponsorship of the Hedges Lecture, the Opening Address of the annual spring conference of the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness
Dr. Calabrese Barton is a professor in the Department of Teacher Education at Michigan State University. She is a recognized leader in science education and for the last 19 years has studied informal learning environments as a mechanism for breaking down ...
As we approach the next generation of evidence-based policy, it’s essential that we take steps to ensure that practitioners and decision makers at the state and local level have the support they need.
Cost-effectiveness comparisons can help decision makers take economic constraints into account when choosing educational reforms, ultimately improving evidence-based policy decisions and strengthening education systems.
A culture of evidence that shapes the accreditation of educator preparation programs can have an enormous influence over the education landscape. But will it work?
Evidence doesn’t turn itself into policy, especially when it contradicts prevailing paradigms or entrenched funding streams. If we are serious about a What Works movement, we can’t allow ...
We need a cookbook full of recipes for effective practice, but even better is knowing how to create recipes for effective practice from the ingredients on hand in the local kitchen.
If our search for effective reforms for educational practice is successful, having strong and reliable evidence on implementation will be crucial for enacting real reform in our schools.
The William T. Grant Foundation invests in high-quality research focused on reducing inequality in youth outcomes and improving the use of research evidence in decisions that affect young people in the United States.
