Diane Massell - William T. Grant Foundation

Awarded Grants

Grant

State Education Agency Use of Research Evidence to Improve Schooling for Youth

Numerous federal initiatives are increasing the incentives and pressures for state and local education agencies to adopt policies and practices that are grounded in research, yet little is known about how these agencies access, evaluate, or use research findings.

Margaret Goertz

Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania

2010 – 2013
$596,823

Articles & More

Blog Post

Making Sense of School Improvement: Research Designed for Use in State Education Agencies

It’s important to recognize that the form of research contributes to the social sense-making process, and can create a body of shared understandings based on research principles. Research designed for use, with specific guidance for practice, can embed ...

Diane Massell

Making Sense of School Improvement: Research Designed for Use in State Education Agencies

Blog Post

How State Agencies Acquire and Use Research in School Improvement Strategies

This brief is based on an exploratory study that examined: “1) where state education agency staff search for research, evidence-based, and practitioner knowledge related to school improvement; 2) whether and how state education agency staff use research and these other types ...

Margaret Goertz

Carol Barnes

and Diane Massell

How State Agencies Acquire and Use Research in School Improvement Strategies

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.