Four newly released peer-reviewed research studies show that using rigorous project-based learning in U.S. public schools has strong and positive effects on student outcomes across grades and subjects.
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Research Brief Series: Twenty Years of Education Funding in the U.S.
Explore this series of research briefs that share information on giving patterns in education over the past twenty years among foundations and grantmakers. The briefs cover funding by education levels, regional funding, and funding by topical areas.
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July 2021
What Is the Future of Remote Learning?
July 2021
Student Loan Debt Among Educators: A National Crisis
From pre-K to Ph.D., our right to learn, grow, and thrive should be based on how big we dream and how hard we work. But the astronomical cost of higher education—even public higher education—forces many students to either forego their education or be trapped in a lifetime of debt.
This report presents the results of a 2020 NEA survey of educators working in pre-K–12 and higher education institutions regarding student loan debt. In line with research on student loan debt within the general population, we find that student loans play a significant role in the financial lives of many educators and have disproportionate impacts on specific subgroups.
July 2021
An Evaluation of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Funding for Postsecondary Institutions
In March 2020, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, an economic stimulus package designed to address the nationwide economic crisis created by the global COVID-19 pandemic. In Fall 2020, the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA), NASPA—Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, and MDRC, using generous grant funding, set out to evaluate these funds and how they affected students.
In this project, we surveyed college and university administrators and conducted administrator and student focus groups to answer a number of research questions. Results include considerations for financial aid and recommendations for emergency aid programs.
July 2021
The Cost of Economic and Racial Injustice in Postsecondary Education
July 2021
A Natural Fit: Supporting After-School Staff of Color in Teacher Pipelines
Our report, A Natural Fit: Supporting After-School Staff of Color in Teacher Pipelines, examines the experiences of current and former teacher candidates of color with after-school or OST experience to provide insights into how teacher preparation programs and state policymakers can create the right programmatic experiences and conditions to recruit after-school/OST staff into the teaching profession and prepare them for success.
We focus specifically on the experiences of candidates in what are considered non-traditional preparation pathways, such as teacher residencies and Grow Your Own programs. These programs tend to attract and retain a more diverse pool of teachers, with deeper connections to local school communities than traditional teacher education pathways.
July 2021
The Evidence is Clear: Rigorous Project-Based Learning is an Effective Lever for Student Success
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