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The Impact of the Frog Street Pre-K Curriculum on 2021-22 Pre-K Gains and Kindergarten Readiness
(2023-01-31)The purpose of the present study was to examine Frog Street Pre-K curriculum efficacy by comparing learning outcomes for pre-K students in schools with access to Frog Street in Texas during the 2021-22 school year to ... -
An Evaluation of the Literacy-Infused Science Using Technology Innovation Opportunity (LISTO)
(2022-12)The evaluation of LISTO involved a multisite cluster randomized trial (CRT) designed to meet the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Tier 2 standards for “moderate” evidence, as well as the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) ... -
The Impacts of i-Ready Personalized Instruction on Student Math Achievement in Multiple School Districts
(Center for Research and Reform in Education, 2022-02)The purpose of this evaluation was to examine the impact of i-Ready Personalized Instruction on mathematics achievement, as measured by MCAS scores, in multiple school districts in Massachusetts. We compared students who ... -
Bet on Baltimore Yr 4 Final Report
(Center for Research and Reform in Education, 2022-01)Bet on Baltimore is an intensive summer youth development program with a focus on creativity, hands-on experience, community impact, and entrepreneurship created by Dent Education in 2017 and designed for Baltimore City ... -
Reading Roots 5th Edition: Reading "Between the Lions": Project Summary and Evaluation
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Evaluation of Istation's Early Reading Assessment and Curriculum in Spartanburg County School District 7 Final Report
(Center for Research and Reform in Education, 2021-02)The purpose of this evaluation was to examine the association between ISIP scores and usage and student achievement and growth on ELA standardized test measures, as well as to compare MAP Reading assessment growth of SCSD-7 ... -
Bet on Baltimore Yr 3 Final Report
(Center for Research and Reform in Education, 2021-01-31)Bet on Baltimore is a summer youth development program with a focus on creativity, making, and entrepreneurship created by Dent Education in 2017 and designed for Baltimore City public high school students. The goals are ... -
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Tier 3 Evidence for Istation Early Reading
(Center for Research and Reform in Education, 2020-06)This quasi-experimental study examined whether students who attended schools that piloted Istation’s Early Reading program during the 2017–18 school year had higher average achievement than students who did not attend pilot ... -
Linking 2nd Grade Istation ISIP Reading with 3rd Grade ISAT in English Language Arts
(Center for Research and Reform in Education, 2020-06)This correlational study analyzed how well second grade students’ performance on the ISIP Early Reading test at each administration (e.g., fall, winter, or spring) predicted their third grade spring performance on the ISAT ... -
An Evaluation of Prodigy: A Case-Study Approach to Implementation and Student Achievement Outcomes
(Center for Research and Reform in Education, 2020-01)The purpose of the present study was to gather data regarding the implementation of Prodigy in elementary schools in a mid-sized school district in the southern United States. Using a case-study approach, we visited two ... -
1:1 Classrooms and Teaching with Technology: A Best Practices Review
(Center for Research and Reform in Education, 2020-05)Integrated classrooms and 1:1 initiatives are growing in popularity and maturity. Each year, new school- and district-wide 1:1 initiatives launch. Even if schools are not yet a 1:1 environment, teachers and students likely ... -
FCPSOn Phase One Evaluation: Year Three
(Center for Research and Reform in Education, 2019-09)The purpose of the present study was to gather formative and summative data related to the FCPSOn initiative during its third year of implementation in the 2018-19 school year within Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS). ... -
The Modern Classrooms Project: Survey Results for the 2019-20 School Year
(Center for Research and Reform in Education, 2020-06)The Modern Classrooms Project provides professional development and coaching to teachers to help them meet their students’ academic needs by integrating self-paced and mastery-based principles and technology into ... -
Evaluation of Students and Teachers Accessing Tomorrow (S.T.A.T.) in Baltimore County Public Schools Yr 5 mid-year Final Report
(Center for Research and Reform in Education, 2019-04)The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the ongoing implementation and outcomes of the Students and Teachers Accessing Tomorrow (S.T.A.T.) initiative in Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) that began in the ... -
Online Teaching for K-12 Schools: What the Research Says
(Center for Research and Reform in Education, 2020-04-08)In the spring of 2020, schools across America are challenged with a critical issue: How to continue to foster student learning given sudden, and often indefinite school closures. Though digital learning is now used widely ... -
Efficacy Study of LightSail in Three Public School Districts
(Center for Research and Reform in Education, 2017-08)The present evaluation study sought to determine how LightSail is implemented within schools in three public school districts, Evergreen Public Schools (EPS), Denver Public Schools (DPS), and Oakland Unified School District ... -
Efficacy Study of Zearn Math in a Large Urban School District
(Center for Research and Reform in Education, 2019-04)The purpose of the present study was to gather summative and formative data related to the implementation of Zearn Math during the first year of a two-year study. The sample included students in a large urban school district ... -
From the Market to the Classroom: How Ed-Tech Products are Procured by School Districts Interacting with Vendors
(Educational Technology Research and Development, 2019-02-06)School districts are adopting educational technology products at an increasing rate over the years. As more and more products become available, school districts face the challenge of identifying and evaluating programs to ... -
Evaluation Study of the Sanford Harmony Showcase Schools: 2019 Findings
(Center for Research and Reform in Education, 2019-10)The present study sought to examine the impact of the Sanford Harmony and Inspire programs as implemented in 10 “showcase” elementary schools during the 2018-19 school year. This study is a continuation of Phase I of the ... -
Randomized Controlled Trial of Edgenuity's Pathblazer in Floyd County Schools
(Center for Research and Reform in Education, 2020-06)Pathblazer is a supplemental, online intervention program that helps struggling learners in grades K–8 achieve grade-level proficiency in mathematics and reading. Pathblazer offers students individualized learning progression ...