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I often write about research studies from various fields and how they can be applied to the classroom. I write individual posts about ones that I think are especially significant, and will continue to do so. However, so many studies are published that it’s hard to keep up. So I’ve started writing a “round-up” of some of them each week or every other week as a regular feature.
You can see all my “Best” lists related to education research here.
Here are some new useful studies (and related resources):
Teacher Talk and Language Development: What a Large Meta-Analysis Shows About Quality versus Quantity is from Experience To Meaning. I’m adding it to THE BEST RESOURCES SHARING RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT “TEACHER TALK”
Linking Student Absenteeism on Different Weekdays to Student Achievement
Two recent studies indicate how schoolchildren have been affected by immigration crackdowns ordered by the Trump administration.
Review this reporting resource by EWA board member Denise-Marie Ordway of The journoresource.bsky.social.
ewa.org/data-researc…
#eduSKY #education #immigration
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— Education Writers Association (@edwriters.bsky.social) January 26, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Informal discipline practices raise equity concerns because schools cannot monitor their use to ensure they don’t echo racial and ethnic disparities common in formal discipline, according to recent research in AERA Open, via @edweek.org @evieblad.bsky.social: www.edweek.org/leadership/i…
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— AERA (@aeraedresearch.bsky.social) January 26, 2026 at 8:12 AM
New from @edsustainable.bsky.social #SustainableED
“U.S. Schools’ Proximity to Environmental Hazard Sites: A National Analysis”
We document how students’ potential exposure to environmental toxins while at school is both widespread and highly inequitable.
edworkingpapers.com/ai26-1384
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— Matthew A Kraft (@matthewakraft.com) January 26, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Good example of a familiar problem:
– It’s a good thing when ed reform improves ed outcomes. Policy *should* help schools be better schools.
– Schools are only one factor (often not the most important one) shaping folks’ broader life outcomes. Social change via ed reform rarely makes a big dent.
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— David Houston (@dmhouston.bsky.social) January 28, 2026 at 6:12 AM
4 Research-Backed Tips for Mastering Math Facts is from Ed Week.
The Implications of No Child Left Behind’s Waivers for Contemporary School Improvement Systems journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1…
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— Paul Bruno (@paul-bruno.com) January 31, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Accelerating Opportunity: The Effects of Instructionally Supported Detracking journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.3…
“These results suggest that higher expectations for the lowest-performing students coupled with aligned teacher supports is a promising model for realizing students’ math potential.”
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— Paul Bruno (@paul-bruno.com) January 31, 2026 at 6:58 AM