Topic: Leadership for Instructional Improvement

This brief from EdResearch for Recovery categorizes evidence-based strategies for reducing student absenteeism into three tiers: reaching all students with broad-based and preventative supports, targeting students with signs of risks, and responding to chronic absence with coordinated supports. The...

This tool includes identified resources that educator preparation programs, districts/schools, and professional development providers can use to build educator awareness and apply research-based literacy practices....

This IES infographic summarizes several research findings related to diversity in the teacher workforce. It also includes recommendations for promising strategies related to recruiting and retaining a more diverse pool of classroom teachers....

This infographic provides a brief overview of how teachers, administrators, and policymakers can use the What Works Clearinghouse site to explore literacy resources. It also provides links to practice guides, study reviews, and other What Works Clearinghouse tools....

This case study shares how Mississippi is working to align principal preparation programs to the Professional Standards for Educational Leaders....

This brief addresses the question: What changes in central office systems are likely to support principals in leading for equitable, high-quality teaching and learning? The brief shares key insights before providing more detail about each insight with links to...

As part of the Meadows Center “10 Key” series, this document provides ten research-based recommendations to support schools, districts, and states in identifying and implementing explicit instruction at the elementary and secondary levels. Several brief scenarios provide specific examples...

This REL-West infographic presents resource links and key information on “effect size” to clarify the influential elements, significance, and interpretation of effect sizes produced from research studies. The infographic provides the necessary fundamentals for educators to use in identifying...

This toolkit, developed based on research conducted through an Institute of Education Sciences grant, introduces five evidence-based instructional practices for students with disabilities. The toolkit defines each practice and provides excerpts of teaching demonstrating the practice. The toolkit also...

This brief is the first of three contracted by the National Association of Elementary School Principals to better understand how schooling changed between March 2020 and June 2021. The brief shares principals’ perspectives on changes and innovations in schools...