Ed News for K12 Researchers: Who wants to be a teacher, reading update, learning science news, how your PD spending compares, absenteeism and learning https://www.scoop.it/topic/ed-news-for-k12-researchers
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Ed News for K12 Researchers: Who wants to be a teacher, reading update, learning science news, how your PD spending compares, absenteeism and learning https://www.scoop.it/topic/ed-news-for-k12-researchers
This week’s stories to keep you up to date on recent articles and to provide research related resources that you can share with colleagues.
School closures were not worth it: a research conclusion, not a political statement
Do. Not. Wait. https://www.chadaldeman.com/p/do-not-wait
Global evidence of what works in reading https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/education/brief/global-education-evidence-advisory-panel
Does the southern surge have legs? https://www.karenvaites.org/p/the-southern-surge-watershed
Researcher says just right books are just wrong https://hechingerreport.org/proof-points-shanahan-leveled-reading/
What predicts who will be disconnected youth? https://www.rand.org/pubs/perspectives/PEA4207-2.html?project=&utm_campaign=&utm_content=1761786697&utm_medium=rand_social&utm_source=twitter
Who wants to be a teacher https://edworkingpapers.com/sites/default/files/ai25-1275.pdf
https://fordhaminstitute.org/national/commentary/who-wants-be-teacher https://edworkingpapers.com/policy-practice-series/ai25-1275
The teacher pay penalty https://www.forbes.com/sites/petergreene/2025/09/25/teacher-pay-penalty-hit-record-high-in-2024/
Special Ed teacher compensation in 7 states https://sparccenter.org/data-explorer/sparc-data-explorer
Gifted is a controversial topic from California to the New York Island
Testing preschoolers for gifted does not work https://hechingerreport.org/were-testing-preschoolers-for-giftedness-experts-say-that-doesnt-work/
How accountability systems impact who is considered college ready
A plea to not give states more control over accountability https://www.the74million.org/article/giving-states-waivers-from-accountability-is-a-dangerous-step-backward-for-kids/
A new state collaborative on improving student outcomes
How districts spend on PD -- you are on the map! https://rpplpartnership.org/external-resource/pl-spending-paper/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic&utm_content=pl+spending+paper
A research approach to identifying waste and fraud in K12. https://www.future-ed.org/research-notes-targeting-waste-and-fraud-in-the-k-12-system/
What's new in learning science https://carlhendrick.substack.com/p/the-research-brief-whats-new-in-learning-d93
Absenteeism and student learning https://dpi.uillinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Absenteeism_Report_final.pdf
The American Affordability tracker https://www.urban.org/data-tools/american-affordability-tracker
Children's Budget 2025 https://brucelesley.substack.com/p/money-matters-the-nations-retreat
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