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Depending on where you sit in the education ecosystem, 2025 has felt either deeply discouraging or full of possibility. On one hand, earlier this year, the federal government signaled retreat from its commitment to education research, and just this week, the Trump administration took further steps to dismantle the Department of Education.
Must-Reads
- Research Reports
School districts are making consequential AI decisions largely on their own—purchasing tools, training teachers, setting policies for student use, and trying to determine what responsible and effective adoption looks like.
- Research Reports
New AI tools are entering the ed tech market every day. But how are they actually playing out in schools and classrooms?
Latest Research Publications
- Research Reports
School Districts Across the Nation Plan for An Uncertain Year Ahead
This brief gives a snapshot of how school districts across the country are currently planning for fall 2020, how they are planning for contingencies of COVID-19 spread, and how this varies based on district characteristics.
- Research Reports
A Roadmap to Kick-Start Recovery in 2021: Six Principles for Summer Learning and Beyond
This paper presents school districts with six principles of summer learning that can guide pandemic recovery and planning for the summer, fall, and beyond.
- Research Reports
How Much Have Students Missed Academically Because of the Pandemic? A Review of the Evidence to Date
This report is part of a series that aims to provide a definitive account of the best available evidence on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected America’s students.