Education Research and Research Policy

Payoffs of Long-Term Investment in Education Research

On Monday, February 14, 2011, the Education Deans Alliance, American Educational Research Association, and the National Academy of Education co-sponsored a Capitol Hill Briefing on the Payoffs of Long-Term Investment in Education Research.

Education research based on long-term funding has led to important payoffs for education policy and practice in such areas as resource allocation, school and classroom organization, and the education and evaluation of teachers. At this briefing, lead scientists from four major studies illustrated the yield from sustained programs of education research, and described the conditions necessary to produce research that matters.
 
Agenda

Convening Organizations

A Word about the Foundations

Briefing Presenters

Factsheets
 -- Actionable Intelligence to Educate Vulnerable Young Children: What’s Behind Being Behind?    
    John W. Fantuzzo, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education

 -- The Role of Simplification and Information in College Decisions: The H&R Block FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) Experiment    
    Bridget Terry Long, Ph.D., Harvard University Graduate School of Education

 -- Contributions from the Value-Added Research Center    
    Robert H. Meyer, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison

 -- A Study of Instructional Improvement in Comprehensive School Reform Programs    
    Brian Rowan, Ph.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Supplementary Information
 -- Actionable Intelligence

 -- The Role of Simplification and Information in College Decisions: Results from the H&R Block FAFSA Experiment (Executive Summary, February 2011)

Media Takes Note
 -- Chronicle of Higher Education 

 -- Education Week