Most people assume that educational research is designed to help teachers and schools. After all, billions of taxpayer dollars flow to universities and think tanks with the expectation that the work ...

For the past 20 years, I have taught research methods in education to students here in the U.S. and in other countries. While the purpose of the course is to show students how to do effective research ...

The National Science Foundation has slashed funding available for research into STEM instruction in K-12 schools. The move—which amounts to a roughly 50% cut for such research, experts calculate —also ...

Over the past three decades, advances in neuroscience and cognitive science have significantly reshaped our understanding of learning, cognition, and ...

Joan Mclaughlin, commissioner of the National Center on Special Education Research, has witnessed many changes and worked through some difficult times in her 13 years with the Education Department’s ...