Internal or External Evaluation? When to Say, “Both, Please!”
Education leaders must use data and evidence to make good decisions. No one disputes this. But where does this data and evidence come from, and [...]
Literacy Crisis? How States Are Turning the Page
Preparing, Implementing, and Sustaining Comprehensive Literacy Initiatives In education policy and practice, I would argue no area is as crucial as literacy. Literacy forms the [...]
State Focus on Literacy Helps Districts Support Teachers
Across the country, Marzano Research works with states like Alaska, Colorado, Nebraska, Oregon, Montana, Washington, and Wyoming on literacy initiatives. These states and dozens of [...]
How can you tell if literacy instruction is working across a district?
States from Tennessee to Wyoming have passed laws aimed at ensuring that all students can read. The laws require a variety of specific actions from [...]
Rural schools are already the hub: How a community schools approach can capitalize on this strength
The rural schools that I’ve visited across the country are each unique—from Newhalen, Alaska, where as a visiting researcher I flew in on a bush [...]