Wisconsin to Update Early Learning and Development Guidelines
States revise their early learning guidelines regularly to reflect what research now tells us about how young children develop and learn and to align with their early childhood [...]
How Colorado Is Using Mentorship to Grow, Support, and Keep Early Childhood Educators
Finding and keeping great early childhood educators takes more than a job posting. Programs need ways to upskill or support growth of the educators they already have, welcome [...]
From Insight to Impact: Using Teacher Perceptual Data to Strengthen Science of Reading Implementation
I work with district and school leaders across the country who want all students to succeed in reading. These leaders have invested deeply in building [...]
What Inquiry-Driven Practice Looks Like In District Planning
Districts spend a great deal of time and resources on strategic planning and school improvement efforts. Leadership teams set priorities, start initiatives, and track progress [...]
Marzano Research’s Carrie Germeroth Named a Colorado Early Childhood Champion
Marzano Research is proud to celebrate managing senior researcher Carrie Germeroth, PhD, for being named one of the Colorado Department of Early Childhood’s Early Childhood [...]
Interim Assessments are Changing Fast. Here’s What District and School Leaders Need to Know.
Abby Andres, PhD Head of Strategy and Communications States are under pressure to get student results faster and use them more consistently across schools. In [...]
From Research to Reader-Ready Communication: Supporting CCRE During a Critical Funding Moment
During our multi-year relationship with the Colorado Center for Rural Education (or CCRE), Marzano Research has shared findings from our work studying the relationship between rural teacher [...]
5 Strategies to Find Your Match from a Literacy Vendor List
States from Alaska to Florida have lists of approved literacy vendors offering a variety of high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) and related professional development (PD) resources. [...]
Why States Are Asking for More Flexibility in Assessment Systems
Marzano Research Download the fact sheet Across the country, education leaders are asking a similar question: Can assessment systems become more useful for [...]
From Early Grade Initiatives to Measurable Results K–12: The Next Era of State Literacy Reform
A New Phase of Literacy Reform Over the past several years, literacy has become one of the most significant areas of education policy reform in [...]