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From Early Grade Initiatives to Measurable Results K–12: The Next Era of State Literacy Reform

2026-03-24T22:12:11+00:00March 7th, 2026|Blog Post, Literacy, Program Evaluation, Project Spotlight, School Improvement|

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… Continue Reading From Early Grade Initiatives to Measurable Results K–12: The Next Era of State Literacy Reform

How Districts Are Using Microcredentials to Strengthen Employability Skills

2026-02-20T00:44:00+00:00February 6th, 2026|AI, Blog Post, CTE, Employability Skills, Partnership Feature, Project Spotlight, Rural Education, School Improvement|

Across K–12 systems, frameworks for building and measuring employability skills sit in very different places. Some districts still rely on graduate profiles written years ago.… Continue Reading How Districts Are Using Microcredentials to Strengthen Employability Skills

Rural schools are already the hub: How a community schools approach can capitalize on this strength

2025-09-04T23:54:45+00:00January 7th, 2022|Blog Post, Partnership Feature-School Improvement, Project Spotlight, Rural Education, Rural Example, School Improvement|

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… Continue Reading Rural schools are already the hub: How a community schools approach can capitalize on this strength

Ensuring Start Early’s Essential 0-5 Survey accurately measures infant-toddler setting quality

2025-04-08T18:53:47+00:00November 10th, 2021|Blog Post, Data Collection and Analysis example, Early Childhood Education, Project Spotlight, Project Spotlight-ECE|

By Joshua Stewart, Senior Researcher and Marc Brodersen, Managing Senior Researcher at Marzano Research and Debra Pacchiano, Vice President of Translational Research and Isabel Farrar, Research Associate at… Continue Reading Ensuring Start Early’s Essential 0-5 Survey accurately measures infant-toddler setting quality

Marzano Research helps guide Colorado’s early childhood education efforts

2025-09-03T22:59:09+00:00February 25th, 2021|Blog Post, Early Childhood Education, Project Spotlight, Project Spotlight-ECE|

Marzano Research recently partnered with the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) to support its efforts to ensure each and every child entering kindergarten has the tools necessary to… Continue Reading Marzano Research helps guide Colorado’s early childhood education efforts

North Dakota’s investment in innovation yields early dividends

2025-09-04T17:38:34+00:00September 1st, 2020|New-Personalized Competency-Based, Partnership Feature-School Improvement, Personalized Competency-Based Education, Project Spotlight, REL Central, Research Example, School Improvement|

For the last several years, REL Central at Marzano Research and the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction (NDDPI) have worked together on multiple projects supporting innovative ways to… Continue Reading North Dakota’s investment in innovation yields early dividends

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