The new federal guidance on using research to improve schools is outlined in Education Week’s Inside School Research blog. In the post, Ash Vasudeva, Carnegie’s Vice President for Strategic Initiatives, voices his support for the move to close the gap between school improvement research and the places where the intervention will be used. “Just as one size doesn’t fit all when it comes to clothes or education initiatives, one study doesn’t fit all district and school contexts. When educators examine the quality of research, they should be looking at whether the studies were conducted with populations that reflect their own.”

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