Along with thirteen books and thousands of blog posts, I've written several hundred articles about education over the years. You can access their titles and links here, and see my choices for the best ones here.
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  1. Here Are Hundreds Of Articles About Education I’ve Written Over The Years
  2. Research Studies Of The Week
  3. “Teachers as Improvisers” Is A Post Worth Reading
  4. Two New, Important, & Useful Documents On Student Motivation
  5. Join Me At A Free Sept. 29th Webinar On Supporting ELL Students’ Sense Of Belonging
  6. More Recent Articles

Here Are Hundreds Of Articles About Education I’ve Written Over The Years

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Along with thirteen books and thousands of blog posts, I’ve written several hundred articles about education over the years.

You can access their titles and links here, and see my choices for the best ones here.

     

Research Studies Of The Week

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I often write about research studies from various fields and how they can be applied to the classroom. I write individual posts about ones that I think are especially significant, and will continue to do so. However, so many studies are published that it’s hard to keep up. So I’ve started writing a “round-up” of some of them each week or every other week as a regular feature.

You can see all my “Best” lists related to education research here.

Here are some new useful studies (and related resources):

Teacher Talk and Language Development: What a Large Meta-Analysis Shows About Quality versus Quantity is from Experience To Meaning. I’m adding it to THE BEST RESOURCES SHARING RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT “TEACHER TALK”

Linking Student Absenteeism on Different Weekdays to Student Achievement

Two recent studies indicate how schoolchildren have been affected by immigration crackdowns ordered by the Trump administration.

Review this reporting resource by EWA board member Denise-Marie Ordway of The journoresource.bsky.social.

ewa.org/data-researc…

#eduSKY #education #immigration

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— Education Writers Association (@edwriters.bsky.social) January 26, 2026 at 8:00 AM

Informal discipline practices raise equity concerns because schools cannot monitor their use to ensure they don’t echo racial and ethnic disparities common in formal discipline, according to recent research in AERA Open, via @edweek.org @evieblad.bsky.social: www.edweek.org/leadership/i…

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— AERA (@aeraedresearch.bsky.social) January 26, 2026 at 8:12 AM

🚨New from @edsustainable.bsky.social #SustainableED

“U.S. Schools’ Proximity to Environmental Hazard Sites: A National Analysis”

We document how students’ potential exposure to environmental toxins while at school is both widespread and highly inequitable.

edworkingpapers.com/ai26-1384

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— Matthew A Kraft (@matthewakraft.com) January 26, 2026 at 7:44 AM

Good example of a familiar problem:

– It’s a good thing when ed reform improves ed outcomes. Policy *should* help schools be better schools.

– Schools are only one factor (often not the most important one) shaping folks’ broader life outcomes. Social change via ed reform rarely makes a big dent.

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— David Houston (@dmhouston.bsky.social) January 28, 2026 at 6:12 AM

4 Research-Backed Tips for Mastering Math Facts is from Ed Week.

The Implications of No Child Left Behind’s Waivers for Contemporary School Improvement Systems journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1…

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— Paul Bruno (@paul-bruno.com) January 31, 2026 at 3:26 PM

Accelerating Opportunity: The Effects of Instructionally Supported Detracking journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.3…

"These results suggest that higher expectations for the lowest-performing students coupled with aligned teacher supports is a promising model for realizing students’ math potential."

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— Paul Bruno (@paul-bruno.com) January 31, 2026 at 6:58 AM

     

“Teachers as Improvisers” Is A Post Worth Reading

 

Teachers as Improvisers by Larry Cuban is a post worth reading.

I suspect most teachers will say several times, when reading it, “Truer words have never been said.”

I’m adding this info to The Best Research On How Many Decisions A Teacher Makes Each Day.

     

Two New, Important, & Useful Documents On Student Motivation

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Here are two new (to me, at least) documents that could be titled “Everything you wanted to know about student motivation, but were afraid to ask”:

Motivation, Engagement and Persistence is a very lengthy research brief on motivation, with a particular emphasis on students of color. It’s from EduDream.

Fostering Motivation in the Second Language Classroom: A Teacher’s Guide is a chapter from the book published by National Geographic Learning.

I’m adding both to Best Posts On “Motivating” Students.

     

Join Me At A Free Sept. 29th Webinar On Supporting ELL Students’ Sense Of Belonging

 

I’ll be interviewing Dr. Marie Heath, and be joined by Carol Salva and others, at this free webinar on September 29th, 3:30 Pacific Time, webinar.

You can learn more about it – and register – here.

The research is pretty settled on the importance of students feeling a sense of belonging at school, and it’s particularly critical for our ELL students in this political climate.

You might also be interested in THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LEARNING HOW TO PROMOTE A SENSE OF “BELONGING” AT SCHOOL.

     

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