Research and Development in America's Schools: How School Systems Drive Sustainable Improvement and Innovation
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| Title: | Research and Development in America's Schools: How School Systems Drive Sustainable Improvement and Innovation |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Kimberly A. Smith, Joshua Stewart, Digital Promise |
| Source: | Digital Promise. 2026. |
| Availability: | Digital Promise. 1001 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite 935, Washington DC 20036. Tel: 202-450-3675; e-mail: contact@digitalpromise.org; Web site: https://digitalpromise.org/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 42 |
| Publication Date: | 2026 |
| Intended Audience: | Administrators |
| Document Type: | Reports - Evaluative Tests/Questionnaires |
| Descriptors: | Educational Innovation, Educational Improvement, Research and Development, Educational Research, School Districts, Charter Schools, Theory Practice Relationship, Sustainability |
| Abstract: | Research and development (R&D) in education plays a critical role in improving teaching and learning by enabling school systems to investigate challenges, test solutions, and adapt practices to local contexts and student needs. When led by school systems, R&D supports more agile, responsive, and sustained improvement by grounding innovation in evidence and experience. This report includes insights from our direct work supporting schools in building R&D capacity accompanied by a landscape analysis that examines how school systems across the country are building and implementing R&D to strengthen improvement and innovation efforts. It also includes tools for school systems to assess their utilization of R&D practices and provides insights and recommendations on how to deepen the use of R&D to accelerate and advance innovation. The report highlights the conditions school systems can shift to sustain system-level R&D, the practices that support effective implementation, and examples of how R&D is being put into action across varying contexts. [This report was co-produced by the Alliance for Learning Innovation.] |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | ED678848 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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