Education Research Briefs

The GEAR UP Principals' Partnership is a collaborative effort by Oregon GEAR UP and Education Partnerships, Inc. (EPI) to support excellent educational leadership in GEAR UP schools. A key feature of the program is to provide school leaders with customized, on-demand research briefs that address timely and relevant issues in public education - all in an easy-to-access format that can help principals make effective, research-based decisions.

Click on the links below to download the research briefs EPI has generated for the GEAR UP Principals' Partnership:

Alternatives to Suspension
Best Practices in Grading
Coaching Teachers
Cyberbullying
Dealing with Budget Cuts
Decision Fatigue
Developing and Using Rubrics
The Economy's Impact on Schools
Formative Assessment
Grade Configuration
Group Work
High Level Thinking & Questioning Strategies
Learning Time & Student Achievement
Length of Classes and Student Achievement
Math for Students with Disabilities
Motivating Math Students
Poverty & Rural Schools
Productive Use of Collaborative Time
Professional Learning Communities
Professional Learning Communities - Nurturing & Sustaining
Proficiency Based Education
Rigorous Schools and Classrooms
School Resource Officers
Securing Volunteers to Fix Up the School
Seven Period Day
Social Media for School Communication
Student Dress Codes & Uniforms
Transitioning from Middle School to High School
Trimester Schedule

 

The papers below provide more in-depth coverage of research on retention and college preparation:

College Preparation: Timeline and Resources for School Leaders
Dropout Prevention: Retaining Students in School
Pathways to College: What High Schools Can Do to Prepare Students for College Admission and Academic Success in Higher Education

 

For additional research briefs, visit the EPI website.