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Sparks, Sarah D. – Education Week, 2010
The author reports on the U.S. Department of Education's "What Works Clearinghouse" that goes beyond "gold standard" research and sets standards for accepting other types of studies. As part of the Institute of Education Sciences' push to make research more relevant to educators, the federal clearinghouse has devised standards by which it can…
Descriptors: Clearinghouses, Researchers, Evaluation Criteria, National Standards
Sawchuk, Stephen – Education Week, 2008
The principal of Noyes Education Campus in the District of Columbia remembers when, in exchange for hefty staff bonuses for outstanding performance, the school hosted a team of visitors armed with video cameras, tape recorders, and piles of interview questions. The focus of their queries: To what did the school attribute its success? What had made…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Case Studies, Internet, Effective Schools Research