Policy Research Reports
SEDL's policy staff develop research-based tools and resources to assist school staff and policymakers in making informed decisions based on research and practice. Many of these resources are available online through SEDL's resource catalog. SEDL has also hosted and participated in several policy forums.
Instructional Spending, Teacher Quality, and Student Achievement
Research Reports
Regional Resource Allocation Study
- Teacher Resources and Student Achievement in High-Needs Schools (January 2006)
- Investigation of Education Databases in Four States to Support Policy Research on Resource Allocation (December 2004)
- Examination of Resource Allocation in Education: Connecting Spending to Student Performance (April 2003)
Texas Resource Allocation Study
- Resource Allocation Practices and Student Achievement: An Examination of District Expenditures by Performance Level with Interviews from Twenty-One School Districts (December 2000)
Conference Papers
- AEFA 2003 American Education Finance Association
Resource Allocation Does Matter in Improving Student Performance - SERA 2004 Southwest Educational Research Association
Allocating Resources in an Education Reform Environment: Findings from 12 School Districts - AERA 2004 American Educational Research Association
Does Teacher Certification Matter? Teacher Certification and Middle School Mathematics Achievement in Texas - AERA 2004 American Educational Research Association
Using State Databases for Research and Policy on Instructional Resources and Student Performance
Policymaker Participation in Community Dialogue on Education
Research Report
- Calling the Roll: Study Circles for Better Schools (2000)
Resource Guides
- Calling the Roll: A Resource Guide to Education-Related Data in Arkansas (1998)
Calling the Roll: A Resource Guide to Education-Related Data in Oklahoma (1998)
Video
- Calling the Roll: Study Circles for Better Schools (1999)
Teacher Mentoring
Research Report
- Mentoring Beginning Teachers: Lessons from the Experience in Texas (2000)