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In a new volume, researchers highlight the ways partnerships between researchers and policymakers are a promising approach to effectively expanding high quality early childhood education.

"The professors are amazing teachers, but most importantly amazing human beings. They care for you and want you to succeed in the classroom and in life." Rachel Robinson is graduating with a B.S.Ed. in Kinesiology (Photo courtesy of the Virginia Athletics Office.)

A research team at UVA aims to improve the job search process so that investments in a college education translate into good jobs for graduates.

Three EdPolicyWorks researchers will partner with the Virginia Department of Education to study the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Virginia’s public schools.

How do we account for what students have lost academically during a year of pandemic schooling? Early data has begun to shed light on where student learning stands – and how to move forward.

UVA researchers are studying which elements of teacher preparation programs connect to successful early-career teaching.

Researchers will study an early childhood mental health consultation model aimed to improve teacher practice and promote young children’s success in preschool.

Ben Castleman and Katharine Meyer find that adults who return to community colleges to obtain more training or credentials – a phenomenon known as “credential stacking” – see an increase in their wages and contribute to a higher employment rate.

A Curry School researcher is working on a study aimed at improving the social skills of teen girls with autism, who tend to be diagnosed later than boys.

An education professor is studying the ways STEM programs at institutions of higher education are actively promoting their degree programs to students interested in the work of social justice.