School Readiness
Create strong foundations for early learning.
Research
Our 2025 Research Strategy
In 2025, we’re continuing to make targeted investments in rigorous evaluations, field-building research, and large-scale data projects that can help guide the field.
5 Studies That Informed Our Thinking in 2024
Meghan McCormick highlights five studies that significantly impacted our team’s vision for the future and influenced our thinking.
Overdeck Family Foundation Awards $1 Million to Five Studies Identifying Drivers of and Solutions To Chronic Absenteeism
Our funding will support studies designed to produce evidence that informs the work of policymakers and practitioners in the hope of increasing student attendance.
Spotlight On Evidence: The State of Tutoring
Pete Lavorini and Meghan McCormick discuss the current evidence base on the potential of high-impact tutoring to support student achievement.
Spotlight On Evidence: Investing in Innovative Tutoring Approaches To Boost Student Achievement
Research points to the potential value of high-impact tutoring for supporting learning recovery at scale, but key challenges remain.
Overdeck Family Foundation Awards $900,000 to Fund Three Studies Identifying How Generative AI Coaching Tools Can Improve K-12 Professional Learning
RPPL will manage studies focused on identifying the features and traits of genAI tools that show potential to improve teacher quality and student learning.
Spotlight On Evidence: Investing in Family Engagement Programs That Work
Right now, there’s a critical need to identify effective approaches to strengthen family-school partnerships—starting with investments in evidence-based solutions.
Spotlight On Evidence: The Role of Curriculum-Based Professional Learning in Boosting Student Achievement
High-quality instructional materials (HQIM) matter for student learning, but these materials alone are not enough—how they are implemented matters.
An Update to Our Foundation’s Research Strategy
We’re refreshing our Foundation's research strategy informed by what we’re seeing across the education landscape and hearing from our grantee partners.
2023 End-of-Year Research Update
We share the results of 15 grantee research efforts that concluded at the end of this year.
