The Impact and Implementation of Leading Educators’ Chicago Collaborative Teacher Professional Development Program

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As a leading education funder, we are dedicated to advancing the belief that “evidence matters” through novel, methodologically sound, and actionable research that uncovers programs and models with the potential to positively improve outcomes for all children. We believe research is a key way to increase awareness of what’s effective and to impact evidence-based decision-making and practice across our main grantmaking areas: early childhood, hands-on STEM education, and K-9 programs that include supporting educators and student-centered learning environments.

Aligned with our core value of “learn better, together,” Overdeck Family Foundation is committed to promoting transparent research practices by lifting up timely findings of the research we fund. We update this page as research is concluded and published, ensuring transparency for the field and our grantees.

Early Childhood

Validation and knowledge generation studies in the field of early childhood.

K-9 Education

Research into what works for students and educators in the classroom.

Out-of-School STEM

Validation and knowledge generation studies on the impact of out-of-school STEM.

Other

Research into cross-cutting topics across the education sector.

Implementing CenteringParenting Model With an Urban Pediatric Population to Measure and Improve Clinical Outcomes and Parent Satisfaction

COVID-19 Relief Bolstered U.S. Child Care Programs in Crisis

Effect of Family Connects' Universal Postpartum Nurse Home Visiting Program on Child Maltreatment and Emergency Medical Care at 5 Years of Age: A Randomized Clinical Trial

I-LABS - Dual-MEG Interbrain Synchronization During Turn-Taking Verbal Interactions Between Mothers and Children

I-LABS - Language Experience During Infancy Predicts White Matter Myelination at Age Two

I-LABS & LENA - Language Input in Late Infancy Scaffolds Emergent Literacy Skills and Predicts Reading-Related White Matter Development

LENA - The Impact of a Language-Based Intervention, a Two-Part Study

LENA - The Relationship Between Conversational Turns and Student Achievement

Effect of Nurse-Family Partnership's Intensive Nurse Home Visiting Program on Adverse Birth Outcomes in a Medicaid-Eligible Population: A Randomized Clinical Trial

The Effect of Exposure to Reach Out and Read on Shared Reading Behaviors

University of Nebraska - Nebraska Spotlight: Key Findings That Highlight Connections Among Early Childhood Development, Families and Communities

Young Mathematicians in Worcester Evaluation

Teaching Lab Professional Learning Series: Supporting Teachers to Deliver High-Quality, Equity-Oriented, and Curriculum-Aligned Mathematics Instruction

The Canopy Project - Evaluating the Impact of Innovative Schools

Study of CommonLit 360 Shows Gains on Reading Achievement

EdReports - State of the Instructional Materials Market: Use of Aligned Materials in 2022

EdTech Evidence Exchange - EdTech Context Inventory: Factor Analyses for Ten Instruments to Measure EdTech Implementation Context Features

Education First - Strategic School Staffing Solutions

Khan Academy - Use of MAP Accelerator Associated With Better-Than-Projected Gains in MAP Growth Scores

Does Teacher Professional Development Improve Student Learning? Evidence from Leading Educators' Teacher Fellowship Model