Supporting the integration of evidence into federal educational policy and reform efforts: A navigational framework for educational researchers

There is an ongoing debate about how best to infuse “evidence” into school evaluation and reform efforts, and what role education researchers can play in this effort. A lot of support has been garnered for evidence-based reform or policies that place a premium on practices that have been proven effective using rigorous research methods; most often randomized controlled trials (RCTs). This article discusses challenges with these approaches in the...