Emily Tanner-Smith

This project explored the ways that security measures were being used in schools, how they related to middle- and high-school students' perceived school safety and academic and behavioral outcomes, and the contexts in which those associations were strongest. In an attempt to create safe environments for students, many schools had turned to visible security measures such as security cameras, metal detectors, and law enforcement officers. Despite increased use of such costly security measures,...

In this project, the researchers will conduct a systematic review and component network meta-analysis on the effects of kindergarten through grade 6 (K-6) mathematics interventions on student mathematics outcomes and to identify the individual instructional components that are the most predictive of positive student learning outcomes. Over the past decade, there has been an increase in the research and development of mathematics interventions for students struggling with mathematics. These m...

The purpose of this project was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of English learner (EL) reclassification studies. Reclassification refers to the determination that an EL student is English proficient and is ready to exit EL classification. The goal of this project was to advance the field's understanding of two critical topics around EL reclassification: (1) timing to reclassification and (2) effects of reclassification on student learning outcomes. By synthesizing and summa...