Education Analytics, Inc.

In this project, researchers propose to refine and validate an open-source social emotional learning (SEL) survey instrument developed by California's CORE Districts for students in grades 4 through 12. Specifically, this project has 3 goals:

Title II, Part A, the Improving Teacher Quality State Formula Grants program, is the primary federal funding under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to improve teacher quality. Research has shown that, on average, novice teachers are less effective in improving student achievement than their more experienced peers. This is particularly an issue given that new teachers tend to be concentrated in high-poverty schools with lower-performing students. Little research exists, however, to in