Choosing Blindly: Instructional Materials, Teacher Effectiveness, and the Common Core
, Fellow, Governance Studies, Brown Center on Education Policy
, Director, Brown Center on Education Policy
, Director, Brown Center on Education Policy
The Brookings Institution
Evidence shows that instructional materials have large effects on student learning. However, little research exists on the effectiveness of most instructional materials, and very little systematic information has been collected on which materials are being used in which schools.
In this new report, Russ Whitehurst and Fellow Matthew Chingos argue that this problem can be efficiently and easily fixed by states, with support from the federal government, non-profit organizations, and private philanthropy. Here are highlights from their recommendations:
