This week, we invite readers into a dialogue on how we can democratize evidence in education, what that means and looks like, and why it matters. For decades, educators have decried the experience of ...

Rick: There’s a lot of enthusiasm for “evidence-based practice.” I get it. I’d much rather schools employ evidence-based practices than “evidence-free” or “demonstrably ineffective” ones. But the ...

In “Straight Talk with Rick and Jal,” Harvard University’s Jal Mehta and I examine some of the reforms and enthusiasms that permeate education. In a field full of buzzwords and jargon, our goal is ...

What is Building Evidence in Education (BE 2)? Building Evidence in Education (BE 2) is a global working group, launched in 2012, aimed at enhancing evidence generation and use to improve education ...