The E4 Center analyzes data from the e-learning platform i-Ready to produce usable knowledge for educational practitioners, from the classroom to central office. Explore our latest research below.
How Students Use Digital Learning Materials: Grades 1-5
Posted April 15, 2024
Rising Research Voices: How Schools Use Digital Learning Materials
Posted October 20, 2023
Interactive Brief: National Trends
Posted August 30, 2023
Back-to-School Learning Trends
Posted June 29, 2023
Student Performance in Math Domains
Posted May 31, 2023
K-8 Pandemic Learning Trends
Posted April 5, 2023
Research Priorities
The Center for Education Efficacy, Excellence, and Equity aims to inform strategies for student success in algebra and reading. E4 is also committed to addressing gaps in educational opportunities and understanding the full range of influences that affect student learning. We pursue these aims both by collaborating with Northwestern faculty researchers and by providing data to outside researchers. Learn more about our research questions below.
Interrupting Inequities
Which strategies will ensure students across all populations and school settings have the resources they need to thrive?
It is an unfortunate reality in the U.S. that access to high-quality educational opportunities varies by race, socioeconomic status, zip code, and more.
Within this pillar of E4’s work, the center encourages research that furthers diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. E4 pursues research focused on topics such as support for multilingual learners and strategies for accelerating student learning.
Guiding questions include, but are not limited to:
- How are school-level demographics associated with various student learning outcomes? Which school conditions and educator practices interrupt predicted associations between school-level demographics and student learning outcomes?
- How can we best support the diverse learning needs of all students, such as multilingual learners and students receiving special education services?
- Which learning sequences help students strengthen their skills after external disruptions like the COVID-19 pandemic?
