Today's young people enter a world that is much more demanding than the one their parents and grandparents took for granted. Preparing all students to thrive in this world presents its own set of challenges for schools, at the same time the children they welcome each year bring increasingly diverse needs for support and instruction.

We provide in these pages the best research on practices and policies that have the greatest effect on helping learners of all different kinds. We also provide practical advice and other resources to help the many dedicated educators and school leaders rise to the challenge of the 21st Century

Key lessons:  Findings from research distilled into one-page summaries

Research reviews: Syntheses of validated research on timely education topics.

Research Q & As:  Things to consider when moving from research to practice at the district, school, and classroom level.

Directories of resources: Organizations that provide services and more information related to the research topics.