Student Experience Research Network Blog

New Spencer Foundation-led partnership on measurement and student experience

January 19, 2023

New Spencer Foundation-led partnership on measurement and student experience

Lisa Quay

Student Experience Research Network is partnering with the Spencer Foundation and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative on a convening that the Spencer Foundation will host in May 2023 focused on student experience and measurement in K-12 education.

November 16, 2022

Professional learning materials for creating belonging-supportive learning environments

Chloe Stroman

A new, customizable presentation on belonging-supportive environments delivers insights from research in a practical format.

May 11, 2022

Bridging Research and Policy in College Admissions

Chloe Stroman

A new video highlights the role of research and a policy intermediary organization in informing a shift in the University of California system’s use of the SAT and ACT.

October 28, 2022

Releasing findings from the SERN K-12 Teachers and Classrooms Research Portfolio

Chloe Stroman

Seven projects shed light on how curriculum and instruction, classroom discourse, beliefs about discipline, and other structures shape students’ experience of classroom contexts.

January 19, 2022

Resources for bridging research with education practice and policy

Chloe Stroman

A presentation by Heather Hough, the executive director of Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE), and a list of organizations that bridge research, practice, policy, and media offer lessons and starting points for scholars interested in expanding their impact.

April 4, 2022

Advancing research-based, structural change in education (Part 1 of 4)

Chloe Stroman

This post features insights from the latest Student Experience Research Network funder briefing, including recordings of three presentations of recent research by scholars Mesmin Destin, Yasmiyn Irizarry and Tia C. Madkins, and Jamaal Matthews.

April 14, 2022

Field-level enabling conditions for transformation (Part 4 of 4)

Chloe Stroman

Field-level enabling conditions – including funding and accountability structures, research, community organizing, and messaging and legal work – are necessary to align resources and public support with effective strategies for improving students’ experiences in school.

April 14, 2022

Authentically engaging students, families, communities, and diverse institutional members in changemaking (Part 3 of 4)

Chloe Stroman

Funder briefing speakers shared insights related to student organizing and leadership, participatory governance and budgeting processes, family outreach, and the stakeholders in postsecondary education who may be overlooked or face barriers to participation in changemaking efforts.