Sample Projects

When state education agencies and school districts set out to build new systems, programs, and tools, it’s helpful to have a trusted partner to help pilot, validate, and refine them to ensure they’re working as [...]

The rural schools that I’ve visited across the country are each unique—from Newhalen, Alaska, where as a visiting researcher I flew in on a bush plane, to Houston, Missouri, where the district recently purchased a [...]

By Joshua Stewart, Senior Researcher and Marc Brodersen, Managing Senior Researcher at Marzano Research and Debra Pacchiano, Vice President of Translational Research and Isabel Farrar, Research Associate at Start Early When a tool such as a rubric, assessment, [...]

Marzano Research recently partnered with the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) to support its efforts to ensure each and every child entering kindergarten has the tools necessary to succeed. This initiative, launched by the Office of Early Childhood (OEC) at CDHS [...]

Marzano Research In addition to its distinct geographic location and beauty, Hawai’i has a unique and rich moʻomeheu (culture) and heritage. The arrival of the first Hawaiian people dates back to as early as the [...]

For the last several years, REL Central at Marzano Research and the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction (NDDPI) have worked together on multiple projects supporting innovative ways to deliver education. In 2017, North Dakota legislators passed Senate Bill [...]

Only a few years ago, two South Dakota state agencies were faced with a challenge. With the third-highest teen suicide rate in the country, it was clear that too many students experiencing mental illnesses were being missed by [...]

Creativity and innovation are valuable tools for an educator to have, and right now, these traits are more important than ever. Finding new ways to connect with students and keeping their spirits as high as possible as we [...]

Evaluating a student’s academic progress entirely on a preset, stagnant set of guidelines and within a rigid timeline is fast becoming a thing of the past in American education. Flexibility, natural progression, and personalization are all major components [...]

Based in Jefferson County, Colorado, Jeffco Prosperity Partners (JPP) is a community-based program focused on supporting families in their journeys from poverty to prosperity. JPP helps children, youth, and their parents in: getting education securing jobs prioritizing health and wellness [...]

The increasingly prominent role technology plays in our lives has come to the forefront of education research in recent years for obvious reasons. With a majority of the population now constantly immersed in electronic communication platforms and [...]

The Office of Educator Talent has already begun using the information in these reports to enhance our supports for Michigan districts and educators. Jared Robinson In January 2018, Marzano Research visited the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) [...]

In late 2018, the Colorado Department of Human Services’ (CDHS’) Office of Early Childhood (OEC) received a $5.8 million Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five (PDG B–5) from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for [...]