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Discover the people, research, and ideas driving the Stanford Accelerator for Learning

Scholars affiliated with the Stanford Accelerator for Learning make a difference through their research, teaching, and other projects, and by sharing those insights and knowledge with the public.

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July 10th, 2024 Announcements, Equity in Learning

New faculty director for Equity in Learning initiative joins the Stanford Accelerator for Learning

Maisha T. Winn joined the Accelerator July 1.
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June 18th, 2024 Learning Differences

Partnering for inclusion

A new “research practice learning partnership” between Stanford and the Santa Clara Unified School District develops effective models for inclusive education from the ground up.
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May 24th, 2024 Early Childhood, Event

Stanford-led DREME network celebrates a decade of progress in early math

The national conference was co-hosted by the Stanford Center on Early Childhood, an initiative of the Stanford Accelerator for Learning.
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May 21st, 2024 Learning Differences, Research

Stanford-led study links school environment to brain development

Researchers found increased white matter development in children from higher-performing schools.
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June 17th, 2024 Announcements

Stanford Accelerator for Learning Faculty Affiliate Rebecca Silverman appointed to endowed chair

Silverman is honored with the Judy Koch Professorship of Education.
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May 15th, 2024 Equity in Learning

Softening the sharp edges in mathematics

In a new book, Stanford education professor Jo Boaler argues for creativity and ‘ish’ thinking to transform students’ relationship with math.
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April 29th, 2024 Announcements, Equity in Learning

Stanford Accelerator for Learning awards funding to faculty, staff, and students to envision new models for ethnic studies

The eight projects will explore approaches to implementing a new California law requiring ethnic studies to be taught in high schools.
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May 14th, 2024 Equity in Learning, Research

70 years after Brown v. Board of Education, new research shows rise in school segregation

Researchers at Stanford and USC launch the Segregation Explorer, a website providing data on segregation trends and patterns across the United States.
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April 25th, 2024

Can a New Reading Assessment Tool Help Improve Literacy Rates? ↗

The Rapid Online Assessment of Reading (ROAR), a project of Stanford Accelerator for Learning Faculty Affiliate Jason Yeatman, bridges the lab, the classroom, and the community.
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April 24th, 2024 Digital Learning, Event

Stanford teams up with The Tech Interactive and Bay Area school leaders for inaugural National AI Literacy Day

One of three events held across the country, the first annual day of action promotes AI literacy through education.
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April 22nd, 2024 Event

Speaking in the future tense: Stanford researchers help ASU+GSV grapple with artificial intelligence

At this year’s annual conference on education innovation and technology, AI took center stage.
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March 26th, 2024 Students

Improving education by design

A new Stanford course connects students with partners around the globe to innovate novel approaches to educational challenges.
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March 19th, 2024 Digital Learning, Research

Children’s drawing and drawing recognition abilities change throughout childhood

Using machine learning, Stanford researchers have found that children’s drawings contain valuable information about how they think.
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