Access to a high-quality K-12 education is critical for the optimal growth and development of every child. Children who attend excellent schools benefit from a range of opportunities designed to develop their intellectual abilities and social skills. The benefits are long-lasting, as educational achievement is linked to higher lifetime earnings and better health. However, there remains a stubborn achievement gap in America's schools due to disparities in funding and teacher training. FPG's work in K-12 education aims to provide educators, public officials, and parents with the resources and tools needed to ensure that a high-quality education is accessible to students from all backgrounds and at all grade levels.
Featured FPG News Story
A grant recently awarded to the National Implementation Research Network (NIRN) at FPG will help ensure students are receiving high-quality mathematics education in middle school—crucial years that can impact students’ chances at successful high school graduation and post-secondary career success.
Featured Publication
As schools reopened in the COVID-19 pandemic, potential transmission opportunities arose through close contacts within and outside of school, along with suboptimal mask use by teachers and/or those around them. A recent study examined teachers’ contact patterns and mask use within and outside of school during the pre-vaccine phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Featured Project
The National Implementation Research Network (NIRN) supports the Washington Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction in the capacity development of their state and regional Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) staff in best practices of implementation science to support implementation of evidence-based practices with their participating local education agencies.
