How to Read Education Data without Jumping to Conclusions

Education has entered the era of Big Data. The Internet is teeming with stories touting the latest groundbreaking studies on the science of learning and pedagogy. Education journalists are in a race to report these findings as they search for the magic formula that will save America's schools. But while most of this research is methodologically solid, not all of it is ready for immediate deployment in the classroom.

To read the rest of my new article, written with the lovely and talented education writer Jessica Lahey, visit The Atlantic.