CCFP researchers examine how education policies and programs, learning environments, and other factors impact student and school success. Our teams partner with school districts, schools and teachers to develop, implement, and evaluate innovative strategies to support student success. Through the North Carolina Education Research Data Center, CCFP provides researchers and the broader policy community with ready access to the data that they need for policy-oriented research.
Results of the study highlight that Black girls’ and women’s participation and motivation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields are strongly shaped by supportive, and fair teachers in and out of the classroom.
This research brief evaluates how North Carolina’s teacher salaries compare to those in neighboring southeastern states and explores how pay influences recruitment, retention, and the professional viability of teaching in the region.
This study explored the bidirectional longitudinal associations between prosocial behavior and school performance during adolescence in six countries (Colombia, Italy, Jordan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States).
This paper explores gestures as a learning aid for children ages 4-8 finding that students were more likely to correctly recall the fact learned in the affect + gesture condition than in the control and affect only conditions.
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Project Description In the U.S., food insecurity (FI), or the inconsistent access to food of the quantity or quality needed to fuel a healthy life, is an important source of socioeconomic and racial inequality in youth outcomes. Decades of research finds that FI undermines youths’ physical, socioemotional, and cognitive development, and their academic outcomes as…
learn more about Reducing Structural Barriers in a School-Based System of Food Assistance to Reduce Inequality in Food Security and Child OutcomesThis project looks at the impact of rental housing sales on children’s residential mobility, school switches, and school performance.
learn more about Property Sales and Residential Displacement of Black and Hispanic Children in the American South: Implications for School Mobility and Educational InequalityProject Description The North Carolina Community Schools Coalition aims to improve the academic, mental, and physical health of North Carolina students through the development of Full-Service Community Schools across the state. Full-Service Community Schools prioritize partnerships between schools and the community to promote the overall success and well-being of children and families. The community schools model…
learn more about Evaluation of NC Community Schools CoalitionProject goal is to design, develop, and test an online professional development program called Bridging English Language Learning and Academics (BELLA) for improving teacher and student outcomes for working with English Learners (ELs).
learn more about BELLA Online: ESL and Classroom Teachers Working Together With Children and FamiliesThis study evaluated the impact of a year-long professional learning (PL) program for teachers designed to support their multilingual learners’ language and literacy skills. The findings from this study show positive impacts of a teacher professional learning program on teachers’ practices and young MLs’ literacy growth. Video summary available.
This study found that as the percentage of NC Pre-K graduates in individual elementary schools increases, teachers report better working conditions and reduced teacher and principal turnover. These changes contribute to greater stability within elementary schools.
The BELLA (Bridging English Language Learning and Academics) professional learning program (bellapd.org) aims to enhance teachers’ practices and accelerate multilingual learners’ language and literacy growth by bringing together ESL and grade-level teachers in a yearlong, job-embedded professional learning experience.
This study examined whether the effect of NC Pre-K funding exposure is moderated by the educational environments children subsequently experience during elementary and middle school. The NC Pre-K effect on
student reading and math achievement in eighth grade was found to be larger in school districts with lower rates of growth in academic achievement.