EL Education¶
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Evidence · 7 claims (7 for) · 5 studies (4 causal, 1 design),q1–q3· 0 of 5 report an effect size · 6 claims rest on one study
Description¶
EL Education's integrated English Language Arts curriculum and professional-learning program, developed and provided by EL Education for schools and teachers.
Components¶
- EL Education's English Language Arts Curriculum and Professional Learning program, studied under the EL Education Schools and Teacher Professional Development project (2013-2019): This element is the combined EL Education English Language Arts curriculum and professional learning program whose impact on teacher practices the publication examines. The page lists the associated project as "EL Education Schools and Teacher Professional Development" with the time frame "2013-2019", and the work was prepared for EL Education by Mathematica Policy Research. The page prints no program components or findings. (Jane Choi et al. (2017))
- Expeditionary Learning (EL Education) middle schools: Expeditionary Learning middle schools are the school model evaluated in this Mathematica brief, prepared for EL Education under the associated project 'EL Education Schools and Teacher Professional Development' with a 2013-2019 time frame. The page describes the model only through its evaluated outcome: 'EL middle school students perform better in reading and math than their public school counterparts.' It is a whole-school model serving middle school students in reading and math. (Various authors (2013))
Claims¶
- One year of Teacher Potential Project participation improved teachers' overall English language arts instructional practices relative to district curriculum and professional development [+M]
- A significantly greater proportion of TPP teachers demonstrated and sustained CCSS-aligned instructional practices compared with district-supported teachers [+M]
- Two years of teacher participation in the Teacher Potential Project improved students' English language arts achievement by roughly 1.4 months of typical improvement [+M]
- Significantly more TPP teachers asked students to cite evidence from texts in discussions and writing [+M]
- Significantly more TPP teachers encouraged students' higher-order thinking skills than district-supported comparison teachers [+M]
- Emerging research suggests a need to integrate teachers' knowledge and skill development with instructional materials, but further evidence on the effectiveness of this approach is necessary [+W]
- Students in Expeditionary Learning middle schools perform better in reading and math than counterparts in other public schools [+W]
Related Products and Programmes¶
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Key Sources¶
- Jane Choi, Scott Richman, Sarah Dolfin. (2017). Transforming Teachers' Practice: The Impact of EL Education's English Language Arts Curriculum and Professional Learning on Teacher Practices. Oakland, CA: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/transforming-teachers-practice-the-impact-of-el-educations-english-language-arts-curriculum
- Various authors. (2013). Evaluation of Expeditionary Learning Middle Schools (In Focus Brief). Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/evaluation-of-expeditionary-learning-middle-schools
Page metadata
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product |
id |
el-education |
title |
EL Education |
description |
EL Education's integrated English Language Arts curriculum and professional-learning program, developed and provided by EL Education for schools and teachers. |
status |
review |
moved_from |
element/el-education-ela-curriculum-and-professional-learning, element/expeditionary-learning-middle-schools |
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curriculum |
generated |
by process:sweep-kinds on 2026-10-10 |
trust |
unverified — no one has confirmed this page's content |
sources |
2 — jane-choi-2017, various-authors-2013 |
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