Completed research, conducted by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) and external researchers based on the priority questions from the PDE Research Agenda, appears below.
Learn more about the PDE Research and Evaluation Project.
- Work-Based Learning in Pennsylvania: Descriptive Findings for CTE and Non-CTE Secondary Students – Full Report (PDF)
- How the COVID-19 Pandemic Affected Academic Proficiency Rates in Pennsylvania in 2021 - Research Brief (PDF)
- Pennsylvania's 2022 Student Proficiency Rates Show Signs of Partial Recovery (PDF)
- Staff Attrition in Pennsylvania Schools Rose During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Research Brief (PDF)
- PA - Measurable Education Achievements for Different Populations in Pennsylvania - Full Report (PDF)
- PA - Measurable Education Achievements for Different Populations in Pennsylvania - Research Brief (PDF)
- Full Report: Investigating the Differential Academic Outcomes of Career and Technical Education (CTE) Students in Pennsylvania (PA) Secondary Schools (PDF)
- Research Brief: Investigating the Differential Academic Outcomes of Career and Technical Education (CTE) Students in Pennsylvania (PA) Secondary Schools (PDF)
- PA - Equity in Access to Quality Early Care and Education in Pennsylvania - Full Report (PDF)
- Full Report: Trauma-informed Survey of PA Educators: To What Extent Are PA Educators Prepared to Recognize And Respond to Students Impacted By Trauma or Distress, Including Trauma/Distress Related to COVID-19 (PDF)
- Full Report: Trends in Student Enrollment: How Does Kindergarten Through Grade 2 Enrollment in Pennsylvania During the 2020-21 School Year Compare to Previous School Years? (PDF)
- Adult Education Engagement, Student Knowledge Gains and Future Educational Attainment – Research Brief (PDF)
- Adult Education Engagement, Student Knowledge Gains and Future Educational Attainment – Full Report (PDF)
- Identification of the Association Between Participation in PA's Early Intervention Program and Student Outcomes – Research Brief (PDF)
- Identification of the Association Between Participation in PA's Early Intervention Program and Student Outcomes – Full Report (PDF)
- The Effects of High School Students’ STEM Course-Taking Patterns on their Postsecondary Trajectories and the Factors that Influence the Availability of High-Quality STEM Education in PA Schools – Research Brief (PDF)
- The Effects of High School Students’ STEM Course-Taking Patterns on their Postsecondary Trajectories and the Factors that Influence the Availability of High-Quality STEM Education in PA Schools – Full Report (PDF)
- The Identification of the Benefits of Mathematics, Rigorous Course Taking as Defined by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) and Student Assessment Scores in Students’ Future Educational Attainment – Research Brief (PDF)
- The Identification of the Benefits of Mathematics, Rigorous Course Taking as Defined by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) and Student Assessment Scores in Students’ Future Educational Attainment – Full Report (PDF)