Research Studies
Welcome to the SCALE Research Repository, a curated collection of studies from our team focused on scaling impactful educational innovations, programs, approaches, and policies. Our diverse research portfolio reflects a commitment to improving equity and effectiveness in education. Here, we spotlight recent SCALE-relevant research conducted by our team, aimed at transforming insights into actionable solutions that make a difference in education systems.
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Exploring the Potentials of Outcomes-Based Contracting: Findings from Initial Implementations
Amanda Lu, Leiah Groom-Thomas, Susanna Loeb. (2025). EdWorkingPapers.com. https://doi.org/10.26300/8r8r-7f03
Educator Attention: How computational tools can systematically identify the distribution of a key resource for students
Qingyang Zhang, Rose E. Wang, Ana T. Ribeiro, Dorottya Demszky, Susanna Loeb. (2025). EdWorkingPapers.com. https://doi.org/10.26300/hvq6-d385
A scalable approach to high-impact tutoring for young readers
Kalena Cortes, Karen Kortecamp, Susanna Loeb, Carly D. Robinson. (2025). Learning and Instruction. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2024.102021
Effects of High-Impact Tutoring on Student Attendance: Evidence from the OSSE HIT Initiative in the District of Columbia
Monica G. Lee, Susanna Loeb, Carly D. Robinson. (2024). EdWorkingPapers.com. https://doi.org/10.26300/wghb-4864
Integrating Open Science Principles into Quasi-Experimental Social Science Research
Blake H. Heller, Carly D. Robinson. (2024). EdWorkingPapers.com. https://doi.org/10.26300/zr8a-rn80
Automated Feedback Improves Teachers’ Questioning Quality in Brick-and-Mortar Classrooms: Opportunities for Further Enhancement
Dorottya Demszky, Jing Liu, Heather C. Hill, Shyamoli Sanghi, Ariel Chun. (2024). EdWorkingPapers.com. https://doi.org/10.26300/8pnw-5q67
The Effects of Virtual Tutoring on Young Readers: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial
Carly D. Robinson, Cynthia Pollard, Sarah Novicoff, Sara White, Susanna Loeb. (2024). Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. https://doi.org/10.3102/01623737241288845
Tutor CoPilot: A Human-AI Approach for Scaling Real-Time Expertise
Rose E. Wang, Ana T. Ribeiro, Carly D. Robinson, Susanna Loeb, Dorottya Demszky. (2024). National Student Support Accelerator. https://studentsupportaccelerator.org/studies/tutor-copilot-human-ai-approach-s…
Accelerating Opportunity: The Effects of Instructionally Supported Detracking
Thomas S. Dee, Elizabeth Huffaker. (2024). EdWorkingPapers.com. https://doi.org/10.26300/v492-1p91
Implementation of the OSSE High Impact Tutoring Initiative: First Year Report School Year 2022 – 2023
Cynthia Pollard, Amanda Lu, Amirpasha Zandieh, Carly D. Robinson, Susanna Loeb, Nancy Waymack. (2024). National Student Support Accelerator. https://studentsupportaccelerator.org/briefs/implementation-osse-high-impact-tu…
When Money Matters Most: Unpacking the Effectiveness of School Spending
Emily Rauscher, Greer Mellon, Susanna Loeb, Carolyn Abott. (2024). EdWorkingPapers.com. https://doi.org/10.26300/sckn-tj53
Priceless Benefits: Effects of School Spending on Child Mortality
Emily Rauscher, Greer Mellon, Susanna Loeb. (2024). EdWorkingPapers.com. https://doi.org/10.26300/s7t7-j992
Answering the call: How changes to the salience of job characteristics affects college students’ decisions
Carly D. Robinson, Katharine Meyer, Chasity Bailey-Fakhoury, Amirpasha Zandieh, Susanna Loeb. (2024). EdWorkingPapers.com. https://doi.org/10.26300/3gr7-1476
Effects of High-Impact Tutoring on Early Literacy Outcomes: A Pilot Study of a 1:1 Program With Existing Staff
Evan Bennett, Monica Lee, Susanna Loeb, and Carly Robinson. (2024). National Student Support Accelerator. https://studentsupportaccelerator.org/briefs/effects-of-high-Impact-tutoring-on…
Scaling High-impact tutoring: School Level Perspectives on Implementation Challenges and Strategies
Alvin Makori, Patricia Burch, Susanna Loeb. (2024). EdWorkingPapers.com. https://doi.org/10.26300/h8z5-t461
An Investigation of Head Start Preschool Children’s Executive Function, Early Literacy, and Numeracy Learning in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Kathleen Lynch, Monica Lee, Susanna Loeb. (2024). EdWorkingPapers.com. https://doi.org/10.26300/994d-qs85
Time in School: A Conceptual Framework, Synthesis of the Causal Research, and Empirical Exploration
Matthew A. Kraft, Sarah Novicoff. (2024). American Educational Research Journal. https://doi.org/10.3102/00028312241251857
A Scalable Approach to High-Impact Tutoring for Young Readers: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Kalena E. Cortes, Karen Kortecamp, Susanna Loeb, Carly D. Robinson. (2024). EdWorkingPapers.com. https://doi.org/10.26300/pbn6-s898
Year Two Results Assessing the Effects of a Scalable Approach to High-Impact Tutoring for Young Readers
Kalena Cortes, Karen Kortecamp, Susanna Loeb, Carly D. Robinson. (2023). National Student Support Accelerator. https://studentsupportaccelerator.org/briefs/year-two-assessing-effects-high-im…
The Achievement Effects of Scaling Early Literacy Reforms
Sarah Novicoff, Thomas S. Dee. (2023). EdWorkingPapers.com. https://doi.org/10.26300/jnmt-2093
