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What Works Clearinghouse

The US Institute of Education Sciences service that reviews research on education programmes and practices.

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WWC
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United States
Topic
Organisations

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EEF (Education Endowment Foundation) England
An independent charity in England that funds and evaluates research on what works in teaching and publishes the Teaching and Learning Toolkit.
IES (Institute of Education Sciences) United States
The research, evaluation and statistics arm of the U.S. Department of Education, including NCES.

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