National Science Foundation - Where Discoveries Begin

This material is available primarily for archival purposes. Telephone numbers or other contact information may be out of date; please see current contact information at media contacts.

Educational policy is controversial: Positions on achievement gaps, troubled schools and class size are emotionally charged, and research studies often come to very different conclusions. Northwestern University researchers propose a new way of looking at it: Treat education as a complex system (taking into account all interactions) and use computer modeling and network analysis to provide a comprehensive look at the outcomes of policy choices.  Full Story