Research Stories

Through stories about our research, we communicate new ideas and discoveries that help drive decisions in classrooms and beyond.

Child in speech therapy session

October 27, 2025

Research Stories

How AI could transform speech therapy for children

Language and Literacy | Learning Differences | Technology

Illustration of women of different cultures sitting on speech bubbles

October 22, 2025

Research Stories

Stanford education scholars launch new academic journal focused on Black life, language, and culture

Announcements | Diversity and Identity | Language and Literacy

Black students in special education classroom

September 25, 2025

Research Stories

Stanford partners with San Francisco schools to get to the bottom of racial disparities in special education

K-12 | Learning Differences | Race and Equity

Fragmented illustration of students in a computer lab

July 29, 2025

Research Stories

How is ChatGPT impacting schools, really? Stanford researchers aim to find out

Innovation | K-12 | Technology

A new study by researchers at the Stanford Accelerator for Learning explores how virtual reality (VR) can help managers develop empathetic communication skills.

July 17, 2025

Research Stories

“A more authentic learning experience”: Stanford research finds VR training can help build empathy in the workplace

Research and Practice | Technology

Seedling sprouting amid a burned-out landscape

June 24, 2025

Research Stories

Stanford research shows ongoing costs faced by parents after California’s Eaton Fire

Parenting | Social and Emotional Learning

Empty desk in a classroom

June 16, 2025

Research Stories

Student absences increased under threat of deportation efforts, Stanford study finds

Diversity and Identity | K-12 | Students

Close-up of scientific journals and open research papers

June 15, 2025

Research Stories

How language bias persists in scientific publishing despite AI tools

Language and Literacy | Technology

Young woman talking to someone on her smartphone

June 11, 2025

Research Stories

Exploring the dangers of AI in mental health care

Innovation | Technology

Students in a classroom on computers

April 10, 2025

Research Stories

Stanford study links access to new AP computer science course to a jump in participation, especially among underrepresented students

Curriculum and Instruction | Race and Equity | Science and Math Education

Student reading textbook

March 31, 2025

Research Stories

U.S. textbooks portray Asians in a limited and negative light, new study shows

Civics and History | Curriculum and Instruction | Race and Equity

Dora Demszky presenting

March 14, 2025

Research Stories

AI helps math teachers build better ‘scaffolds’

Science and Math Education | Teaching | Technology

Jason Yeatman, Associate Professor

February 12, 2025

Research Stories

Stanford team builds tool to keep young readers from falling through the cracks

K-12 | Language and Literacy | Learning Differences

Middle school students in a school library

February 11, 2025

Research Stories

New research reveals striking variations in pandemic recovery among U.S. school districts

K-12 | Poverty and Inequality | Race and Equity

Student with Down syndrome reading with a tutor

January 16, 2025

Research Stories

Learners with disabilities benefit from more complex reading instruction, Stanford researchers say

Language and Literacy | Learning Differences | Teaching

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