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Ask HEDCO Articles

The Ask HEDCO article series addresses some of the most important issues in education today, based on questions from educators and written by a wide-range of area experts.

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What is knowledge mobilization?

August 12, 2026

What is "living evidence" and why is the world investing in it?

A global effort is underway to make evidence syntheses continuously current — with help from AI. Here’s what that means for education.

July 30, 2026

What if we designed schools for adult belonging too?

School belonging is often pointed out as a powerful factor in addressing these challenges, but is often centered around students, not the adults that shape student experiences

March 25, 2026

Can collaboration with teachers improve research with minoritized students?

Educators can bring fruitful contributions to educational science, based on their experiential knowledge, which can help to further inform and improve both research and educational practice.

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February 18, 2026

Why are preschoolers facing the highest rates of suspension and expulsion?

Early educators are under pressure and children are paying the price.

January 21, 2026

How can AI support research synthesis? A student’s perspective

As an Undergraduate Scholar at the HEDCO Institute, I’ve had the opportunity to get hands-on experience with study selection to help train DistillerSR’s DAISY AI classifier.