What Works Clearinghouse

What Works Clearinghouse

Established in 2002, the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) is a central and trusted source of scientific evidence for what works in education.

An initiative of the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences, the WWC:

• Produces user-friendly practice guides for educators that address instructional challenges with research-based recommendations for schools and classrooms;
  
• Assesses the rigor of research evidence on the effectiveness of interventions (programs, products, practices, and policies), giving educators the tools to make informed decisions;
  
• Develops and implements standards for reviewing and synthesizing education research; and
  
• Provides a public and easily accessible registry of education evaluation researchers to assist schools, school districts, and program developers with designing and carrying out rigorous evaluations.

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As a partner site of the WWC, Doing What Works (DWW), led by the ED Office of Planning, Evaluation & Policy Development (OPEPD), helps educators identify and make use of effective teaching practices. Much of the DWW website content is based on information from the WWC in addition to other types of information and materials from IES.