Institute of Education Sciences (IES) is the nation’s leading source for independent education research, evaluations, and statistics, and offers numerous tools to make evidence accessible to academics, researchers, educators, policy makers and the general public. 

ERIC is a digital library of education research that has indexed 1.7 million records that include journal articles, books, and grey literature and date from 1966 to the present. 

What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) provides educators with information and evidence to make evidence-based decisions by reviewing the existing research and creating practice guides. 

Regional Education Labs (REL) conduct applied research and provide training to support evidence-based education systems. There are ten RELs, each of which works with its region (e.g. Mid-Atlantic, Southwest), to increase the use of research in schools.

Ed Reports is a nonprofit that evaluates educational materials and provides educator-reviewed reports to increase the capacity of teachers, administrators, and leaders to seek, identify, and demand high-quality instructional materials.

Best Evidence Encyclopedia is a free resource created by the Johns Hopkins University School of Education’s Center for Data-Driven Reform in Education (CDDRE) that gives educators and researchers information about the strength of the evidence supporting a variety of programs available for students in grades K-12.

Evidence for ESSA is a free resource to easily find programs and practices that align to the ESSA evidence standards.

Jefferson Exchange Exchange (JEX) gathers and shares efficacy information collected from peer-reviewed feedback on education technology products and how they work differently in different environments. 

There are also numerous organizations whose mission it is to provide education research to leaders and educators in order to improve outcomes for students. Examples include:

• Hanover Research creates reports and briefs based on research and analytics to help administrators make evidence-based decisions to improve effectiveness

• Annenberg Institute develops actionable knowledge through systematic research and partnering with educators and policy makers to make a local impact.

Research reveals that leaders connect to research primarily through their professional networks and connections. Education Associations, Organizations, and Conferences, such as the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE), Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), to name a few. 

National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (SAMHSA) is searchable database of mental health and substance abuse interventions that have been reviewed and rated by independent reviewers.

Pubmed is a free database of references and abstracts on life sciences and biomedical topics maintained by the National Institutes of Health.

Evidence-based Population Health Interventions (Oregon Health Authority) provides details on evidence-based practices by topic (e.g., school-based health centers).

Guide to Community Preventive Services is the official collection of all Community Preventive Services Task Force findings and the systematic reviews on which they are based.

Healthy People 2020 Evidence-Based Resource Tool is a database that allows searches for interventions by topic area (e.g, adolescent mental health).

The Campbell Collaboration is a research network that reviews of the effectiveness of many social interventions.

The Cochrane Library is a collection of databases that contain different types of high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making.

NACCHO Model Practices Database is a searchable database of best practices across public health areas.