The Evidence is Clear: Rigorous Project-Based Learning is an Effective Lever for Student Success

Four newly released peer-reviewed research studies show that using rigorous project-based learning in U.S. public schools has strong and positive effects on student outcomes across grades and subjects. Project-based learning (PBL) is an inquiry-based approach in which students explore real-world problems through individual and group projects. With PBL, students make sense of why content is useful and how it might be applied. Academics from universities around the country in partnership with K-12 teachers conducted the studies with funding from Lucas Education Research, a division of the George Lucas Educational Foundation.