This edition of RFA's eNews announces the release of 'Context, Conditions, and Consequences: Freshman Year Transition in Philadelphia,' the first policy brief based on RFA's report, Transition to H...
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This policy brief focuses on the School District of Philadelphia's high school selection process and the ways in which it reinforces and compounds inequities that already exist among the District's...
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In an era of high-stakes accountability, school leaders often face contradictory pressures as they strive to improve student performance. They must meet the federal mandate of NCLB for student achi...
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In the December 2009 eNews, Kate introduced herself to the RFA community. She also provided context for two new publications: 'Complicated Choices: Struggling to Meet NCLB Requirements AND Remain F...
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This eNews features a welcome to new Executive Director Kate Shaw, and a statement on the meaning of RFA, from founders Eva Gold and Jolley Bruce Christman. It also give information on RFA's upcomi...
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This edition of eNews announces the release of 'Teacher Appraisal in Philadelphia: Needs Improvement.' This new report by Fels Interns Camika Royal and Matthew Tossman makes the case that the teach...
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Philadelphia's Teacher Appraisal System lays out a number of features of the current appraisal system used by the School DIstrict of Philadelphia (SDP) that keep it from effectively supporting high...
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RFA Board Chair, Irv Ackelsberg, announces the selection of Dr. Kate Shaw as the new Executive Director - effective December 1, 2009.
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This eNews announces the release of 'Going Small: Progress and Challenges of Philadelphia's Small High Schools.' This report touts the advantages of small schools, but also discusses other factors ...
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Between 2003 and 2007, and without significant outside funding, the School District of Philadelphia created 25 new small high schools. This study, begun by Research for Action in 2006, follows the...
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Executive Summary: Between 2003 and 2007, and without significant outside funding, the School District of Philadelphia created 25 new small high schools. This study, begun by Research for Action i...
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This RFA eNews describes RFA's new report, 'Making the Most of Interim Assessment Data: Lessons from Philadelphia.' This report, one of the first large-scale empirical studies on the use of interim...
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This is the executive summary of RFA's report, Making the Most of Interim Assessment Data: Lessons from Philadelphia. Under No Child Left Behind, urban school districts have increasingly turned to...
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Under No Child Left Behind, urban school districts have increasingly turned to interim assessments, administered at regular intervals, to help gauge student progress in advance of annual state exam...
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RFA has endorsed the Education First Compact and Cross City Campaign platform on teaching quality and equity. This eNews discusses this platform in the context of RFA's series of reports about the ...
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This RFA eNews announces the release of a new report, 'Effective Organizational Practices for Middle and High School Grades: a Qualitative Study of What's Helping Philadelphia Students Succeed in G...
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At the request of the Accountability Review Council, Research for Action identified effective organizational practices used by better performing schools serving substantial numbers of low income mi...
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This RFA eNews describes the importance of the AERA Annual Meeting and lists sessions of interest at the meeting.
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This RFA eNews discusses the School District of Philadelpha superintendent Dr. Ackerman's Strategic Five Year Plan, Imagine 2014. RFA reports that relate to the plan are highlighted.
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