Recent Publications by Michael A. Norton
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Philadelphia’s Renaissance Schools Initiative: 18 Month Interim Report
This report presents Year One (2010-11) school level achievement and attendance outcomes and case study findings from fall 2011 that focused on school leadership and instruction.Thirteen schools were included in the first year of Philadelphia’s…
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Year Four Evaluation of City Year Greater Philadelphia
Research for Action’s (RFA’s) evaluation of City Year Greater Philadelphia (CYGP) c during the 2011-12 school year represents the fourth consecutive year of RFA’s partnership with CYGP. The study found that Corps members were not…
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Youth Courts and their Educational Value: An Examination of Youth Courts in Chester, Pennsylvania
In the 2011-12 school year, the Stoneleigh Foundation commissioned Research for Action (RFA) to conduct a study of Chester Upland School District’s (CUSD) youth courts. The purpose of the youth court model is to allow…
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Project LIFT: Year One Report
Research for Action (RFA) is currently in the second year of a five-year external evaluation of the Project Leadership and Investment for Transformation (LIFT) Initiative in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District (CMS). Project LIFT is a…
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Project LIFT: Year Two Report
Research for Action (RFA) has completed its second year of a five-year external evaluation of the Project Leadership and Investment for Transformation (LIFT) Initiative in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District (CMS). Project LIFT is a public-private…
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PA Keystone Exams: Analysis of 2013-14 Publicly-Available Data
Pennsylvania’s two-decade experience with standards-based education reform has been marked by an increasing reliance on test-based accountability. This research brief provides education stakeholders with accurate, comprehensive analysis to inform the growing debate about Keystone Exams.