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Evaluating the Performance of Philadelphia's Charter Schools, a working paper by Research for Action, RAND, and Mathematica researchers, examines the effect charter schools are having on student achievement in Philadelphia.
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The 29th Annual Ethnography in Education Research Forum at the University of Pennsylvania celebrated Research for Action's sixteen year history in Philadelphia at a session moderated by Professor Kathleen Hall. Over 100 people were in attendance as Eva Gold and Jolley Bruce Christman reflected upon RFA's accomplishments and challenges in going public with ethnographic research.

A Philadelphia Story: Building Civic Capacity for School Reform in a Privatizing System, identifies guiding principles to build strong civic capacity: transparency in decision making, collaboration across constituencies; inclusiveness of community stakeholders, and the mobilization of civic leaders and citizens. Download full report or the executive summary.

SMALL HIGH SCHOOLS WEB CENTER where you can find information about Philadelphia’s small high schools. STUDENTS, PARENTS & RESEARCHERS - Learn more about Philadelphia’s small high schools.