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MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL?
RFA’s research continues to play a major role in the public discussion. RFA publications:
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RFA TO STUDY RENAISSANCE SCHOOLS
RFA is pleased to announce that we will be studying the implementation of the School District of Philadelphia Renaissance Schools initiative. Our work will provide useful, actionable research to the Accountability Review Council (ARC), which commissioned this study, and to a broader audience of parents, teachers, students, and the District.
This research fits with RFA’s two decades of experience researching the major reform initiatives in the School District of Philadelphia. For more information on this project and our past research, see our Special Edition eNewsletter (pdf).
PEABODY JOURNAL SPECIAL ISSUE
RFA is proud to announce the release of Benchmarks for Success? Interim Assessments as a Strategy for Educational Improvement, a special issue of the Peabody Journal of Education co-edited by RFA Senior Research Associate Sukey Blanc and featuring contributions from many current and former RFA staff members and partners.
The issue draws heavily on RFA’s research on the role of interim assessments as a tool for improving learning. RFA’s previous publications on this subject can be downloaded free from our website.
RECOMMENDED READ:
Inviting Families into the Classroom: Learning From a Life in Teaching, by Lynne Yermanock Strieb. A Philadelphia elementary school teacher for 30 years, Strieb writes about her personal experiences interacting with the families of students, and provides a nuanced and practical examination of the role that teacher-family relationships can play in supporting students.
Inviting Families into the Classroom was supported by a grant from the Spencer Foundation Practitioner Research Communication and Mentoring Program; RFA provided mentorship to the author during the two-year grant period. |
HIRING
RFA welcomes inquiries from senior researchers - both Masters and Doctorates. We are particularly interested in expertise in the areas of:
-Literacy
-College access and success
-Youth development
-Building literacies in & out of school
-Strategies for improving schools
-Teacher quality/effectiveness/capacity
-Civic engagement
-District/state/ federal policy research
Please visit our employment page for more information. |
