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2008 - 2009
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| Description: |
The Accountability Review Council (ARC) commissioned Research for Action to conduct a qualitative study that would shed light on the kinds of practices used in relatively successful Philadelphia schools serving middle and high school students. ARC is an independent assessment and reporting center created as part of 2001 state legislation. Its responsibility is to gauge the outcomes of the School District of Philadelphia’s improvement efforts under state takeover. The study examined the organizational practices of 17 higher performing schools that served substantial numbers of low income students. The sample of schools included schools that were managed by educational management organizations (EMOs), district-managed schools, and charter schools. This is the third study that RFA has undertaken at the request of the ARC. Previously, RFA and RAND Corporation examined the achievement gains for students in EMO schools as compared to those for students in regular district schools. RFA and RAND also conducted a study of achievement gains for students in charter schools as compared to those in district-managed schools. |
| Team Leader: |
Jolley Bruce Christman
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| Team Members: |
Diane C. Brown
Sarah Burgess
Joseph Kay
Holly Plastaras Maluk
Cecily A. Mitchell
Rebecca J. Reumann-Moore
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| Client(s): |
Accountability Review Council |
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