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Suzanne Blanc
Senior Research Consultant
sblanc@researchforaction.org
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Suzanne (Sukey) Blanc, Senior Research Associate, an urban anthropologist, looks at mathematics and science education using the lens of educational equity. She is the team leader for many RFA evaluation and research projects in this area of interest. In addition, Blanc is a parent of two Philadelphia public school graduates, is a frequent contributor to the Philadelphia Public School Notebook, and studies the relationships between school reform and other aspects of urban life, such as affordable housing. She is the co-author of the report From the Ground Up: The Logan Square Neighborhood Association’s Approach to Building Community Capacity. Blanc received the American Anthropological Associations’ Ethnographic Evaluation Award. She was a Research Director of the Learning from Philadelphia’s School Reform project.
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Selected Research for Action projects:
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Selected Publications:
- Gill, B. P., Zimmer, R., Christman, J. B., & Blanc, S. (2007, Jan). State Takeover, School Restructuring, Private Management, and Student Achievement in Philadelphia. Pittsburgh, PA: RAND Corporation.
- Gill, B. P., Zimmer, R., Christman, J. B., & Blanc, S. (2007, Jan). Student Achievement in Privately Managed and District-Managed Schools in Philadelphia Since the State Takeover. Pittsburgh, PA: RAND Corporation.
- Blanc, S., Goldwasser, M., & Brown, J. (2003, Feb). From the Ground Up: The Logan Square Neighborhood Association's Approach to Building Community Capacity. Philadelphia: Research for Action.
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Educational Background:
Ph.D.: Temple University, Anthropology
B.A.: Barnard College
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