RFA's study on high school choice builds on the Learning from Philadelphia's School Reform study and turns RFA's attention to the improvement of Philadelphia's high schools - a focus that ...

Need in Deed, a Philadelphia-based organization, prepares and supports teachers as they integrate service-learning into their classroom practice. RFA is currently conducting a one-year outcomes eva...

RFA is evaluating a partnership between Rutgers University and surrounding school districts. In this partnership, graduate students in mathematics and science team up with middle school teachers wi...

The National Constitution Center is currently in the 4th year of a partnership with the School District of Philadelphia. During those four years they have been involved in planning, designing, and ...

RFA is conducting evaluation research for City Year Greater Philadelphia in 2009-2010. This research has two major purposes. (1) summative research uses survey and student outcome data to address p...

RFA is leading Learning from Philadelphia’s School Reform, a comprehensive, multi-year study of Philadelphia’s complex and radical school reform effort. RFA researchers worked with colleag...

RFA examined the planning and early implementation of the School District of Philadelphia’s small schools strategy for high school reform, focusing especially on the significant role of public/priv...

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 sc...

The School District of Philadelphia has contracted with RFA to conduct an evaluation of its Faith Partnerships program. This study will explore schools’ perspectives on their partnerships with reli...