Context, Conditions, and Consequences: Freshman Year Transition in Philadelphia Jan 2010 Eva Gold, Shani Adia Evans, Clarisse Haxton, Holly Plastaras Maluk, Cecily A. Mitchell, Elaine Simon, Deborah Good

This policy brief focuses on the School District of Philadelphia's high school selection process and the ways in which it reinforces and compounds inequities that already exist among the District's...

Going Small: Progress and Challenges of Philadelphia's Small High Schools Jul 2009 Tracey A. Hartmann, Rebecca J. Reumann-Moore, Shani Adia Evans, Clarisse Haxton, Holly Plastaras Maluk, Ruth Curran Neild

Between 2003 and 2007, and without significant outside funding, the School District of Philadelphia created 25 new small high schools. This study, begun by Research for Action in 2006, follows the...

Going Small: Progress and Challenges of Philadelphia's Small High Schools Executive Summary Jul 2009 Tracey A. Hartmann, Rebecca J. Reumann-Moore, Shani Adia Evans, Clarisse Haxton, Holly Plastaras Maluk, Ruth Curran Neild

Executive Summary: Between 2003 and 2007, and without significant outside funding, the School District of Philadelphia created 25 new small high schools. This study, begun by Research for Action i...

Effective Organizational Practices for Middle and High School Grades: A Qualitative Study of What's Helping Philadelphia Students Succeed in Grades 6-12 Apr 2009 Jolley Bruce Christman, Diane C. Brown, Sarah Burgess, Joseph Kay, Holly Plastaras Maluk, Cecily A. Mitchell

At the request of the Accountability Review Council, Research for Action identified effective organizational practices used by better performing schools serving substantial numbers of low income mi...

Faith-Based Partnerships from the Perspective of the Schools: An exploratory study of partnership benefits and challenges in Philadelphia District Schools - Executive Summary Jul 2008 Holly Plastaras Maluk, Tracey A. Hartmann, Sara Getz, Cecily A. Mitchell, Leah Parnes, Roseann Liu

In the spring of 2008, the School District of Philadelphia (SDP) asked Research for Action to conduct an exploratory study of partnerships between faith-based organizations and schools. The goal of...

Literature Review: Portfolio of Schools 2008 Holly Plastaras Maluk, Shani Adia Evans

A review of the literature on the portfolio of schools model for district-wide high school reform

Informing High School Choices: The Progress & Challenges of Small High Schools in Philadelphia Jan 2008 Tracey A. Hartmann, Holly Plastaras Maluk, Rebecca J. Reumann-Moore

In the School District of Philadelphia in 2007-08, almost one third of high school students attend one of the district's 32 small high schools. Of these, 26 have been newly created or significantl...

Making A Difference: Year Two Report of the Pennsylvania High School Coaching Initiative - Executive Summary Nov 2007 Diane C. Brown, Rebecca J. Reumann-Moore, Jolley Bruce Christman, Morgan Riffer, Pierre L. du Plessis, Holly Plastaras Maluk, Roseann Liu

The Executive Summary to the Making a Difference: Year Two Report of the Pennsylvania High School Coaching Initiative. This report examines the implementation of the second year of three for the P...

Making A Difference: Year Two Report of the Pennsylvania High School Coaching Initiative Nov 2007 Diane C. Brown, Rebecca J. Reumann-Moore, Jolley Bruce Christman, Morgan Riffer, Pierre L. du Plessis, Holly Plastaras Maluk, Roseann Liu

This report examines the implementation of the second year of three for the Pennsylvania High School Coaching Initiative (PAHSCI). Funded by the Annenberg Foundation, this initiative focuses on li...

Teachers and Students Learning through Service: A Report on Need in Deed's Developing Work with Teachers Sep 2007 Tracey A. Hartmann, Holly Plastaras Maluk, Morgan Riffer

Research for Action (RFA) conducted an evaluation of Need in Deed (NID)'s work with teachers during the 2006-07 school year. The mixed method evaluation aimed to learn more about the impact of the ...