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, Roseann Hugh, Leah Parnes

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...

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...

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

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

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, Roseann Hugh, Jolley Bruce Christman, Morgan Riffer, Pierre L. du Plessis, Holly Plastaras Maluk

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 ...