Making the Most of Interim Assessment Data: Lessons from Philadelphia - Executive Summary Jun 2009 Jolley Bruce Christman, Ruth Curran Neild, Katrina E. Bulkley, Roseann Liu, Cecily A. Mitchell, Eva Travers, Suzanne Blanc

This is the executive summary of RFA's report, Making the Most of Interim Assessment Data: Lessons from Philadelphia. Under No Child Left Behind, urban school districts have increasingly turned to...

Making the Most of Interim Assessment Data: Lessons from Philadelphia Jun 2009 Jolley Bruce Christman, Ruth Curran Neild, Katrina E. Bulkley, Roseann Liu, Cecily A. Mitchell, Eva Travers, Suzanne Blanc

Under No Child Left Behind, urban school districts have increasingly turned to interim assessments, administered at regular intervals, to help gauge student progress in advance of annual state exam...

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...

Links to Learning and Sustainability: Year Three Report of the Pennsylvania High School Coaching Initiative Feb 2009 Diane C. Brown, Rebecca J. Reumann-Moore, Jolley Bruce Christman, Morgan Riffer, Roseann Liu

Research for Action's third and final report completes a three-year evaluation study of the Pennsylvania High School Coaching Initiative (PAHSCI). This report presents lessons from the PAHSCI model...

Links to Learning and Sustainability: Year Three Report of the Pennsylvania High School Coaching Initiative - Executive Summary Feb 2009 Diane C. Brown, Rebecca J. Reumann-Moore, Jolley Bruce Christman, Morgan Riffer, Roseann Liu

The Executive Summary to Research for Action's third and final report, completing a three-year evaluation study of the Pennsylvania High School Coaching Initiative (PAHSCI). This report presents le...

Building with Benchmarks: The Role of the District in Philadelphia's Benchmark Assessment System Apr 2008 Katrina E. Bulkley, Jolley Bruce Christman, Goertz M, Nancy Lawrence

This paper draws on district interviews and meeting observations to understand (1) the accountability, organizational, and instructional context for benchmark assessments in Philadelphia and how th...

Evaluating the Performance of Philadelphia's Charter Schools Mar 2008 Ron Zimmer, Suzanne Blanc, Brian P Gill, Jolley Bruce Christman

Charter schools, publicly funded schools that operate autonomously outside the direct control of local school districts and generally enroll students through the choices of their parents rather tha...

Radical Privatization: The Role of School District Leaders as Policy Entrepreneurs 2008 William L. Boyd, Jolley Bruce Christman, Elizabeth Useem

This book chapter focuses on the role of political leadership and entrepreneurship in establishing early legitimacy for and confidence in a reform agenda in Philadelphia's public school system betw...

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...

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...

Letter to the Editor: Are Privately Run Public Schools Worth the Effort and Money? Jul 2007 Jolley Bruce Christman, Susan Bodilly

This letter to the editor responds to a June 25 editorial about the RAND/Research for Action report on student outcomes in Philadelphia's privately managed schools.

Studying Micro-Processes of School-Based Educators' Use of Data in Cross-School Qualitative Research Apr 2007 Suzanne Blanc, Katrina E. Bulkley, Jolley Bruce Christman, Ruth Curran Neild, Eva Travers

This paper was presented at the American Education Research Association's 2007 annual conference. While there is a great deal of enthusiasm for collection and use of student data by educators, litt...

Letter to the Editor: Good School News Mar 2007 Jolley Bruce Christman, Brian P Gill

This letter to the editor of the Philadelphia Inquirer responds to a February 23 commentary by Charles Zogby.

Letter to the Editor: Public Schools, Private Operators Mar 2007 Brian P Gill, Jolley Bruce Christman

This article responds to a February 23 editorial about the RAND/Research for Action report on student outcomes in Philadelphia's privately managed schools.

Commentary: Straight Talk about a Report on Achievement at City Schools Feb 2007 Brian P Gill, Jolley Bruce Christman

This commentary sets the record straight following extensive media coverage of the release of RAND and RFA's report, 'State Takeover, School Restructuring, Private Management, and Student Achieveme...

Blurring the Boundaries: A Case Study of Private Sector Involvement in Philadelphia Public Schools Feb 2007 Eva Gold, Jolley Bruce Christman, Benjamin B. Herold

This article describes the private sector involvement in Philadelphia public schools under the state takeover. This is a case study that focuses on the political and institutional context in which ...

State Takeover, School Restructuring, Private Management, and Student Achievement in Philadelphia Jan 2007 Brian P Gill, Ron Zimmer, Jolley Bruce Christman, Suzanne Blanc

Following a state takeover of the Philadelphia public schools in 2002, 45 schools were turned over to private managers, making Philadelphia the site of the nation's largest experiment in the privat...

Student Achievement in Privately Managed and District-Managed Schools in Philadelphia Since the State Takeover Jan 2007 Brian P Gill, Ron Zimmer, Jolley Bruce Christman, Suzanne Blanc

Following a state takeover of the Philadelphia public schools in 2002, 45 schools were turned over to private managers, making Philadelphia the site of the nation's largest experiment in the privat...

Promising InRoads: Year One Report of the Pennsylvania High School Coaching Initiative Sep 2006 Diane C. Brown, Rebecca J. Reumann-Moore, Pierre L. du Plessis, Jolley Bruce Christman, Roseann Liu

This report examines the implementation of the first year of the Pennsylvania High School Coaching Initiative. Funded by the Annenberg Foundation, it is an on-site professional development initiat...