Parent Leadership Academy: A Parent-Led, District-Hosted Partnership for Parent Engagement Sep 2008 Tracey A. Hartmann, Cecily A. Mitchell

The Parent Leadership Academy was a pilot effort of the School District of Philadelphia and the William Penn Foundation to empower and promote the development of parents as leaders in their childre...

Parent Leadership Academy: A Parent-Led, District-Hosted Partnership for Parent Engagement Sep 2008 Tracey A. Hartmann, Cecily A. Mitchell

The Parent Leadership Academy was a pilot effort of the School District of Philadelphia and the William Penn Foundation to empower and promote the development of parents as leaders in their childre...

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

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...

Parent Involvement in Public Education: A Literature Review May 2008 Cecily A. Mitchell

The involvement of parents and other caregivers in schools is increasingly viewed as not only a complement to the work of educators, but a as critical and essential support for the academic, psycho...

Learning to Learn From Data: Limitations and Illuminations Mar 2008 Roseann Hugh, Cecily A. Mitchell

Under NCLB, educators are experiencing increased pressure to use student performance data to improve achievement. Despite attention to this data, we know little about how schools actually make mea...

A Philadelphia Story: Building Civic Capacity for School Reform in a Privatizing System - Executive Summary Dec 2007 Eva Gold, Elaine Simon, Maia Cucchiara, Cecily A. Mitchell, Morgan Riffer

Following the 2001 state takeover of the School District of Philadelphia, a new governance structure was established and an ambitious set of reforms went into effect, generating renewed public conf...

A Philadelphia Story: Building Civic Capacity for School Reform in a Privatizing System Dec 2007 Eva Gold, Elaine Simon, Maia Cucchiara, Cecily A. Mitchell, Morgan Riffer

Following the 2001 state takeover of the School District of Philadelphia, a new governance structure was established and an ambitious set of reforms went into effect, generating renewed public conf...