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 - 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...

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...

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...

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

Executive summary to the report that examines the implementation of the first year of the Pennsylvania High School Coaching Initiative. Funded by the Annenberg Foundation, it is an on-site profess...

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...

'Placing Everything on the Table': A View of the White-Williams Scholars' Peer Academic Development Standardized Curriculum Jul 2005 Diane C. Brown, Kristine S. Lewis, Herb M Turner, III, Herbert M. Turner III

In this memo we report the findings from an evaluability study of the implementation of the Peer Academic Development (PAD) standardized curriculum.

Crafting a Civic Stage for Public Education Reform: Understanding the Work and Accomplishments of Local Education Funds Jun 2005 Elaine Simon, Jolley Bruce Christman, Tracey A. Hartmann, Diane C. Brown

This report is based on research focusing on understanding and assessing how Local Education Funds (LEFs)carryout their mission and demonstrate success. It offers a conceptual model for understand...

Crafting a Civic Stage for Public Education Reform: Executive Summary Jun 2005 Elaine Simon, Jolley Bruce Christman, Tracey A. Hartmann, Diane C. Brown

Executive summary to the report offering a conceptual model for understanding the decisions that LEFs make as they go about shaping both organizational identity and an approach to their work.

Locating Local Education Funds: A Conceptual Framework for Describing LEF's Contribution to Public Education Jan 2004 Diane C. Brown, Jolley Bruce Christman, Tracey A. Hartmann, Elaine Simon

This report presents the findings of RFA's intitial literature review of research and other writings and documentation on local education funds as well as other education reform nonprofits working ...

'Up-close and personal': An Evaluation of the American Red Cross Partners for Youth Program Mar 1999 Suzanne Blanc, Diane C. Brown, Hitomi Yoshida

This report is an evaluation of the American Red Cross' Partners for Youth program as implemented in twelve Philadelphia middle schools. This program is based on the principle that service learning...

A Report to the Alliance Organizing Project on its Work with Parents Sep 1998 Eva Gold, Diane C. Brown

This report documents the experience of parents as they form parent leadership teams at their local schools and build relationships with administrators and teachers.

A Report to the Alliance Organizing Project on its Work with Parents - Executive Summary Sep 1998 Eva Gold, Diane C. Brown

The executive summary to the report documents the experience of parents as they form parent leadership teams at their local schools and build relationships with administrators and teachers.

Girls in the Middle: Working to Succeed in School Sep 1996 Jody Cohen, Suzanne Blanc, Jolley Bruce Christman, Diane C. Brown, Michelle Sims

Middle schools are in a position to empower girls through educational reforms that directly address issues of gender equity. This study, commissioned by the American Association of University Women...