Justis Freeman

Senior Research Analyst

Pronouns: He/Him

Degrees

B.A in Sociology: Temple University

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About Justis Freeman

Justis Freeman joined RFA in 2018 and currently serves as a Senior Research Analyst. He conducts research on a variety of projects with mixed-methods analyses. Currently, his work supports evaluations of out-of-school time programming, teacher professional development in early childhood education and arts programming in youth serving organizations.

In the past, Freeman’s work supported a study of the obstacles college students of color face when entering the financial services industry, an assessment of Pennsylvania Academic and Career/Technical Training Alliance’s academic and non-academic school outcomes, an integrity audit of the Camden City School District’s lottery enrollment system, and an evaluation of early childhood literacy curriculum. Freeman received a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Temple University in 2018, where he was active in a wide range of student organizations.

Key Projects by Justis Freeman

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Mixed-Methods Evaluation of the Dallas County Promise Program

Assessing the Feasibility of a National Lead Teacher Certification for Early Childhood Educators

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Evaluation of the Philadelphia Health Resource Center (HRC) program

Evaluation to Measure Impact of Detroit Wolf Trap’s Early Learning through the Arts on Teacher Growth in Instructional Ability

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Examining the Career Choices of College Students of Color

Evaluation of Jobs for the Future’s Student Success Center Initiative

RFA’s Evaluation of Outcomes in City Year Philadelphia Schools

Evaluation of Children’s Literacy Initiative’s Curriculum and Professional Development Model for Kindergarten Readiness

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An Evaluation of Children’s Literacy Initiative’s Blueprint for Early Literacy

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21st Century Grants: Tracking the Implementation and Success of Academically-Oriented After-School Programs

Afterschool Arts Programming in the Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs of America: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation

Recent Publications by Justis Freeman

Publication

Persistent Unequal Access to Educational Opportunity in Pennsylvania For K-12 Students

David Bamat, Justis Freeman

Research for Action’s Educational Opportunity Dashboard is an interactive on-line tool to synthesize data and rank all 50 states by how well they provide students access to schools that offer 14 indicators of educational opportunity…

Publication

Where Do We Go Next? Youth Insights on the High School Experience During a Year of Historic Upheaval

Molly Pileggi, Kri Burkander, Justis Freeman, Sean K. Flanagan, Max Margolius, Liz Glaser, Monika Kincheloe

Our new report, Where Do We Go Next? Youth Insights on the High School Experience During a Year of Historic Upheaval, made in collaboration with America’s Promise Alliance, presents findings from a national survey focused…

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