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Cheri Fancsali; June Mark; Janice Lee – Research Alliance for New York City Schools, 2025
This brief examines the New York City Public Schools' (NYCPS) Computer Science for All (CS4All) initiative's efforts to build teacher capacity and support the implementation of computer science (CS) education across K-12 classrooms. The initiative, launched in 2015, aimed to deliver high-quality CS education to all students by providing robust…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Urban Schools, Public Schools, Elementary Secondary Education
Kathryn Hill; Michelle Flores; Rishika Jain; Edgar Rivera-Cash – Research Alliance for New York City Schools, 2025
This report focuses on the NYC Computer Science for All (CS4All) initiative's efforts to build schools' capacity to expand access to CS across the district. Launched in 2015, CS4All aimed to provide a meaningful CS experience to every student at least once within each grade band (K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12). As the initiative matured, it also began to…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Urban Schools, Public Schools, Elementary Secondary Education
Clare Buckley Flack; John Sludden; James J. Kemple – Research Alliance for New York City Schools, 2024
There is currently a heavy emphasis on career-connected learning for high school students in New York City. ExpandED Schools' science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) Options (ES Options) program predates the newest of these initiatives. Launched in 2019, ES Options combines a credit-bearing STEM apprenticeship in the spring with a…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Work Experience Programs, STEM Education, Student Participation
Cheri Fancsali; June Mark; Kathryn Hill, Contributor; Xia Li, Contributor; Janice Lee, Contributor; Rishika Jain, Contributor; Michelle Flores, Contributor – Research Alliance for New York City Schools, 2024
New York City's Computer Science for All (CS4All) initiative, launched in 2015, aimed to provide all students across the system with at least one CS experience at each grade band (K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12). The initiative placed particular emphasis on broadening participation among girls, and Black and Latinx students, who are underrepresented in…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Urban Schools, Public Schools, Elementary Secondary Education
Karin Gegenheimer; Dae Kim; Mark Duffy – Research for Action, 2024
This report examines the implementation and outcomes of personalized, competency-based learning in the Arizona Personalized Learning Network (AZPLN) districts. The study conducted by Research for Action (RFA) analyzed survey data from students and teachers, as well as publicly available school-level outcomes data to assess the progress and impact…
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Competency Based Education, Program Implementation, Outcomes of Education
Kri Burkander; Dae Kim; Mark Duffy; Lindsey Liu; Taylor Stenley; Keerthanya Rajesh; Sean Vannata – Research for Action, 2024
Research for Action (RFA) in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin is engaged in a five-year mixed-methods study of the reforms associated with California AB 705. Over the course of the study, our team will assess the implementation, impact, and cost effectiveness of reforms associated with the law. This second interim report,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, State Legislation, Educational Legislation, Program Implementation
Kri Burkander; Dae Kim; Lauren Schudde; Mark Duffy; Maja Pehrson; Nancy Lawrence; Taylor Stenley; Elizabeth Jackson; Wonsun Ryu; Lindsey Liu – Research for Action, 2024
Research for Action (RFA) in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin is engaged in a five-year mixed-methods study of the reforms associated with California AB 705. Over the course of the study, our team will assess the implementation, impact, and cost effectiveness of reforms associated with the law. This report first offers a…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Developmental Studies Programs, Program Implementation
Julia Ransom; Kevin Burgess; Mark Duffy – Research for Action, 2024
This case study explores the implementation of personalized learning at an elementary school in Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District 35. The study, conducted by Research for Action and funded by KnowledgeWorks, sheds light on the shift towards personalized, competency-based learning practices within the district. Through qualitative sources…
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Competency Based Education, Elementary Education, Program Implementation