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Download full textPileggi, Molly; Liu, Lindsey; Turner, Alyn – Research for Action, 2020
In 2018, the School District of Philadelphia (SDP) developed an indicator for being "on track" at the end of a high school student's freshman year. As part of the district's overall strategy for improving graduation rates, school administrators currently use the Ninth Grade On-Track indicator as an early marker of progress towards…
Descriptors: Grade 9, High School Students, Graduation Rate, At Risk Students
Direct linkMerrill, Lisa – Research Alliance for New York City Schools, 2020
Earning a college degree is widely recognized as the most reliable pathway to economic stability (Carnevale, Smith, & Strohl, 2013). But it is known from a wide range of research that access to college is neither easy nor equitable, and that traditionally underrepresented students (including low-income students and Black and Latino students)…
Descriptors: Mentors, Social Emotional Learning, College Attendance, Access to Education
Peer reviewedPrins, Esther; Clymer, Carol; Foreman, Sheri Suarez; Needle, Mark; Raymond, Becky; Toso, Blaire Willson – Grantee Submission, 2018
This paper reports findings from a researcher-practitioner partnership (2015-18) that examined how adult education providers in Chicago, Houston, and Miami are designing and implementing career pathways (CP) programming, particularly for immigrants and adults with limited education. This Institute of Education Sciences-funded study was the first…
Descriptors: Career Development, Adult Learning, Partnerships in Education, Adult Educators
Callahan, M. Kate; Kent, Daniel C.; Meehan, Kasey; Shaw, Kate – Research for Action, 2019
Are statewide college Promise programs an effective way to increase college access and success? It's hard to say. While these programs are becoming more common, they vary widely along a number of dimensions. RFA's new "Statewide College Promise Framework" is a tool that can be used to capture and compare important variation in the…
Descriptors: State Programs, Access to Education, Higher Education, Program Effectiveness
Burkander, Kri; Kent, Daniel C.; Callahan, M. Kate – Research for Action, 2019
Research for Action has studied statewide Promise programs since 2017, with in-depth analysis in four states--Delaware, Nevada, Oregon, and Tennessee. Our research in these states includes an extensive review of legislative and policy documents; 146 interviews with policymakers, institutional leaders, and high school staff; site visits to 8…
Descriptors: State Programs, Access to Education, Higher Education, Program Effectiveness
Ballerini, Victoria; Hagood, Shanell; Meehan, Kasey; Callahan, M. Kate – Research for Action, 2019
Research for Action has studied statewide Promise programs since 2017, with in-depth analysis in four states--Delaware, Nevada, Oregon, and Tennessee. Our research in these states includes an extensive review of legislative and policy documents; 146 interviews with policymakers, institutional leaders, and high school staff; site visits to 8…
Descriptors: State Programs, Access to Education, Higher Education, Program Effectiveness
Meehan, Kasey; Hagood, Shanell; Callahan, M. Kate; Kent, Daniel C. – Research for Action, 2019
Research for Action has studied statewide Promise programs since 2017, with in-depth analysis in four states--Delaware, Nevada, Oregon, and Tennessee. Our research in these states includes an extensive review of legislative and policy documents; 146 interviews with policymakers, institutional leaders, and high school staff; site visits to 8…
Descriptors: State Programs, Access to Education, Higher Education, Program Effectiveness
Reumann-Moore, Rebecca; Rowland, Jeannette; Hughes, Rosemary; Lin, Joshua – Research for Action, 2016
Districts, charter management organizations, and individual schools can learn a great deal from each other about strategies for creating robust and supportive learning environments for English Language Learners (ELLS). This brief highlights key findings about how Philadelphia public schools were crafting instructional approaches to serve their…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, English Language Learners, Public Schools, Teaching Methods
