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Download full textPileggi, Molly; Stein, Marc L.; Turner, Alyn; Dewey, Nathaniel – Research for Action, 2020
In Philadelphia, if a student chooses not to attend their neighborhood school, other options include schools with specialized programming in the arts, sciences, or business fields, schools with career and technical education options, and competitive magnet schools. But choosing an out-of-catchment school rather than a neighborhood school may…
Descriptors: Student Transportation, Bus Transportation, School Buses, High School Students
Haxton, Clarisse – Research for Action, 2011
Every fall, 8th graders in the School District of Philadelphia (SDP) have the opportunity to apply to five district-managed high schools other than their own neighborhood school. One of the goals of Philadelphia's tiered system of neighborhood, citywide, and special admission high schools--many with specific curricular programs--is that students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Neighborhoods, High Schools, Neighborhood Schools
Gold, Eva; Evans, Shani Adia; Haxton, Clarisse; Maluk, Holly; Mitchell, Cecily; Simon, Elaine; Good, Deborah – Research for Action, 2010
The School District of Philadelphia's tiered system of selective, nonselective, and charter high schools, and the process for high school choice, has created real variation in the degree to which high schools can successfully meet the needs of ninth graders. Research has shown that the ninth grade year is critical in determining a student's…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, School Districts, School Choice, Charter Schools
Gold, Eva; Good, Deborah; Robertson-Kraft, Claire; Callahan, M. Kate – Research for Action, 2011
In April 2009, Superintendent Arlene Ackerman announced her reform plan for the School District of Philadelphia (the District)--"Imagine 2014". Among other major initiatives, "Imagine 2014" laid the groundwork for Philadelphia's Renaissance Schools Initiative. The Renaissance Initiative, set to enter its second year in 2011-12,…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Academic Achievement, Change Strategies, Outcomes of Education
Research for Action, 2011
In April 2009, Superintendent Arlene Ackerman announced her reform plan for the School District of Philadelphia (the District)--"Imagine 2014". Among other major initiatives, "Imagine 2014" laid the groundwork for Philadelphia's Renaissance Schools Initiative. The Renaissance Initiative, set to enter its second year in 2011-12, is an effort to…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Academic Achievement, Change Strategies, Outcomes of Education
Crosby, William; George, Antonia; Hatch, Ashley; Robinson, Rahdia; Thomas, Terrese – Research for Action, 2006
Kensington High School is a neighborhood school located in the Kensington area of Philadelphia. After a successful campaign led by Youth United for Change, Kensington High School was broken up into three small schools, with a fourth to be built. Youth researchers explored the relationships between adults and students in all three of the new small…
Descriptors: High Schools, Social Science Research, Researchers, Research Methodology
