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Growing Teachers from Within: Implementation, Impact, and Cost of an Alternative Teacher Preparation Program in Three Urban School Districts. Research Report. RR-A256-1
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Kaufman, Julia H.; Master, Benjamin K.; Huguet, Alice; Yoo, Paul Youngmin; Faxon-Mills, Susannah; Schulker, David; Grimm, Geoffrey E. – RAND Corporation, 2020
TNTP (formerly The New Teacher Project), an organization committed to ending educational inequities by promoting the recruitment, training, and retention of high-quality teachers and school leaders, implemented its Teacher Effectiveness and Certification (TEACh) initiative in three urban school districts. Through TEACh, TNTP works with school…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, School Districts, Teacher Effectiveness, Alternative Teacher Certification
Prioritizing Racial Equity within Social and Emotional Learning in Tacoma: One of Six Case Studies of Schools and Out-of-School-Time Program Partners. Lessons from the Partnerships for Social and Emotional Learning Initiative. Volume 2, Part 6. Research Report. RR-A379-9
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Faxon-Mills, Susannah; Schwartz, Heather L.; Augustine, Catherine H. – RAND Corporation, 2022
The Wallace Foundation's Partnerships for Social and Emotional Learning Initiative is a six-year initiative that The Wallace Foundation launched in 2017 to explore whether and how children benefit when schools and their out-of-school-time programs partner to improve social and emotional learning (SEL), as well as what it takes to do this work.…
Descriptors: Social Emotional Learning, Partnerships in Education, Case Studies, Elementary School Students
Competency-Based Education in Three Pilot Programs: What It Is, How It's Implemented, and How It's Working. Brief
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Steele, Jennifer L.; Lewis, Matthew W.; Santibanez, Lucrecia; Faxon-Mills, Susannah; Rudnick, Mollie; Stecher, Brian M.; Hamilton, Laura S. – RAND Corporation, 2014
In 2011, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation extended grants to three educational organizations working to develop or enhance competency-based approaches in large, urbanized school systems. The grant initiative, called Project Mastery, funded the development of technology-enhanced tools, including curriculum materials and online learning…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Pilot Projects, Program Implementation, Program Descriptions
Competency-Based Education in Three Pilot Programs: Examining Implementation and Outcomes
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Steele, Jennifer L.; Lewis, Matthew W.; Santibanez, Lucrecia; Faxon-Mills, Susannah; Rudnick, Mollie; Stecher, Brian M.; Hamilton, Laura S. – RAND Corporation, 2014
In 2011, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation created the Project Mastery grant program to support competency-based education initiatives in large school systems that serve a high proportion of disadvantaged youth. Competency-based education meets students where they are academically, provides students with opportunities for choice, and awards…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Pilot Projects, Program Implementation, Program Descriptions