Research and Reports: Education
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This presentation examines how academic and social supports can ease the transition from high school to college.
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Superintendent Carol Johnson and Chris Smith of Boston After School & Beyond co-authored “Achieving, Connecting, Thriving: Afterschool and Summer Learning in Collaboration with Schools....
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September 2010; Afterschool Alliance Many of the fastest-growing jobs in the service sector are and will be STEM-related, high-end occupations that include doctors, nurses, health technicians and...
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Kevin Coyle's 2010 report.
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September 2010; Center for American Progress This report features three schools whose overarching goal is to improve the lives of children by catering to their academic and nonacademic needs....
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July 2010; American Youth Policy Forum This webinar examined the creation, implementation, and results of the Massachusetts Expanded Learning Time (ELT) Initiative. Presenters highlighted the need...
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This report from Civic Enterprises shows that some states and school districts have raised their high school graduation rates using methods that could be widely adopted in order to ease the dropout...
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This report by The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education highlights aspects of four state policies for improving college preparedness and success and the connections between K-12 and...
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Beth M. Miller This report, commissioned by the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, reviews the effects of out-of-school time on children during early adolescence. The authors argue that afterschool...
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This brief, from the C.S. Mott Foundation and the Expanded Learning and After School Project, shows...
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This report from the National League of Cities and the Institute for Youth Education...
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Prepared by the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University for the Boston Private Industry Council and the Boston Public Schools, Getting to the Finish Line: College Enrollment and...
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The following excerpt is from the report "How Students Are Making It: Perspectives on Getting Through College from Recent Graduates of the Boston Public Schools," by The Boston Foundation and Boston...
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The goal of this white paper commissioned for the project “Moving Forward: High Standards and High Graduation Rates,” the 3 state, joint project of Achieve, Inc. and Jobs for the Future is to inform...
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This report calls for cutting the statewide dropout rate in half over five years. The report recommends taking full advantage of "structured learning time" to better engage students, to make stronger...
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In an effort to improve graduation rates, the Boston Foundation released a report that highlights best practices for supporting students’ in attaining college degrees. The author outlines strategies...
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This report reviews the political and educational impact of reforming time spent in school. Research about various time configurations for schools, including hours per day and days per year, is...
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This report from the Pathways to Prosperity Project reviews the current challenges of educational achievement in the United States and the resulting gap in skills for young people. Highlighted are...
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Lucy Friedman, President of the After-School Corporation describes how a collaborative after school initiative links with universities and families to promote college and career prepartation among...
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This report by The Bridgespan Group seeks to identify those supports that seem to have the biggest impact on assisting low-income students to and through college. The authors look at academic...
