Recent Publications by Austin Slaughter
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Ready from the Start: Identifying and Supporting At-Risk Ninth Graders from their Earliest Days in High School
PERC research is produced through collaboration between researchers from Research for Action and the School District of Philadelphia’s Office of Research and Evaluation. For more information, please visit phledresearch.org. Ninth grade is a critical juncture…
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Comments Regarding the Civil Rights Data Collection
Comments on behalf of Research for Action, a Philadelphia-based, nonprofit education research organization, regarding the Civil Rights Data Collection from the U.S. Department of Education.
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Implementation and Impact of Outcomes-Based Funding in Tennessee
Outcomes-based funding (OBF) is a term used to define state and system-level higher education funding policies linking public higher education dollars to key student outcomes such as credit completion, retention and graduation (Snyder, 2016). Outcomes-based…
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Implementation and Impact of Outcomes-Based Funding in Indiana
Outcomes-based funding (OBF) is a term used to define state and system-level higher education funding policies linking public higher education dollars to key student outcomes such as credit completion, retention and graduation (Snyder, 2016). Outcomes-based…
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Project LIFT: Year Four Student Outcomes Memo
Year Four marked the first year in which Project LIFT anticipated that long term outcomes would start taking shape. This expectation was, in part, based on the belief that after three years of added supports…
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College Affordability in PA: How Did We Get Here, and What Can Be Done?
A postsecondary credential is quickly becoming the only reliable gateway to the middle class. A college certificate or degree is associated with higher household income and stability, better health, and a stronger, more competitive economy.…
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Racial Disparities in Educational Opportunities in Pennsylvania: A First Look at New Civil Rights Data
We know that segregation and educational inequity are harmful to students and weaken school systems. Yet 62 years after Brown v. Board of Education rendered the doctrine of “separate but equal” unconstitutional, it has been…