Staff Member
…policy and equity. Her research expertise centers on the disparate impacts of school discipline practices on Black girls’ educational experiences in public schools. Ph.D. in Educational Policy; Concentration in Education…
Staff Member
…University M.S.Ed. in Urban Education: University of Pennsylvania B.A. in English: Rutgers University She/Her https://www.linkedin.com/in/kendall-laparo-she-her-57426685/ I’m a real nerd about… Super complicated strategy board games…the longer the rulebook, the better!…
Publication
4 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….
Publication
2 We at Research for Action are committed to becoming a community-engaged research institution, with the goal of having our work be grounded in principles of community empowerment, collaboration, and…
Publication
…for a nuanced, honest, and hopeful conversation about the future of teaching—and why supporting Black teachers is critical for all students. content-module Listen Download the Publication Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/2mc0HzbzlE0tjE69hJ7r8J?si=aMMVZSYZTmKmP29f9zZYOg…
Project
1 In partnership with America’s Promise Alliance and Center for Promise, Research for Action conducted a national survey of high school aged youth, approximately 13-19 years old to examine factors…
Project
Research for Action joined forces with KnowledgeWorks to examine personalized, competency-based learning in Arizona school districts. The goals were to deepen the data collection and analysis already underway through the…
News
…cyber charter schools for which complete data are available. We compared these scores to all public schools statewide (both traditional public schools and brick-and-mortar charters) and looked at student mobility…
Project
…method that engages community members in the research process. PAR provides a framework for participants to examine, understand, and address social problems through action. Research for Action uses PAR to…
