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Need in Deed (NID), a Philadelphia-based organization, prepares and supports teachers as they integrate service-learning into their classroom practice. RFA conducted a one-year outcomes evaluation to determine the ways in…
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…policy practice in the field of public policy and higher education.” Click here to read Dr. David Tandberg’s introductory remarks honoring Shaw during the awards ceremony, and here to…
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…practice at the school, district, and state levels. At RFA, she is co-Project Director for an EIR-funded evaluation of a restorative practices program in the School District of Philadelphia and…
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RFA and the Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE) conducted a five-year multi-method evaluation of Children Achieving, Philadelphia’s systemic school reform effort from 1995-2000. The program, one of the…
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…made progress on creating policy environments conducive to increasing attainment, and state leaders have committed to closing attainment gaps for African-American, Hispanic, and Native American students. By supporting institutional exemplars…
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Senior Research Associate mduffy@researchforaction.org 267-295-7781 2 Mark Duffy has worked in the field of education policy and practice research for two decades, focusing on both K-12 and postsecondary reform in…
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…experts on this topic. This approach aligns very closely with RFA’s focus on conducting community-informed research to help produce meaningful, actionable findings that empower community members to drive change. Our…
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…to design and measure effective strategies. She has a strong foundation in systems thinking, emphasizing culturally responsive and community-led approaches to address complex inequities. She now leads RFA’s portfolio of…
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Research for Action (RFA), in partnership with the Council for Professional Recognition, undertook a comprehensive mixed-methods study to assess the feasibility of implementing a national competency-based lead teacher certification system…
