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…education, the School District, advocacy groups, labor, and the media. This was a joint project with the Consortium for Policy Research in Education. This report examines the attempts of the…
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Do you want a behind-the-scenes look into the work that RFA undertook in 2015? Be sure to download our latest annual report, available now….
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RFA’s Director of Policy Research David Lapp delivered testimony at a hearing before the Basic Education Funding Commission (BEFC) in Lancaster on September 21, 2023. The BEFC is a bipartisan…
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…on associate degree completion, amid the challenges exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, proactive coaching demonstrated a positive influence on combined completion measures. However, the shift to virtual interactions during the…
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…are made? Research for Action (RFA) studied how six early education providers of different shapes, sizes, and community contexts from across the Commonwealth financed high-quality child care. This is a…
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…systemic reform as an effective reform model. This was a joint project with the Consortium for Policy Research in Education. content-module 2 View the Publication Download the Publication Visit Original…
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…art skill-development program modeled after out-of-school time programs focused primarily on the arts. This first report from RFA’s multi-year evaluation examines early implementation of YAI and found that, while the…
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…for their children. This report begins that conversation by reporting findings from research about Philadelphia caretakers’ experiences utilizing OST programs in Philadelphia. content-module 5 View the Publication Download the Publication…
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…school reform. The guide first lays out the distinguishing characteristics of the community organizing approach, and shows through a theory of change how community organizing effects change by building community…
