School and district reform publications
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Research Brief: Impact of the National Writing Project’s College-Ready Writers Program on Teachers and Students
SRI’s two-year random assignment evaluation found consistent program implementation and positive impacts of the National Writing Project’s College-Ready Writers Program (CRWP).
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Evaluation of Rocketship Students’ Middle School Outcomes: Key Findings from First-Year Interim Report
This document summarizes the findings from the first year of the evaluation. SRI’s final report is expected in Summer 2016 and will include further analyses of student achievement outcomes and…
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International Baccalaureate national trends for low-income students 2008–2014
This study examines the postsecondary trajectories of low-income International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme (DP) candidates and course takers from public schools in the United States from 2008–2014.
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Case Study Brief: Promising Approaches to the Development and Implementation of District-Determined Measures
The research team administered a statewide survey of principals and school staff and conducted educator interviews and focus groups in seven case study districts.
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Evaluation of the California Community College Linked Learning Initiative: Second Year Report
SRI’s evaluation of the California Community College Linked Learning Initiative addressed implementation issues and institutional and student outcomes work to use the Linked Learning approach to improve college transitions and…
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Evaluation of the California Community College Linked Learning Initiative: Second Year Report: Executive Summary
SRI’s evaluation of the California Community College Linked Learning Initiative addressed implementation issues and institutional and student outcomes work by three community colleges to use the Linked Learning approach to…
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The local control funding formula: Staking out the ground for early learning
The authority and flexibility the LCFF gives districts creates a potential opening for expanding preschool offerings for the California’s three- and four-year-olds.
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Foster Youth and Early Implementation of the Local Control Funding Formula: Not Yet Making the Grade
The LCFF calls out foster youth as a distinct sub-population of underserved students to whom added attention must be paid to improve their educational outcomes.
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Taking Stock of the California Linked Learning District Initiative: Fifth-Year Evaluation Report
New results from an ongoing, rigorous evaluation of the Linked Learning District Initiative show promising student outcomes.
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Taking Stock of the California Linked Learning District Initiative: Fifth-Year Evaluation Report Executive Summary
New results from an ongoing, rigorous evaluation of the Linked Learning District Initiative show promising student outcomes.
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Toward a Grand Vision: Early Implementation of California’s Local Control Funding Formula
Education officials from school districts and county offices of education across the state are enthusiastic about California’s new Local Control Funding Formula.
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Evaluation of the High School Leadership Initiative Year 3: Final Evaluation Report
Jointly administered by the California State University and the University of California, in cooperation with the California Community Colleges and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, CAPP prides itself as…