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WELCOME TO OUR FALL EDITION!
We are excited to share four new articles with you: First up, we hear from an RPP between the Orange County Educational Advancement Network (OCEAN) and the Santa Ana Early Learning Initiative (SAELI) that transforms parks and other everyday locations into vibrant spaces for rich STEM learning experiences; next, we hear insights and experiences from the ReadUp partnership on its early years of working together to reduce disparities in students’ reading achievement; then, Education Northwest spotlights the culturally responsive and equitable evaluation (CREE) approach to partnership work; and lastly, Proving Ground reflects on how to support continuous improvement work. A huge thank you goes to our wonderful guest authors who contributed to this issue. Happy reading!
EXPLORE BY SECTION
RESEARCH INSIGHTS
ENGAGING PARENTS AS CO-DESIGNERS AND RESEARCHERS IN RESEARCH-PRACTICE PARTNERSHIPS
By VANESSA N. BERMUDEZ, ADAM LARA, KARLENA OCHOA, LEINY Y. GARCIA, ANNELISE PESCH, MARIA J. ANDERSON, JULIE SALAZAR, KATHY HIRSH-PASEK, JUNE AHN, ANDRES S. BUSTAMANTE, WENDY GOMEZ, and RIGOBERTO RODRIGUEZ | October 16, 2024
Historically marginalized children, particularly those from underserved communities, often have limited access to enriching environments within their neighborhoods. An RPP between the Orange County Educational Advancement Network (OCEAN) and the Santa Ana Early Learning Initiative (SAELI) works to transform everyday locations into vibrant spaces for rich STEM learning – by centering the voices, experiences, and expertise of parents in the co-design of these learning environments.
RPP DEEP DIVE
CHANGING THE CULTURE: FIVE STRATEGIES FOR BUILDING BRIDGES IN RESEARCH-PRACTICE PARTNERSHIPS IN THE EARLY YEARS
By JANAE DUCLOS, JANELL S. MASSALINE, and ALTAMESE OSBORNE | October 16, 2024
How can RPPs create a culture of collaboration and build relationships in the early years? The ReadUp partnership shares insights and experiences from its early years of working together to produce and use research that reduces disparities in students’ reading achievement.
ARTS
ATTENDANCE
BALTIMORE EDUCATION RESEARCH CONSORTIUM EXAMINES HOW CHILDREN’S ENROLLMENT IN HEAD START AND PUBLIC PRE-KINDERGARTEN IS ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR ATTENDANCE FROM KINDERGARTEN TO FIFTH GRADE
DETROIT PARTNERSHIP FOR EDUCATION EQUITY & RESEARCH EXAMINES HOW CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM AND AVERAGE ATTENDANCE RATES HAVE CHANGED IN MICHIGAN SINCE THE PANDEMIC
COMPUTER SCIENCE
CHICAGO ALLIANCE FOR EQUITY IN COMPUTER SCIENCE EXAMINES:
- THE IMPACT OF THE SKYLINE CURRICULUM ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ECS COURSE-TAKING IN IMPROVING STUDENT PERFORMANCE IN SCIENCE SUBJECTS *NEW*
- THE LINK BETWEEN HIGH SCHOOL COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSEWORK AND BACHELOR’S DEGREE ATTAINMENT IN CS *NEW*
- TRENDS AND DISPARITIES IN ACCESS, PARTICIPATION, AND OUTCOMES FOR ADVANCED PLACEMENT COMPUTER SCIENCE PRINCIPLES COURSES IN CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS *NEW*
- HOW STUDENTS ARE CONNECTING THEIR LIVES TO COMPUTER SCIENCE THROUGH THE EXPLORING CONNECTIONS TO COMPUTER SCIENCE (EC2CS) CURRICULUM *NEW*
COURSE-TAKING
COVID-19
CTE
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
ENGLISH LEARNERS
CENTER FOR EDUCATION EFFICACY, EXCELLENCE, AND EQUITY (E4) AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY EXAMINES ENGLISH LEARNER RECLASSIFICATION POLICY STRUCTURES AND STUDENT OUTCOMES
UCHICAGO CONSORTIUM EXAMINES HIGH SCHOOL OUTCOMES, COLLEGE ENROLLMENT, AND TWO-YEAR PERSISTENCE RATES OF ENGLISH LEARNERS OF FORMER AND CURRENT ENGLISH LEARNERS
HIGH SCHOOL
LITERACY AND READING
MATH
MENTAL HEALTH
POSTSECONDARY
EDUCATION RESEARCH ALLIANCE FOR NEW ORLEANS EXAMINES HOW POST-KATRINA SCHOOL REFORMS IN NEW ORLEANS HAVE IMPROVED COLLEGE OUTCOMES
ILLINOIS WORKFORCE AND EDUCATION RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE EXAMINES
- HOW ILLINOIS HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS DECIDE ON A 2-YEAR COLLEGE
- VIEWPOINTS OF ILLINOIS HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS WHO DO NOT ATTEND COLLEGE
- POST-SECONDARY STUDENT CHOICE DURING THE PANDEMIC IN ILLINOIS
SCHOOL BELONGING
SCHOOL CALENDAR
SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
SCHOOL TURNAROUND
STUDENT ENROLLMENT
STUDENT MOBILITY
TEACHERS
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SPOTLIGHT
USING CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE AND EQUITABLE EVALUATION APPROACHES IN PARTNERSHIP WORK
By EMI FUJITA-CONRADS and MICHELLE HODARA | October 16, 2024
How can RPPs use culturally responsive and equitable evaluation (CREE) approaches in their work? Education Northwest spotlights the CREE framework and shares a real-world example of using the CREE approach in partnership work.
IMPROVING IMPROVEMENT
REFLECTING ON PROGRESS IN SUPPORTING CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT WORK
By AMBER HUMM PATNODE | October 16, 2024
Proving Ground works to support partners in making evidence-based continuous improvement part of the ordinary course of business in their agencies. In this conclusion to the “Improving Improvement” series, Proving Ground reflects on their progress towards that goal.
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