Report examines the impact of the nonprofit, Bottom Line, on low-income, first-generation students in New York City.
Identifying Schools Achieving Great Results with Highest-Need Students: Catalyzing Action to Meet the Needs of All Students
Paper explains a methodology for measuring the extent of support that students need to thrive academically.
Engagement, Demographics, Academic, Economics—School Needs Index a New Way to Gauge Success in Serving Students With the Greatest Challenges
By Bryan Hassel and Greg Lippman; published in The 74. A version of this essay originally appeared on the FutureEd blog. We have heard a great deal over the course of the pandemic about learning loss. But while the negative impact of COVID-19 on students of all kinds is becoming increasingly clear, some students have struggled […]
Why Charter Champions Should Partner with Parents to Support Students with Disabilities: New Report from Public Impact
In Better Together: Why Charter School Champions and Parent Advocates Should Partner to Better Support Students with Disabilities, Public Impact issues a call to action for charter champions—including charter associations, city-based education organizations and other reform organizations that see charters as an integral piece of a thriving system of public schools—to form and deepen partnerships […]
Better Together: Why Charter School Champions & Parent Advocates Should Partner to Better Support Students with Disabilities
This call to action explains why partnerships to better support students with disabilities are needed, the forms they might take, and how to get started.
Reengaging Disconnected Youth: Early Lessons from Newark
New Jersey’s youth face enormous, long-standing challenges, many stemming from historic discrimination and endemic poverty. Nearly 4,000 youth between the ages of 16 and 20 are not in school, and about 3,000 more between 15 and 21 are at risk of leaving school without a high school diploma. Half of the city’s 16- to 19-year-olds, […]
Newark Opportunity Youth Network: A Collective Approach to Transforming Lives and Communities
Report examines Newark Opportunity Youth Network, a network of partners reconnecting youth to quality education programs and opportunity.
Predictable Third Grade Reading Assessment Results Prompt the Question – How Can We Do Better?
EdNC, September 28, 2018, by Mandy Ableidinger
The most recent NC end of third grade reading assessment results show scores hardly shifting from last year and continued racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic gaps. What can we do differently? A recent research study on how best to reduce achievement disparities in diverse schools finds that a comprehensive set of strategies is needed.
Technology and Rural Education
Report offers policymakers and philanthropic leaders recommendations to capitalize on the potential of technology to serve student in rural areas.
Legal Guidelines for Educating English Learners in Charter Schools
Report examines federal and state education laws to help charter schools understand their legal obligations to EL students.
Engaging English Learner Families in Charter Schools
Report examines practices used by charter schools to meet the special needs of enrolled EL students and their families.
Exploring Success in the Charter Sector: Case Studies of Six Charter Schools Engaged in Promising Practices for Children with Disabilities
Report presents findings from case studies of six charter schools identified for their success educating children with disabilities.