RFA Releases Policy Note on Gov’s Expanding Excellence Program
Earlier today, Governor Corbett outlined his 2014-15 budget priorities. According to a Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) press release, the Governor’s plan includes the Expanding Excellence...
View ArticleRFA Presents at L.E.A.R.N Conference
Research for Action was honored to participate in the third annual L.E.A.R.N Conference on March 1, 2014. L.E.A.R.N is an interdisciplinary organization that seeks to create an education forum for the...
View ArticleRFA Op-Ed in Public School Notebook
The Pennsylvania Governor’s race has been in the spotlight of late, especially with ambitious proposals and reforms to education included in the platforms of both Democrats and Republicans. But two of...
View ArticlePASA-PASBO Report Documents Impact of Cuts to Education
The Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators (PASA) and Pennsylvania Association of School Business Officials (PASBO) today released a report on the impact of education cuts on PA school...
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RFA Hosts OST Learning Community Workshop
Last Tuesday, RFA hosted a Learning Community Workshop for out-of-school time (OST) providers who are recipients of the 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC) grants. The discussion...
View ArticleRFA’s OST Journal Article Published
RFA’s work to examine out-of-school time (OST) programming and its impact on student outcomes continues to generate attention. A journal article, authored by RFA researchers Tracey Hartmann, Brittan...
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RFA Launches Phila. Education Research Consortium
An innovative partnership designed to provide research and analyses on some of the city’s most pressing education issues has been forged among the School District of Philadelphia, the city’s charter...
View ArticleRFA Responds to Phila. School Advocacy Partners’ Position Paper
On December 5, the Philadelphia School Advocacy Partners, or PSAP (an arm of the Philadelphia School Partnership), released a position paper that called for an “aggressive expansion of schools that are...
View ArticleRFA Featured in Education Week
This week’s edition of Education Week is focused on the opt-out movement, and features an interactive section called “Inside Opt-Out: The Pushback Against Testing.” An RFA commentary piece, authored by...
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RFA Releases Analysis of 2013-14 Data on Keystone Exams
Report Release: Pennsylvania’s Keystone Exams: An Analysis of 2013-14 Publicly-Available Data Beginning with the class of 2017, Pennsylvania students’ performance on Keystone exams will play a major...
View ArticleDear Pittsburgh-Area Education Stakeholders!
If you don’t already know us, I’d like to introduce you to Research for Action (RFA) and tell you about an exciting new project we’ve launched called “ACER”: the Allegheny County Education Research...
View ArticleMarinating in Data—My Experience Working on Six Lessons to Facilitate Deep...
Six Lessons to Facilitate Deep Ownership of Ambitious Instructional Reforms For several years, Research for Action and the Consortium for Policy Research in Education have been studying Philadelphia...
View ArticleRFA’s Statement on the Death of Daunte Wright
Research for Action condemns the death of Daunte Wright at the hands of Minneapolis police. This is yet another moment of injustice for communities of color and especially Black communities. We...
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The State of Higher Education Finance During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This past year COVID-19 has completely changed the way education looks. Funding and programming shifted, and states, students, and professors made major adjustments as a response. Some states were...
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A Common Definition, a Common Understanding
Losing a family’s housing or being kicked out of one’s home is a traumatic experience, and often follows other traumas such as domestic violence, loss of income, or a medical disaster. In the wake of...
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Save the Date: ACER Virtual Town Hall #2
Identifying Allegheny County’s Students Experiencing Homelessness in the COVID Age Come join Research for Action team members, local education stakeholders, and community members for coffee and...
View ArticlePennsylvania’s Voluntary Student Retention Due to COVID-19 Learning Disruptions
Author: Mary Eddins Typically, decisions to retain a student, or have them repeat a grade, are grounded in a student’s academic progress, a developmental delay, or a lack of motivation. This school...
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A Living Wage for Early Childhood Educators
The COVID-19 pandemic reminded us that, in addition to building a foundation for our children’s futures, early care and education (ECE) programs provide foundational support to the economy. The U.S....
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