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Research-Practice Partnerships: A Strategy for Leveraging Research for Educational Improvement in School Districts

Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Short Description: 
In K-12 education, one increasingly popular strategy for closing the gap between research and practice is the development of sustained partnerships that link researchers with school district staff. This paper explores the benefits and challenges of that work and describes models for emerging partnerships.
Audience Sector: 
Education (K-12)
Standards : 
Use the best information about what works
Improve systems and settings
Align policies and resources

PerformWell

The collaborators say the site "leverages research-based findings that have been synthesized and simplified by experts in the field."

Visit the PerformWell website.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Short Description: 
Social service providers have a new way to help make their programs more effective. Urban Institute, Child Trends and Social Solutions have teamed up to create PerformWell, which provides information and tools to measure program quality and outcomes.
Standards : 
Use the best information about what works

Youth Program Quality Implications for Policy and Practice

The Youth Program Quality Intervention (YPQI) offers a continuous improvement approach that flips traditional professional development upside-down: the intervention leads with performance assessment, and then engages staff in a multi-month cycle of planning and improvement. The YPQI study, the first experimental investigation of a data-driven, continuous improvement intervention in the after-school field, occurred from 2006-2008. We set out to understand if the YPQI could improve the quality of youth experiences in afterschool programs.

Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Short Description: 
A substantial and growing evidence base confirms that afterschool programs can make a positive difference for youth in the critical domains of achievement, social and civic skills, and risk reduction. However, many programs do not realize this potential, and a primary reason for this may be the quality of experiences available to youth in these settings. Improving quality is therefore a priority for the afterschool field. Evidence suggests that the predominant form of professional development—staff training without follow-up—rarely produces sustained change in practice.
Partner: 
David P. Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality
Audience Sector: 
Non‐profit/Foundation
Standards : 
Use the best information about what works

Introduction to the Ready by 21 Strategies

Specifically, Ready by 21 helps leaders build broader partnerships, set bigger goals, collect and use better data, and take bolder actions. This webinar will guide participants through the essential components of Ready by 21 – the rationale behind Ready by 21, tools and services available to communities and leaders, and the Ready by 21 National Partnership, an unprecedented coalition of organizations representing the government, education, non-profit, business, research and philanthropy sectors.

What Do You Want To Take Stock Of?: Exploring the Gallup Student Poll

This webinar discussed understanding youth outcomes through the Gallup Student Poll, a measure that tracks the hope, engagement and well-being of students in grades 5 through 12. Polly Lusk Page of the Northern Kentucky Education Council highlighted their recent survey findings and shared what they mean for their region.

Featured Speaker: Polly Lusk Page, Executive Director of the Northern Kentucky Education Council

Building the Business Case for Investing in Tomorrow's Workforce

Case studies include CVS/Caremark, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, and the Johns Hopkins Hospital system.

Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Short Description: 
This paper from Corporate Voices, similarly profiles private-sector commitments to support education and workforce training for lower-skilled employees, and documents the substantial payoff to companies that have done so.
Partner: 
Corporate Voices for Working Families
Audience Sector: 
Business
Age Group: 
Secondary School Age
Older Youth
Standards : 
Engage key stakeholders in setting priorities and solving problems
Use the best information about what works

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