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Research Report The Effect of the DC School Voucher Program on College Enrollment February 24, 2018 This study of Washington, DC’s, Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) provides the first experimental evidence on the effect of a publicly funded private school choice program on college enrollment. Research Report Improving Prekindergarten Attendance: School-Level Strategies for Messaging, Engaging Parents, and Responding to Absences in Four DC Public Schools June 30, 2016 Absenteeism in prekindergarten has been linked to absenteeism and lower academic achievement in later grades. Research Report Does Attendance in Early Education Predict Attendance in Elementary School? An Analysis of DCPS’s Early Education Program June 30, 2016 Enrollment in early childhood education programs can be an important stepping stone to higher educational achievement. Testimony Considerations for Developing and Implementing School Accountability Measures June 15, 2016 A key component of the Every Student Succeeds Act is the flexibility to use at least one nonacademic indicator to measure school quality or student success. Research Report Embarking on College and Career: Interim Evaluation of Urban Alliance May 16, 2016 Urban Alliance serves at-risk youth through its high school internship program, which provides training, mentoring, and work experience to high school seniors from distressed communities. Testimony The Future of DC Education Data and Research April 29, 2016 Senior research associate Megan Gallagher testified before the DC Committee on Education on the future of DC education data. Research Report Evaluating School Climate and Discipline: Tools for Parents, Schools, and Policymakers March 31, 2016 Student discipline and school climate have entered the national discourse in recent years, catalyzed, in large part, by data on racial disparities in suspension and expulsion rates. Brief Helping Children Succeed: Data and the DC Promise Neighborhood Initiative December 7, 2015 Since 2008, NeighborhoodInfo DC, a program at the Urban Institute and a partner in the National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership (NNIP), has helped the District of Columbia Promise Neighborhood Initiative (DCPNI) use data to support its cradle Brief Supporting Place-Based Initiatives: Data-Driven Promise in the District of Columbia December 7, 2015 NeighborhoodInfo DC supports the District of Columbia Promise Neighborhood Initiative (DCPNI) and is a partner in the National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership (NNIP), a peer-learning network operated by the Urban Institute. Research Report Making Good on a Promise: Working to End Intergenerational Poverty in Kenilworth-Parkside September 21, 2015 The DC Promise Neighborhood Initiative (DCPNI) is on a mission to end the cycle of intergenerational poverty in Kenilworth-Parkside, a geographically isolated community in Northeast Washington, DC. Testimony D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program May 14, 2015 In this testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on the D.C. Research Report Absenteeism in DC Public Schools Early Education Program January 25, 2015 Enrollment in early childhood education programs can be an important stepping stone to higher educational achievement, particularly for low-income children. Brief Challenges and Choices for the New Mayor: Sustaining and Strengthening DC Schools December 30, 2014 DC test scores are rising across the board, even after accounting for changing demographics. The mayor should channel this progress by ensuring stability for all students and equity for DC’s poorest students. Load More
