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Research and Policy Analyses

Research Use by Federal Policymakers on Student and School Success

Project Dates: 
Summer 2012 - Winter 2014
Contact: 
Madlene Hamilton
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By tracking what research gets included in policy talks and public discourse, this project aims to reveal the ways in which elite policymakers perceive and utilize education research as they formulate new ideas. 

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Social Emotional and Social Justice Learning in High Schools

Project Dates: 
February 2012 – March 2014
Contact: 
MarYam Hamedani
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This project examines how three urban, socioeconomically and racially diverse public high schools utilize a comprehensive focus on SEL to produce high achievement and engagement.

Student-Centered Schools: Closing the Opportunity Gap

Project Dates: 
January 2012-June 2014
Contact: 
Diane Friedlaender
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This study looks at four exemplary California schools to understand the practices, approaches, and contextual factors that contribute to successful student-centered learning.

Beyond the Talk: Taking Action to Educate Every Child Now (SFUSD)

Project Dates: 
July 2008-June 2011

This project supported multiple research efforts identifying and supporting equitable schools and examining teacher effectiveness and desegregation.

Investigating Teaching Policy Around the World

Project Dates: 
July 2008-June 2010

This project examines how high achieving nations around the world have steeply improved student achievement and equity and to identify how those approaches can be replicated in the United States.

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