EDUCATION RESEARCH ALLIANCE FOR NEW ORLEANS EXPLORES THE USEFULNESS OF TEXT-MESSAGE SUPPORT IN HELPING PARENTS APPLY FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD ED PROGRAMS
In “Can Text Messages Help Families Applying for Early Childhood Education Programs?,” Lindsay Weixler, Jon Valant, Daphna Bassok, Justin B. Doromal, and Alica Gerry examine how text-message support affected early childhood education verification and enrollment rates in New Orleans’ centralized enrollment system, finding initial evidence of high payoffs.
UCHICAGO CONSORTIUM EXAMINES THE CHALLENGES SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS FACE
In “The Challenges Facing CPS Administrators: Roadblocks to School Improvement,” Anna Bruzgulis, Holly Hart, and Christopher Young examine Chicago Public Schools administrators’ perceptions of the greatest challenges they face and how these compare to previous years, noting three clear districtwide trends: the emergence of financial concerns as a new top roadblock, greater challenges around human resources, and increased concern over social challenges in the community.
PHILADELPHIA EDUCATION RESEARCH CONSORTIUM EXAMINES NINTH GRADE ATTENDANCE
In “Present from the Start: Ninth Grade Attendance Patterns in the School District of Philadelphia, 2015-2017,” Ted Wills, Ruth Curran Neild, and Molly Pileggi study attendance patterns of first-time ninth graders in the School District of Philadelphia and examine how these patterns differ for students with different levels of academic achievement.
JOB AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
New job opportunity: Waterloo Community School District is hiring an Equity and Inclusion Analyst. If interested, please submit cover letter and resume using this link or by emailing Kingsley Botchway II, Chief Officer of Human Resources and Equity, at botchwayk@waterlooschools.org.
In funding news: The Spencer Foundation is now accepting applications for its Research-Practice Partnership Grants Program. The RPP Grants Program is intended to support education research projects that engage in collaborative and participatory partnerships with project budgets up to $400,000 and durations of up to three years. Intent to Apply forms are required and due May 24, 2019; full proposals are due June 19, 2019. Find more information here.
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DID YOU KNOW...?
How you frame your messages to your stakeholders can make a big difference!
Research from the FrameWorks Institute explores, among other questions, how organizations can best advance the conversation and further public understanding around their cause, offering insights into issues RPPs are also grappling with. We highlight one piece of advice:
"It’s tempting to craft communications that try to ‘debunk’ misconceptions, but this is a trap. ... Existing patterns are activated by the process of association—and when activated, they are cognitively reinforced. Restating a misconception therefore strengthens it. A more effective course is to navigate around unproductive patterns of thinking. Avoid using cues that activate them and, instead, ‘make the affirmative case’ by using framing strategies that activate other, more productive ways of thinking.”
Interested in learning more? See the full brief here.
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VIRTUAL BROWN BAGS
For NNERPP members only
We are currently on break from our regular Virtual Brown Bag schedule to organize planning calls around launching new Subnetworks. We’ll be back with Brown Bag meetings in the summer!
Missed a Brown Bag?
You can always catch up on previous webinars on our Virtual Brown Bag website!
Find webinar details, videos, and presentation slides for all Virtual Brown Bags there. (Check your inboxes for access details.)
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