Reading proficiency, transition to kindergarten, and new job opportunities

REL MID-ATLANTIC EXAMINES READING PROFICIENCY

In “Using Kindergarten Entry Assessments to Measure Whether Philadelphia’s Students Are On-Track for Reading Proficiently,” Jessica F. Harding, Mariesa Herrmann, Elías S. Hanno, and Christine Ross outline the development of an on-track indicator for reading proficiency.

MADISON EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP STUDIES TRANSITION TO KINDERGARTEN

In “Combined Project Briefs: Improving the Transition to Kindergarten for Students, Families, and Teachers,” Moonjoo Woo and colleagues examine the transition from four-year-old kindergarten to five-year-old kindergarten in Madison, including the implementation and benefits of a summer home visit program.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Help spread the word about these new job opportunities! The University of Pittsburgh is hiring an Assistant or Associate Professor, Research Practice Partnerships, the Tennessee Department of Education is hiring a Research Analyst, and the Houston Education Research Consortium is hiring a Jr. Research Analyst.

"Stop Devaluing the Wisdom of Teachers. Researchers Don't Have a Monopoly on Evidence": Joseph Murphy argues that the knowledge teachers have is just as valuable as scientific evidence, and that it often carries more weight in decision making in schools.

"This District Tapped Students’ Histories to Create an Ethnic Studies Curriculum": Artnelson Concordia describes the development and expansion –bolstered by research from the Stanford-SFUSD Partnership– of an ethnic studies curriculum, and why it matters.

"High Hopes and Higher Education: Honoring Black Students’ Aspirations": This REL Midwest documentary explores how evidence-based strategies can support black students’ aspirations for higher education.

DID YOU KNOW...?

Did you know we are researching measures of RPP effectiveness?

NNERPP Director Paula Arce-Trigatti is part of a team that was recently awarded a grant from the William T. Grant Foundation for developing measures and protocols to assess constructs related to effective partnering, refining the constructs put forth in Erin Henrick, et al.’s 2017 effectiveness framework. Paula is joining Caitlin Farrell from the National Center for Research in Policy and Practice, William R. Penuel from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and James Soland from NWEA in this important work.

Learn more here.

VIRTUAL BROWN BAGS
For NNERPP members only

Our next Virtual Brown Bag is coming up next Monday, November 18, at 3 pm ET / 2 pm CT / 12 pm PT!

Panelists:
Holly Heard, Houston Education Research Consortium
Carrie Miller, Los Angeles Education Research Institute
Laura Wentworth, Stanford-SFUSD Partnership

Topic:
Have a data-related problem? Come hear from a panel of data infrastructure experts representing three university-district partnerships! Our panelists will share lessons learned around building effective data infrastructures to support RPP work, followed by a Q&A discussion reserved for troubleshooting your pressing questions.

NNERPP aims to develop and support RPPs in education in order to improve the connection between research, policy, and practice.

NNERPP is made possible by the generous funding support of the William T. Grant Foundation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Spencer Foundation, The Annie E. Casey Foundation, and The Wallace Foundation.

For more information about NNERPP, please visit our website: nnerpp.rice.edu