NNERPP Newsletter 8(24): Youth Voice for RPPs | attendance | enrollment | postsecondary | math | 4K literacy | mental health

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NNERPP YOUTH VOICE FOR RPPs AWARDS PROGRAM

We are excited to announce the fourth round of NNERPP’s awards program "Youth Voice 4 RPPs" (formerly Student Voice 4 RPPs). This program recognizes, honors, and further supports existing RPP efforts that have a strong interest in and/or currently support youth involvement in RPP work (for the purposes of this awards program, "youth" is defined as young people between the ages of 14 and 24). We have seen amazing youth voice efforts come to life or grow in the previous three rounds of the program and are thrilled to now open applications to a new round.

Through the application process, up to three NNERPP members will be selected for awards of up to $7,500 for further developing, expanding, or strengthening their student involvement strategies. The awards may be used to support a variety of innovative involvement activities including (but not limited to) focus groups, podcasts, videos, multi-media presentations, and other forms of engagement.

We hope that you will join us in this awards program! Please don’t hesitate to contact Kim Wright, NNERPP Assistant Director, with your questions.

Applications are due January 24, 2025.
You can learn more on this flier and apply here (NNERPP members only).

#1 | DETROIT PARTNERSHIP FOR EDUCATION EQUITY & RESEARCH
“How Has Attendance in Michigan Changed Since the COVID-19 Pandemic?”
By Jeremy Singer

#2 | EARLY CHILDHOOD RESEARCH ALLIANCE OF CHICAGO
“Uptick in Chicago Public Schools Enrollment Driven by Early Grades”
By the Early Childhood Research Alliance of Chicago (EC*REACH) team

#3 | EDUCATION RESEARCH ALLIANCE FOR NEW ORLEANS
“College for All or College for Some: Charter High Schools and Students’ Futures in New Orleans”
By Danica Brown

#4 | INSTITUTE FOR SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP AT WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
“Early Childhood Mathematics: Findings From a Professional Learning Pilot Project”
By Maia Elkana and Zoe Lehmann

#5 | MADISON EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
“Professional Development and Evidence-Based Curricula in 4K Literacy: Recommendations for the Madison Metropolitan School District”
By Sincere Whaleysmith and Eric Grodsky

#6 | TENNESSEE EDUCATION RESEARCH ALLIANCE
“Examining the Role of School-Based Health Centers in Improving Mental Health Outcomes for Tennessee Students”
By the Vanderbilt University and VUMC Mental Health Research in Tennessee Schools team

SUBNETWORKS CORNER

Upcoming subnetwork meetings

December 11, 2024: District Research Leaders
December 11, 2024: Youth Voice

NNERPP Subnetworks are specialized learning communities organized by topic or role. Check out all subnetworks here and indicate your interest in joining!

>> NWEA: Research Scientist, Research & Policy Partnerships
>> UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK (UMSSW): Postdoctoral Fellow

“10 Ways to Make Your Graphs More Accessible”
By Stephanie Evergreen

“Write to Succeed: Improving English Learner Literacy in New Mexico”
By REL Southwest

DID YOU KNOW?

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES:
Applications are now open for the following funding opportunities:

Spencer Foundation’s Large Research Grants Program: “The Large Research Grants on Education Program supports education research projects that will contribute to the improvement of education, broadly conceived, with budgets ranging from $125,000 to $500,000 for projects ranging from one to five years.”

Intent to Apply
January 14, 2025

Full Proposal Deadline
February 11, 2025

Spencer Foundation’s Vision Grants: “The Vision Grants program funds the collaborative planning of innovative, methodologically diverse, interdisciplinary research on education that contributes to transforming education systems for equity.”

Intent to Apply Form Deadline
February 11, 2025

Full Proposal Deadline
March 11, 2025

DID YOU KNOW?, continued

REQUEST FOR SUBMISSIONS:
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching seeks to learn from youth perspectives on what needs to change in high schools and is interested in hearing from youth-led research and design teams, such as Youth-led Participatory Action Research (YPAR) groups, who have completed or are finalizing projects related to any of the following ideas:

•  Goals of schooling: Teach more than just academics.
•  Learning experiences: Make learning more relevant and meaningful.
•  Signals (measures) of learning: Find better ways to capture and communicate what students are learning.

The Carnegie Foundation invites organizations to submit summaries of projects that focus on at least one of these three ideas. Submitted projects will inform the creation of the Carnegie Foundation’s research and development agenda, which will guide the foundation’s efforts to enable high school transformation. Sharing your work offers an opportunity to contribute to a national agenda to transform high schools and to engage with other youth and adults who are investigating similar challenges. If selected, your work could be featured in the Carnegie Foundation’s virtual convening or written report, broadening the audience for your team’s insights and accomplishments.

Interested in submitting a project?
See here for more guidance and information. Submissions are due Friday, January 10, 2025. For questions, please contact ypar@carnegiefoundation.org.

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 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, William T. Grant Foundation, The Annie E. Casey Foundation, and The Wallace Foundation.

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

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