Dr. Alexander has reached an agreement with Harvard’s Murray Research Center to store all Beginning School Study (BSS) survey and school record data for future dissemination to the research community.
READ trains middle and high school students to teach reading skills to elementary school students after school and during the summer. Due to competing financial and scheduling constraints, many teen tutors are unable to complete the tutoring cycle.
The investigator plans to write a book for youth policymakers and practitioners detailing the competencies adolescents need for adulthood in the 21st century.
Using secondary data from two sources, this study aims to enrich our understanding of the social contexts of immigrant adaptation in new receiving communities in North Carolina.
Is it possible to identify and measure the welfare agency staff practices and service activities that account for the difference in outcomes for children and families involved with child welfare ...
Support was given for a series of policy forums in Washington, D.C., which will focus on the effective use of research-based knowledge in shaping policy and practice in education.
A recent experimental evaluation of the Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) School-Based Mentoring program showed modestly positive results, but BBBS wants to do better.
The William T. Grant Foundation invests in high-quality research focused on reducing inequality in youth outcomes and improving the use of research evidence in decisions that affect young people in the United States.
