University of Colorado

This grant will support a series of activities led by Caitlin Farrell and Paula Arce-Trigatti to share resources and nurture best practices for current grantees working in research-practice partnerships (RPPs). The Foundation previously funded Farrell and Arce-Trigatti, through their work ...

In what ways does an intentional approach to routinize the use of research evidence become embedded within data-driven practices in school districts to better support science instruction?

Farrell will use this award to build her capacity for one-on-one mentoring and to develop a set of intentional mentoring strategies for supporting junior scholars of color.

Strong measures are needed to assess when and how research-practice partnerships are effective and can improve the use of research evidence in policy and practice.

The University of Colorado Boulder School of Education and the Denver Public Schools will partner to reduce racial achievement gaps by improving teacher quality.

How has the field of research-practice partnerships (RPPs) evolved, and what lessons can be learned about when and how RPPs promote the use of research evidence?

This grant will support the development of resources that will enable research-practice partnerships (RPPs) to effectively support implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) at the state and local levels