post_year

2016

Awarded Grants

Grant

Closing the Achievement Gap for Long-Term and Late-Arriving English Learners

How can instructional models and English reclassification policies close the achievement gap for adolescent English learner (EL) students?
Laura Hill
Public Policy Institute Of California
2016 – 2019
Grant

Social and Emotional Learning

The Center for American Progress (CAP) will promote the use of research on social and emotional learning to inform educational policy and reduce inequality in student achievement
Ulrich Boser
Center For American Progress
2016 – 2018
$250,000
Grant

Young Adult Justice Learning Community

The Harvard Kennedy School’s Program on Criminal Justice will establish the Young Adult Justice Learning Community
Bruce Western
Columbia University
2016 – 2021
$443,438
Grant

Humanitarianism and Mass Migration

This grant will support the development of commissioned scholarly papers to identify levers of change to reduce the inequalities faced by refugee and immigrant origin youth.
Marcelo Suarez-Orozco
University Of California, Los Angeles
2016 – 2017
$25,000
Grant

Developing Research-Based Strategies to Reduce Inequality and Improve Outcomes for Young Adults in the Justice System

This grant will support the Council of State Governments Justice Center in its efforts to promote the development and use of research-based strategies to improve outcomes for young adults involved in the justice system
Josh Weber
The Council Of State Governments
2016 – 2017
$25,000
Grant

System/Policy Determinants of Inequalities in Child Welfare: The Case of Running Away From Foster Care

Do state policies regulating the use and quality of congregate care affect racial and ethnic disparities in youth running away from foster care?
Fred Wulczyn
Chapin Hall At The University Of Chicago
2016 – 2019
Grant

Understanding the Experience of Majority and Minority Status through Photovoice

How can youth perspectives inform the development of community interventions that aim to improve adolescent behavioral health by promoting social inclusion and mitigating social exclusion?
Margarita Alegría
Massachusetts General Hospital
2016 – 2020

Articles & More

Publication

Measuring Use of Research Evidence: The Structured Interview for Evidence Use

Objectives: This article describes the Standard Interview for Evidence Use (SIEU), a measure to assess the level of engagement in acquiring, evaluating, and applying research evidence in health and social service settings. Method: Three scales measuring input, process, and output ...
Lawrence Palinkas
,
Antonio Garcia
,
Gregory Aarons
,
Megan Finno-Velasquez
,
Ian Holloway
,
Thomas Mackie
,
Laurel Leslie
,
and Patricia Chamberlain
Measuring Use of Research Evidence: The Structured Interview for Evidence Use
Blog Post

Leveraging RPPs to Address Racial Inequality in Urban School Districts

While RPPs have been defined in the literature as having five characteristics, the authors suggest that RPPS in urban school districts may benefit from a sixth feature: mechanisms for recognizing systemic racism.
Angela Calabrese Barton
 and Bronwyn Bevan
Leveraging RPPs to Address Racial Inequality in Urban School Districts
Blog Post

President’s Comment: Will Latest U.S. Law Lead to Successful Schools in STEM?

ESSA challenges states to take advantage of new opportunities to improve STEM participation and learning in all schools.
Adam Gamoran
President’s Comment: Will Latest U.S. Law Lead to Successful Schools in STEM?

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