Nonformal Education

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Dec 9, 2024

Education, Employment and Skills

Researchers at RAND Europe evaluate and provide expert analysis on education, employment and skills for governments, policymakers, foundations and charities to help inform policymaking both in the UK and internationally.
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Oct 25, 2024

The U.S. Dream Academy's Mentoring Model: Adaptive Programming to Meet Youth and Family Needs

Virtual mentoring is seen as a promising way to expand the mentoring of underserved youth. This brief describes how the U.S. Dream Academy expanded its mentoring program with a virtual option and summarizes lessons learned from this experience.
Research

Oct 25, 2024

Expanding the Village of Support Through Virtual Mentoring: Evaluation of the U.S. Dream Academy Mentoring Program

This report describes how the U.S. Dream Academy expanded its mentoring program in support of underserved youth to include a virtual option with flexibility and infrastructure to support increased online engagement during the coronavirus pandemic.
Project

Nov 6, 2023

Evaluation of the IntegratED Programme

The Porticus ‘IntegratED’ Programme aimed to address issues associated with school exclusion and attending alternative provision. RAND Europe and NFER evaluated the progress of the programme and explored its programmatic approach.
Research

Jul 1, 2022

Pods in Action: Community Works

This case study describes Community Works, a pandemic-era learning pod in New Orleans, LA. This case study is part of an effort by the Center for Reinventing Public Education to capture lessons learned from pandemic-era schooling.
Research

Jul 1, 2022

Pods in Action: Hyde Park Neighborhood Club

This case study describes Hyde Park Neighborhood Club, a pandemic-era learning pod in Chicago, IL. This case study is part of an effort by the Center for Reinventing Public Education to capture lessons learned from pandemic-era schooling.
Research

Jul 1, 2022

Use of Personalized Learning Platforms in One Pandemic-Era Microschool: A Case Study

The many pandemic-era uses of personalized learning platforms can provide insight into how they might affect students' academic, social, and emotional outcomes. This report discusses one example: the Southern Nevada Urban Micro Academy (SNUMA).
Research

Jul 1, 2022

Pods in Action: Neighborhood North

This case study describes Neighborhood North, a pandemic-era learning pod in Beaver Falls, PA. This case study is part of an effort by the Center for Reinventing Public Education to capture lessons learned from pandemic-era schooling.
Research

Dec 10, 2020

Benchmarks for Success: Expected Short- and Long-Term Outcomes of National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Participants

National Guard Youth ChalleNGe is a residential intervention program to help teens who have dropped out of high school. Sites can compare the outcomes of their cadets with this set of population benchmarks derived from public datasets.
Article

Jun 10, 2013

Three Summer Learning Tips Parents Can Use

There’s plenty that parents can do at home to help their kids stay sharp until the new school year begins.
Research Summary

Oct 19, 2010

Hours of Opportunity: How Cities Can Use Data to Improve Services in Out-of-School Time Programs

Five cities that received a grant from The Wallace Foundation, along with three other cities that were not part of the initiative, were successful in using data from management information systems to improve out-of-school-time programs.
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Oct 18, 2010

Hours of Opportunity: How Cities Can Build Systems to Improve Out-of-School-Time Programs

Five cities that received a grant from The Wallace Foundation to increase collaboration, access, quality, information sharing, and sustainability in their out-of-school-time systems used different planning approaches to meet the initiative's goals.

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Education, Employment and Skills

The U.S. Dream Academy's Mentoring Model: Adaptive Programming to Meet Youth and Family Needs

Expanding the Village of Support Through Virtual Mentoring: Evaluation of the U.S. Dream Academy Mentoring Program

Evaluation of the IntegratED Programme

Pods in Action: Community Works

Pods in Action: Hyde Park Neighborhood Club

Use of Personalized Learning Platforms in One Pandemic-Era Microschool: A Case Study

Pods in Action: Neighborhood North

Benchmarks for Success: Expected Short- and Long-Term Outcomes of National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Participants

Three Summer Learning Tips Parents Can Use

Hours of Opportunity: How Cities Can Use Data to Improve Services in Out-of-School Time Programs

Hours of Opportunity: How Cities Can Build Systems to Improve Out-of-School-Time Programs

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Education, Employment and Skills

The U.S. Dream Academy's Mentoring Model: Adaptive Programming to Meet Youth and Family Needs

Expanding the Village of Support Through Virtual Mentoring: Evaluation of the U.S. Dream Academy Mentoring Program

Evaluation of the IntegratED Programme

Pods in Action: Community Works

Pods in Action: Hyde Park Neighborhood Club

Use of Personalized Learning Platforms in One Pandemic-Era Microschool: A Case Study

Pods in Action: Neighborhood North

Benchmarks for Success: Expected Short- and Long-Term Outcomes of National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Participants

Three Summer Learning Tips Parents Can Use

Hours of Opportunity: How Cities Can Use Data to Improve Services in Out-of-School Time Programs

Hours of Opportunity: How Cities Can Build Systems to Improve Out-of-School-Time Programs

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