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Research and Knowledge Product Development

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The Institute develops new knowledge and resources to support the work of local reform efforts and to inform the national dialogue on the potential of smart education systems. Institute staff frequently collaborate with local and national partners and leading experts to broaden our knowledge base.

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RESEARCH
The Institute conducts knowledge-generating research into topics to develop and promote the concept of smart education systems and to support school district and community reform efforts. This work includes long-term research studies and shorter-term data and issue analysis.

> AERA Special Interest Group: Grassroots Community
    and Youth Organizing
> Pathways to College: Schools that Beat the Odds
> Educating Homeless Students in NYC
> Educational Data and Analysis
> Impacts of Community and Youth Organizing on
    Public School Reform
> New York City’s Middle-Grade Schools

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KNOWLEDGE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
The Institute researches and develops new products to help school districts and communities build their capacity to become smart education systems. These products include a variety of tools and resources: protocols, case studies, data and issue analysis, etc.

> Tools to Build Capacity for Whole Systems of Successful
    Schools:

District Redesign
    > The District Transition Review
    > Products for Capacity Building in School Districts

Community Engagement
    > Products for Capacity Building in Communities

Data-Informed Decision Making
     > Study of Leading Indicators of Improved Practice
     > Products for Using Data for Decision Making

> Schools for a New Society Case Study

 

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